Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls

Men's double sculls at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
Venue	Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne
Dates	27 July – 1 August 2024
Competitors	13 from 13 nations
Winning time	6:12.58
Medalists
Andrei-Sebastian Cornea Marian Enache   Romania Melvin Twellaar Stef Broenink   Netherlands Daire Lynch Philip Doyle   Ireland
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The men's double sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 1 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne.

Background

This is the 26th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events), at the 1908 games, and at the 1912 games.

Qualification

Main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912.

Competition format

This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the three-round format. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912. ^[1]

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 repechages.

The repechage is a round which 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 move 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 compete for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.

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

Schedule

The competition is being held over six days. ^[2]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 27 July 2024	11:30	Heats
Sunday, 28 July 2024	10:20	Repechage
Tuesday, 30 July 2024	11:10	Semifinals A/B
Thursday, 1 August	10:42	Final B
	11:30	Final A

Results

Heats

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

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	1	Melvin Twellaar Stef Broenink	Netherlands	6:14.13	Q
2	3	Robbie Manson Jordan Parry	New Zealand	6:16.41	Q
3	2	Sorin Koszyk Ben Davison	United States	6:16.48	Q
4	5	Martin Mačković Nikolaj Pimenov	Serbia	6:17.36	R
5	4	Liu Zhiyu Adilijiang Sulitan	China	6:29.70	R

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Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	4	Andrei-Sebastian Cornea Marian Enache	Romania	6:16.47	Q
2	2	Martin Helseth Kjetil Borch	Norway	6:22.36	Q
3	1	Patrik Lončarić Anton Lončarić	Croatia	6:24.62	Q
4	3	Nicolò Carucci Matteo Sartori	Italy	6:48.77	R

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Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Daire Lynch Philip Doyle	Ireland	6:13.24	Q
2	1	Aleix García Rodrigo Conde	Spain	6:16.17	Q
3	2	Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias	France	6:18.69	Q
4	4	Jonas Gelsen Marc Weber	Germany	6:25.15	R

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Repechage

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

Repechage heat 1

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	Martin Mačković Nikolaj Pimenov	Serbia	6:31.54	Q
2	4	Jonas Gelsen Marc Weber	Germany	6:34.59	Q
3	1	Liu Zhiyu Adilijiang Sulitan	China	6:39.06	Q
4	2	Nicolò Carucci Matteo Sartori	Italy	6:43.83

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Semifinals

The first three of each heat qualify to the Final A, other to Final B

Semifinal A/B 1

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	4	Melvin Twellaar Stef Broenink	Netherlands	6:13.60	FA
2	5	Aleix García Rodrigo Conde	Spain	6:14.91	FA
3	3	Andrei-Sebastian Cornea Marian Enache	Romania	6:15.73	FA
4	6	Martin Mačković Nikolaj Pimenov	Serbia	6:17.35	FB
5	1	Liu Zhiyu Adilijiang Sulitan	China	6:38.82	FB
6	2	Patrik Lončarić Anton Lončarić	Croatia	6:49.51	FB

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Semifinal A/B 2

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	4	Daire Lynch Philip Doyle	Ireland	6:13.14	FA
2	2	Sorin Koszyk Ben Davison	United States	6:14.19	FA
3	3	Robbie Manson Jordan Parry	New Zealand	6:14.30	FA
4	1	Jonas Gelsen Marc Weber	Germany	6:17.69	FB
5	6	Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias	France	6:19.35	FB
6	5	Martin Helseth Kjetil Borch	Norway	6:20.27	FB

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Finals

Final B

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
7	4	Martin Mačković Nikolaj Pimenov	Serbia	6:13.85
8	5	Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias	France	6:15.28
9	3	Jonas Gelsen Marc Weber	Germany	6:15.17
10	6	Martin Helseth Kjetil Borch	Norway	6:17.51
11	2	Liu Zhiyu Adilijiang Sulitan	China	6:21.98
12	1	Patrik Lončarić Anton Lončarić	Croatia	6:26.04

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Final A

Rank	Lane	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
	1	Andrei Cornea Marian Enache	Romania	6:12.58
	4	Melvin Twellaar Stef Broenink	Netherlands	6:13.92
	3	Daire Lynch Philip Doyle	Ireland	6:15.17
4	5	Sorin Koszyk Ben Davison	United States	6:17.02
5	2	Aleix García Rodrigo Conde	Spain	6:20.59
6	6	Robbie Manson Jordan Parry	New Zealand	6:21.44

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References

1. "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
2. "Olympic Schedule - Rowing", Olympics.com . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "Men's Double Sculls - Heat 1 results" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
4. "Men's Double Sculls - Heat 2 results" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
5. "Men's Double Sculls - Heat 3 results" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
6. "Men's Double Sculls - Repechage results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
7. "Men's Double Sculls - Semifinal A/B 1 results" (PDF). Olympics. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
8. "Men's Double Sculls - Semifinal A/B 2 results" (PDF). Olympics. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
9. "Men's Double Sculls - Final B results" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
10. "Men's Double Sculls - Final A results" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.