| Women's double sculls at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 19–24 September 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
The women's double sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea. [1]
The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final (for 1st through 6th place). The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured two heats, with 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each repechage heat (4 boats total) advanced to the "A" final. The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) were eliminated from medal contention and competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place. [2]
All races were over a 2000 metre course, unlike previous Games in which women used a 1000 metre course.
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania | 7:30.09 | QA | |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 7:35.82 | R | |
| 3 |  Sweden | 7:38.14 | R | |
| 4 |  United States | 7:38.62 | R | |
| 5 |  Canada | 7:46.89 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 7:25.95 | QA | |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 7:32.82 | R | |
| 3 |  China | 7:39.20 | R | |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 8:01.34 | R | |
| 5 |  South Korea | 8:16.55 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7:30.00 | QA | |
| 2 | China | 7:32.39 | QA | |
| 3 | Canada | 7:36.80 | QB | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 7:59.75 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7:24.96 | QA | |
| 2 | United States | 7:29.52 | QA | |
| 3 | Sweden | 7:30.23 | QB | |
| 4 | South Korea | 8:13.57 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Canada | 8:03.56 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 8:09.35 | |
| 9 | Great Britain | 8:15.70 | |
| 10 | South Korea | 8:58.45 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | East Germany | 7:00.48 | |
 | Romania | 7:04.36 | |
 | Bulgaria | 7:06.03 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 7:12.67 | |
| 5 | China | 7:18.69 | |
| 6 | United States | 7:21.28 |
The men's single sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held from 27 July to 1 August at Lake of Banyoles. The event was an open-style, individual rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics programme. There were 22 competitors from 22 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Thomas Lange of Germany, the fourth man to successfully repeat as Olympic champion. It was the first appearance of "Germany" since 1936, though German rowers representing the United Team of Germany, West Germany, and East Germany had won 10 medals in 8 Games from 1960 to 1988. Václav Chalupa of Czechoslovakia took silver, that nation's first medal in the men's single sculls. Poland's Kajetan Broniewski earned that nation's first medal in the event since 1960 with his bronze.
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The women's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's double sculls competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America. The event was won by Romanians Marioara Popescu and Elisabeta Lipă ; it was the first of Lipă's 5 Olympic gold medals.
The men's double sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The women's double sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time the event was contested for women.
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time the event was contested for women.
The women's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The women's coxed four competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The women's eight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The men's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's single sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
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The men's double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 23 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.
The women's double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled took place from 23 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.
