Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair

Women's coxless pair at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Date	4 August 1984
Competitors	12 from 6 nations
Medalists
Rodica Arba Elena Horvat   Romania Elizabeth Craig Tricia Smith   Canada Ellen Becker Iris Völkner   West Germany
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The women's coxless pair competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States. ^[1]

With only 6 boats in the competition, a single race was held.

Results

The final was held on 4 August, with calm winds and 18 °C temperatures. At the halfway mark, the Romanian boat had opened a 2.6 second lead, which stretched to 3.5 seconds by the end. The Canadians and West Germans were relatively close for second and third halfway through, but the Canadians pulled away to take the silver medal relatively easily. The Dutch, American, and British boats were well behind the leaders; the Americans had a slight lead over the Dutch for 4th, but the Dutch team overtook them in the second half. The British team finished 6th, well behind the rest of the field. ^[2]

Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time
	Rodica Arba Elena Horvat	Romania	3:32.60
	Elizabeth Craig Tricia Smith	Canada	3:36.06
	Ellen Becker Iris Völkner	West Germany	3:40.50
4	Lynda Cornet Harriet van Ettekoven	Netherlands	3:44.01
5	Barbara Kirch Chari Towne	United States	3:44.35
6	Ruth Howe Kate Panter	Great Britain	3:48.53

References

1. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
2. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 521.