Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls

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Women's lightweight double sculls
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Date22–28 July
Competitors33 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Constanța Burcică
Camelia Macoviciuc
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Teresa Bell
Lindsay Burns
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Virginia Lee
Rebecca Joyce
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2000  

The inaugural women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier. [1]

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the repechage.

Heat 1

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Teresa Bell
Lindsay Burns
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:28.28S
2 Lisa Bertini
Martina Orzan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:31.58R
3 Laurien Vermulst
Ellen Meliesie
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:32.30R
4 Li Fei
Ou Shaoyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7:36.71R
5 Myriam Lamolle
Catherine Muller
Flag of France.svg  France 7:36.75R
6 Angeliki Gremou
Chrysi Biskitzi
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8:01.60R

Heat 2

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Virginia Lee
Rebecca Joyce
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7:33.16S
2 Michelle Darvill
Ruth Kaps
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7:45.52R
3 Monika Knejp
Kristina Knejp
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:48.15R
4 Anna Accensi
Esperanza Márquez
Nuria Domínguez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:51.05R
5 Ayako Yoshida
Noriko Shibuta
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:55.99R

Heat 3

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Constanța Burcică
Camelia Macoviciuc
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7:33.61S
2 Berit Christoffersen
Lene Andersson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:36.47R
3 Colleen Miller
Wendy Wiebe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:41.20R
4 Karola Schustereder
Monika Felizeter
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:45.45R
5 Ana Sofía Soberanes
Andrea Boltz
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8:00.92R

Repechage

The first three places advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the Final C.

Repechage 1

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Laurien Vermulst
Ellen Meliesie
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:00.17S
2 Michelle Darvill
Ruth Kaps
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7:05.29S
3 Karola Schustereder
Monika Felizeter
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:07.34S
4 Ayako Yoshida
Noriko Shibuta
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:15.61FC
5 Angeliki Gremou
Chrysi Biskitzi
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:21.39FC

Repechage 2

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Lisa Bertini
Martina Orzan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6:59.06S
2 Colleen Miller
Wendy Wiebe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:02.54S
3 Myriam Lamolle
Catherine Muller
Flag of France.svg  France 7:03.27S
4 Anna Accensi
Esperanza Márquez
Nuria Domínguez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:12.96FC

Repechage 3

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Berit Christoffersen
Lene Andersson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:03.80S
2 Monika Knejp
Kristina Knejp
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:03.68S
3 Li Fei
Ou Shaoyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7:10.96S
4 Ana Sofía Soberanes
Andrea Boltz
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7:18.31FC

Semifinals

The first three places advanced to the Final A, remainder go to the Final B.

Semifinal 1

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Teresa Bell
Lindsay Burns
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:09.47FA
2 Constanța Burcică
Camelia Macoviciuc
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7:11.13FA
3 Lisa Bertini
Martina Orzan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:15.29FA
4 Michelle Darvill
Ruth Kaps
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7:19.69FB
5 Myriam Lamolle
Catherine Muller
Flag of France.svg  France 7:20.11FB
6 Monika Knejp
Kristina Knejp
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:27.01FB

Semifinal 2

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
1 Virginia Lee
Rebecca Joyce
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7:17.67FA
2 Laurien Vermulst
Ellen Meliesie
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:19.20FA
3 Berit Christoffersen
Lene Andersson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:19.79FA
4 Li Fei
Ou Shaoyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7:23.46FB
5 Colleen Miller
Wendy Wiebe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:27.19FB
6 Karola Schustereder
Monika Felizeter
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:32.07FB

Finals

Final C

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
13 Ayako Yoshida
Noriko Shibuta
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:44.81
14 Ana Sofía Soberanes
Andrea Boltz
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7:46.57
15 Angeliki Gremou
Chrysi Biskitzi
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:51.80
16 Anna Accensi
Esperanza Márquez
Nuria Domínguez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:55.84

Final B

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
7 Colleen Miller
Wendy Wiebe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:03.87
8 Michelle Darvill
Ruth Kaps
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7:04.31
9 Li Fei
Ou Shaoyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7:07.81
10 Myriam Lamolle
Catherine Muller
Flag of France.svg  France 7:09.95
11 Karola Schustereder
Monika Felizeter
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:11.22
12 Monika Knejp
Kristina Knejp
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:12.03

Final A

RankRowerCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Constanța Burcică
Camelia Macoviciuc
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7:12.78
Silver medal icon.svg Teresa Bell
Lindsay Burns
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:14.65
Bronze medal icon.svg Virginia Lee
Rebecca Joyce
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7:16.56
4 Lisa Bertini
Martina Orzan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:16.83
5 Berit Christoffersen
Lene Andersson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:18.20
6 Laurien Vermulst
Ellen Meliesie
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:21.92

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References

  1. "Rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Lightweight Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.