| Women's double sculls at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 19–24 September | ||||||||||||
| 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 |  | 7:30.09 | QA | |
| 2 |  | 7:35.82 | R | |
| 3 |  | 7:38.14 | R | |
| 4 |  | 7:38.62 | R | |
| 5 |  | 7:46.89 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 7:25.95 | QA | |
| 2 |  | 7:32.82 | R | |
| 3 |  | 7:39.20 | R | |
| 4 |  | 8:01.34 | R | |
| 5 |  | 8:16.55 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7:30.00 | QA | |
| 2 | | 7:32.39 | QA | |
| 3 | | 7:36.80 | QB | |
| 4 | | 7:59.75 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7:24.96 | QA | |
| 2 | | 7:29.52 | QA | |
| 3 | | 7:30.23 | QB | |
| 4 | | 8:13.57 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | | 8:03.56 | |
| 8 | | 8:09.35 | |
| 9 | | 8:15.70 | |
| 10 | | 8:58.45 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | | 7:00.48 | |
 | | 7:04.36 | |
 | | 7:06.03 | |
| 4 | | 7:12.67 | |
| 5 | | 7:18.69 | |
| 6 | | 7:21.28 |
Women's double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
The men's double sculls competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico.
The men's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea. The event was held from 19 to 24 September. It was the 20th appearance of the event, which had been held at every Olympic Games since the introduction of rowing in 1900. NOCs were limited to one boat apiece; 22 sent a competitor in the men's single sculls. Thomas Lange of East Germany won the event, denying Pertti Karppinen a record fourth-straight win and starting a two-Games winning streak of his own.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America.
The men's coxed four 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 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America.
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 men's double sculls competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Albano, Italy.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time that the event was included at the Olympics.
The women's single 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 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 men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The men's coxless four competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The men's eight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
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.
