| Women's lightweight double sculls at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 22–28 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
| Lwt coxless four | men | |
The inaugural women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier. [1]
The winner of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the repechage.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns |  United States | 7:28.28 | S |
| 2 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan |  Italy | 7:31.58 | R |
| 3 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie |  Netherlands | 7:32.30 | R |
| 4 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan |  China | 7:36.71 | R |
| 5 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller |  France | 7:36.75 | R |
| 6 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi |  Greece | 8:01.60 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce |  Australia | 7:33.16 | S |
| 2 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps |  Germany | 7:45.52 | R |
| 3 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp |  Sweden | 7:48.15 | R |
| 4 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez |  Spain | 7:51.05 | R |
| 5 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta |  Japan | 7:55.99 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc |  Romania | 7:33.61 | S |
| 2 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson |  Denmark | 7:36.47 | R |
| 3 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe |  Canada | 7:41.20 | R |
| 4 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter |  Austria | 7:45.45 | R |
| 5 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz |  Mexico | 8:00.92 | R |
The first three places advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the Final C.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | Netherlands | 7:00.17 | S |
| 2 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | Germany | 7:05.29 | S |
| 3 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | Austria | 7:07.34 | S |
| 4 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta | Japan | 7:15.61 | FC |
| 5 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi | Greece | 7:21.39 | FC |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | Italy | 6:59.06 | S |
| 2 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | Canada | 7:02.54 | S |
| 3 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | France | 7:03.27 | S |
| 4 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez | Spain | 7:12.96 | FC |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | Denmark | 7:03.80 | S |
| 2 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | Sweden | 7:03.68 | S |
| 3 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | China | 7:10.96 | S |
| 4 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz | Mexico | 7:18.31 | FC |
The first three places advanced to the Final A, remainder go to the Final B.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns | United States | 7:09.47 | FA |
| 2 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc | Romania | 7:11.13 | FA |
| 3 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | Italy | 7:15.29 | FA |
| 4 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | Germany | 7:19.69 | FB |
| 5 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | France | 7:20.11 | FB |
| 6 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | Sweden | 7:27.01 | FB |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce | Australia | 7:17.67 | FA |
| 2 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | Netherlands | 7:19.20 | FA |
| 3 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | Denmark | 7:19.79 | FA |
| 4 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | China | 7:23.46 | FB |
| 5 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | Canada | 7:27.19 | FB |
| 6 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | Austria | 7:32.07 | FB |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta | Japan | 7:44.81 | |
| 14 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz | Mexico | 7:46.57 | |
| 15 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi | Greece | 7:51.80 | |
| 16 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez | Spain | 7:55.84 |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | Canada | 7:03.87 | |
| 8 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | Germany | 7:04.31 | |
| 9 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | China | 7:07.81 | |
| 10 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | France | 7:09.95 | |
| 11 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | Austria | 7:11.22 | |
| 12 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | Sweden | 7:12.03 |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc | Romania | 7:12.78 | |
 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns | United States | 7:14.65 | |
 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce | Australia | 7:16.56 | |
| 4 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | Italy | 7:16.83 | |
| 5 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | Denmark | 7:18.20 | |
| 6 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | Netherlands | 7:21.92 |
Women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
The Men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.
The Women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.
The men's double sculls competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place are at Sydney International Regatta Centre.
The men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.
The women's double sculls competition during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at Sydney International Regatta Centre.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.
The men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Georgia, USA took place at Lake Lanier.
The men's lightweight double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held from 8 to 12 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 8–12 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
The men's lightweight coxless four competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.
The women's double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.
The Women'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.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota took place in Nathan Benderson Park.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.
The men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-seven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.
The men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.
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Since 1984 and, after 1996 in non-Olympic years, this boat class has been a World Championships event; see World champions – Lightweight women's double sculls |
