The men's double sculls competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Finland. The event was held from 20 July until 23 July.[1]
| Men's double sculls at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meilahti | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20–23 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Heats edit
First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giovannoni |
 France (FRA) |
7:00.1 | SF |
| 2 | Waldemar Beck Gerhard Füssmann |
 Germany (GER) |
7:04.3 | SF |
| 3 | Robert George Jos Van Stichel |
 Belgium (BEL) |
7:13.2 | |
| 4 | Ebbe Parsner Åge Larsen |
 Denmark (DEN) |
7:27.3 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heorhiy Zhylin Ihor Yemchuk |
 Soviet Union (URS) |
7:02.5 | SF |
| 2 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez |
 Uruguay (URU) |
7:06.9 | SF |
| 3 | Peter Stebler Émile Knecht |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
7:09.3 | |
| 4 | Keijo Koivumäki Eero Koivumäki |
 Finland (FIN) |
7:19.5 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvio Bergamini Lodovico Sommaruga |
 Italy (ITA) |
7:01.3 | SF |
| 2 | Pat Costello Walter Hoover |
 United States (USA) |
7:01.9 | SF |
| 3 | John MacMillan Peter Brandt |
 Great Britain (GBR) |
7:07.4 | |
| 4 | Bob Williams Derek Riley |
 Canada (CAN) |
7:19.3 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero |
 Argentina (ARG) |
7:04.4 | SF |
| 2 | Antonín Malinkovič Jiří Vykoukal |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7:11.6 | SF |
| 3 | John Rogers Murray Riley |
 Australia (AUS) |
7:16.7 | |
| 4 | Tore Johansson Curt Brunnqvist |
 Sweden (SWE) |
8:31.3 |
First repechage edit
The winner in each heat qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert George Jos Van Stichel |
Belgium (BEL) |
7:03.2 | SF |
| 2 | Peter Stebler Émile Knecht |
Switzerland (SUI) |
7:05.8 | |
| 3 | Tore Johansson Curt Brunnqvist |
Sweden (SWE) |
7:11.4 | |
| 4 | Bob Williams Derek Riley |
Canada (CAN) |
7:15.5 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Rogers Murray Riley |
Australia (AUS) |
7:03.0 | SF |
| 2 | John MacMillan Peter Brandt |
Great Britain (GBR) |
7:04.4 | |
| 3 | Ebbe Parsner Åge Larsen |
Denmark (DEN) |
7:09.3 | |
| 4 | Keijo Koivumäki Eero Koivumäki |
Finland (FIN) |
7:12.0 |
Semi-finals edit
The winners in each heat qualified for the final, while the others must compete in the second repechage for the remaining spots in the final.
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonín Malinkovič Jiří Vykoukal |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7:23.5 | F |
| 2 | Pat Costello Walter Hoover |
United States (USA) |
7:24.3 | |
| 3 | Heorhiy Zhylin Ihor Yemchuk |
Soviet Union (URS) |
7:26.5 | |
| 4 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giovannoni |
France (FRA) |
7:29.5 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero |
Argentina (ARG) |
7:23.1 | F |
| 2 | Waldemar Beck Gerhard Füssmann |
Germany (GER) |
7:36.3 | |
| 3 | Silvio Bergamini Lodovico Sommaruga |
Italy (ITA) |
7:36.7 | |
| 4 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez |
Uruguay (URU) |
8:04.0 |
Second repechage edit
The winners in each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez |
Uruguay (URU) |
7:01.7 | F |
| 2 | Pat Costello Walter Hoover |
United States (USA) |
7:03.6 | |
| 3 | John Rogers Murray Riley |
Australia (AUS) |
7:13.1 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giovannoni |
France (FRA) |
7:06.3 | F |
| 2 | Waldemar Beck Gerhard Füssmann |
Germany (GER) |
7:08.2 | |
| 3 | Robert George Jos Van Stichel |
Belgium (BEL) |
7:25.8 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heorhiy Zhylin Ihor Yemchuk |
Soviet Union (URS) |
7:07.5 | F |
| 2 | Silvio Bergamini Lodovico Sommaruga |
Italy (ITA) |
7:16.0 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero |
Argentina (ARG) |
7:23.1 | |
 |
Heorhiy Zhylin Ihor Yemchuk |
Soviet Union (URS) |
7:07.5 | |
 |
Miguel Seijas Juan Rodríguez |
Uruguay (URU) |
7:01.7 | |
| 4 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giovannoni |
France (FRA) |
7:06.3 | |
| 5 | Antonín Malinkovič Jiří Vykoukal |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7:23.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2018.