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

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

Women's lightweight double sculls
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Date22–28 July
Competitors33 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Constanța Burcică
Camelia Macoviciuc
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Teresa Bell
Lindsay Burns
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Virginia Lee
Rebecca Joyce
 Australia
2000 →

Results

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Heats

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

Heat 1

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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

Heat 2

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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

Heat 3

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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

Repechage

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

Repechage 1

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Rank Rower Country Time Notes
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

Repechage 2

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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

Repechage 3

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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

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

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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

Semifinal 2

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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

Finals

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Final C

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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

Final B

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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

Final A

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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

References

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  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.