| Women's double sculls at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 27 July – 1 August 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Coxless four | men | women |
| Coxed four | men | |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
The women's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain. [1]
The competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals) as well as a repechage. The 13 boats were divided into three heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The top three boats in each heat (9 boats total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 4 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top three boats in the repechage advanced to the semifinals. The slowest boat (4th place) in the repechage finished in 13th place.
The 12 semifinalist boats were divided into two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each semifinal (6 boats total) advanced to the "A" final to compete for medals and 4th through 6th place; the bottom three boats in each semifinal were sent to the "B" final for 7th through 12th. [2]
All races were over a 2000 metre course.
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 7:16.74 | Q | |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 7:19.53 | Q | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 7:23.59 | Q | |
| 4 |  United States | 7:26.73 | R | |
| 5 |  Mexico | 7:47.64 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania | 7:16.41 | Q | |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 7:20.49 | Q | |
| 3 |  Australia | 7:24.14 | Q | |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 7:31.85 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 7:27.62 | Q | |
| 2 |  Unified Team | 7:34.73 | Q | |
| 3 |  Belgium | 7:41.32 | Q | |
| 4 |  Hungary | 7:47.05 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 7:20.97 | Q | |
| 2 | United States | 7:22.29 | Q | |
| 3 | Mexico | 7:29.27 | Q | |
| 4 | Hungary | 7:43.84 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 7:01.32 | QA | |
| 2 | Romania | 7:03.92 | QA | |
| 3 | Unified Team | 7:04.78 | QA | |
| 4 | Australia | 7:07.00 | QB | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 7:14.90 | QB | |
| 6 | Mexico | 7:42.37 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6:58.09 | QA | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 7:01.07 | QA | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 7:03.89 | QA | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 7:04.02 | QB | |
| 5 | Belgium | 7:07.35 | QB | |
| 6 | United States | 7:13.04 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bulgaria | 7:04.19 | |
| 8 | Australia | 7:05.91 | |
| 9 | Belgium | 7:06.98 | |
| 10 | Netherlands | 7:10.62 | |
| 11 | United States | 7:12.24 | |
| 12 | Mexico | 7:19.10 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Germany | 6:49.00 | |
 | Romania | 6:51.47 | |
 | China | 6:55.16 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 6:56.81 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 7:06.62 | |
| 6 | Unified Team | 7:09.45 |
The following rowers took part: [1]
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.
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 Misari Regatta, 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. Peter-Michael Kolbe of West Germany took his third silver, joining Karppinen and Vyacheslav Ivanov as three-time medalists in the event. New Zealand earned its first medal in the event since 1920, with Eric Verdonk taking bronze.
The men's single sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Lanier, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was held from 21 to 27 July 1996. There were 21 competitors from 21 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Xeno Müller of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1960. Derek Porter's silver was Canada's best-ever result in the event, over bronze medals in 1912 and 1984. Two-time defending champion Thomas Lange of Germany settled with a bronze medal this time, becoming the fourth man to win three medals in the event.
The men's coxed four competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Misari Regatta, South Korea. It was held from 19 to 24 September. There were 14 boats from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by East Germany, returning to the top of the podium after the Soviet-led boycott in 1984 prevented the East Germans from defending their 1980 Olympic title. Silver went to Romania, its first medal in the men's coxed four. New Zealand took a second consecutive bronze medal in the event.
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 single 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 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 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 men's coxless pair competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The men's coxed pair competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain. It was held from 28 July to 2 August. There were 16 boats from 16 nations, with each nation limited to one boat in the event. The event was won by brothers Greg and Jonny Searle and coxswain Garry Herbert of Great Britain, the nation's first victory in the event. It was the third consecutive Games with brothers winning as the rowers; Italy's Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale had won in 1984 and 1988. They, along with longtime cox Giuseppe Di Capua, took silver this year, becoming the only crew to win three medals together in the event. Bronze went to Romanians Dimitrie Popescu, Nicolae Țaga, and cox Dumitru Răducanu. Popescu and Răducanu had been on the 1984 silver medal team, making them the 16th and 17th—and final—men to earn multiple medals in the event.
The men's coxless four competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The men's coxed four competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain. It was held from 27 July to 1 August. There were 12 boats from 12 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Romania, the nation's first victory in the event; the Romanian team had taken silver in 1988. Germany, recently re-united, took silver in 1992; East Germany had won gold in 1988. Two men returned from the 1988 podium to medal again in 1992: Dimitrie Popescu of Romania and Hendrik Reiher of the former East German team. They were the eighth and ninth men to earn multiple medals in the event; due to the removal of the men's coxed four from the programme, they would be the last. Bronze went to Poland, the nation's fourth bronze medal in the coxed four.
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.
The women's coxless pair competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.
