Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

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Men's pair
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Rowing pictogram.svg
Olympic rowing
Venue Sea Forest Waterway
Dates24–29 July 2021
Competitors27 from 13 nations
Winning time6:15.29
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Silver medal icon.svg Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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The men's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 29 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. [1] 26 rowers from 13 nations competed. [2]

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events), the second games in 1900, the 1908 games, and the 1912 games.

The reigning medalists in the event were New Zealand, South Africa, and Italy. All 3 qualified to the competition.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912. There were 13 qualifying places in the men's double sculls: [2]

Competition format

This rowing event is a coxless pair event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "coxless" portion means that there is no coxswain. Each rower has one oar. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912. [3]

During the first round three heats were held. The first three boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, with the others relegated to the repechage.

The repechage offered rowers a second chance to qualify for the semifinals. Placing in the repechage determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in the repechage moved on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being eliminated.

Two semifinals were held, each with 6 boats. The top three boats from each heat advanced to Final A and competed for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.

The third and final round was the finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th.

Schedule

The competition was held over six days. [1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 24 July 20219:50Heats
Sunday, 25 July 20219:40Repechage
Wednesday, 28 July 202112:00Semifinals A/B
Thursday, 29 July 20218:30Final B
Thursday, 29 July 20219:18Final A

Results

Heats

The first three of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage. [4]

Heat 1

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
14 Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6:33.86Q
23 Niki van Sprang
Guillaume Krommenhoek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6:36.42Q
32 Martin Mačković
Miloš Vasić
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6:43.18Q
45 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6:53.33R
51 Luc Daffarn
Jake Green
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7:04.03R

Heat 2

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
13 Sam Hardy
Joshua Hicks
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6:42.74Q
22 Giovanni Abagnale
Marco di Costanzo
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6:48.74Q
31 Brook Robertson
Stephen Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:56.53Q
44 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
Flag of France.svg  France 7:09.79R

Heat 3

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
13 Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6:32.41Q
24 Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6:36.93Q
32 Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6:40.99Q
41 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 7:05.65R

Repechage

The first three pairs in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while the fourth pair was eliminated.

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
12 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6:47.06Q
23 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
Flag of France.svg  France 6:49.19Q
31 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6:52.82Q
44 Luc Daffarn
Jake Green
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6:57.01

Semifinals

Semifinal A/B 1

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
14 Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6:13.51FA
25 Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6:14.88FA
36 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6:16.25FA
43 Sam Hardy
Joshua Hicks
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6:19.30FB
51 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6:30.66FB
62 Brook Robertson
Stephen Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:41.46FB

Semifinal A/B 2

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
14 Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6:15.63FA
26 Martin Mačković
Miloš Vasić
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6:17.47FA
32 Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6:19.15FA
43 Niki van Sprang
Guillaume Krommenhoek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6:19.57FB
55 Giovanni Abagnale
Vincenzo Abbagnale
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6:20.29FB
61 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
Flag of France.svg  France 6:52.24FB

Finals

Final B

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
74 Niki van Sprang
Guillaume Krommenhoek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6:22.75
85 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6:25.88
96 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
Flag of France.svg  France 6:28.01
103 Sam Hardy
Joshua Hicks
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6:30.20
112 Giovanni Abagnale
Vincenzo Abbagnale
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6:31.43
121 Brook Robertson
Stephen Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:38.30

Final A

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6:15.29
Silver medal icon.svg4 Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6:16.58
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6:19.88
41 Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6:20.43
52 Martin Mačković
Miloš Vasić
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6:22.34
66 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6:25.25

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