The men's 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.[1][2]
| Men's double sculls at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 28 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:31.67 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28 July 2012 | 10:30 | Heats |
| Sunday, 29 July 2012 | 09:30 | Repechage |
| Tuesday, 31 July 2012 | 12:20 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 2 August 2012 | 09:50 | Final B |
| Thursday, 2 August 2012 | 11:50 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repeachge.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Knittel Stephan Krüger |
 Germany
|
6:17.74 | Q |
| =2 | Rolandas Maščinskas Saulius Ritter |
 Lithuania
|
6:17.78 | Q |
| =2 | Luka Špik Iztok Čop |
 Slovenia
|
6:17.78 | Q |
| 4 | David Crawshay Scott Brennan |
 Australia
|
6:21.25 | R |
| 5 | Michael Braithwaite Kevin Kowalyk |
 Canada
|
6:34.11 | R |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Jakob Hoff Kjetil Borch |
 Norway
|
6:16.31 | Q |
| 2 | Alessio Sartori Romano Battisti |
 Italy
|
6:18.50 | Q |
| 3 | Julien Bahain Cédric Berrest |
 France
|
6:19.61 | Q |
| 4 | Dmytro Mikhay Artem Morozov |
 Ukraine
|
6:49.70 | R |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan |
 New Zealand
|
6:11.30 | Q (OR) |
| 2 | Bill Lucas Sam Townsend |
 Great Britain
|
6:11.94 | Q |
| 3 | Ariel Suárez Cristian Rosso |
 Argentina
|
6:13.68 | Q |
| 4 | Jüri-Mikk Udam Geir Suursild |
 Estonia
|
6:33.88 | R |
Repechage edit
First three qualify to the semifinals.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Crawshay Scott Brennan |
Australia
|
6.25.36 | Q |
| 2 | Dmytro Mikhay Artem Morozov |
Ukraine
|
6:30.19 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Braithwaite Kevin Kowalyk |
Canada
|
6:30.74 | Q |
| 4 | Jüri-Mikk Udam Geir Suursild |
Estonia
|
6:38.50 |
Semifinals edit
First three qualify to the final.
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel Suárez Cristian Rosso |
Argentina
|
6:19.40 | Q |
| 2 | Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan |
New Zealand
|
6:19.79 | Q |
| 3 | Alessio Sartori Romano Battisti |
Italy
|
6:20.68 | Q |
| 4 | Eric Knittel Stephan Krüger |
Germany
|
6:22.54 | |
| 5 | David Crawshay Scott Brennan |
Australia
|
6:23.47 | |
| 6 | Dmytro Mikhay Artem Morozov |
Ukraine
|
6:36.52 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luka Špik Iztok Čop |
Slovenia
|
6:19.97 | Q |
| 2 | Rolandas Maščinskas Saulius Ritter |
Lithuania
|
6:21.62 | Q |
| 3 | Bill Lucas Sam Townsend |
Great Britain
|
6:22.47 | Q |
| 4 | Nils Jakob Hoff Kjetil Borch |
Norway
|
6:22.88 | |
| 5 | Julien Bahain Cédric Berrest |
France
|
6:29.61 | |
| 6 | Michael Braithwaite Kevin Kowalyk |
Canada
|
6:38.94 |
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Jakob Hoff Kjetil Borch |
Norway
|
6:20.82 |
| 2 | David Crawshay Scott Brennan |
Australia
|
6:22.19 |
| 3 | Eric Knittel Stephan Krüger |
Germany
|
6:23.36 |
| 4 | Julien Bahain Cédric Berrest |
France
|
6:26.44 |
| 5 | Dmytro Mikhay Artem Morozov |
Ukraine
|
6:31.51 |
| 6 | Michael Braithwaite Kevin Kowalyk |
Canada
|
6:32.61 |
Final A edit
New Zealand rower Hamish Bond watched fellow team members Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan in their final, and with 500 m to go, they were 3.5 sec down on the leaders and in fourth place; whilst they were the reigning world champions and had dominated the qualifying races, Bond was convinced that they had no chance of winning their final. But they had the most impressive sprint and won by half a length.[3]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan |
New Zealand
|
6:31.67 |
|
Alessio Sartori Romano Battisti |
Italy
|
6:32.80 |
|
Luka Špik Iztok Čop |
Slovenia
|
6:34.35 |
| 4 | Ariel Suárez Cristian Rosso |
Argentina
|
6:36.36 |
| 5 | Bill Lucas Sam Townsend |
Great Britain
|
6:40.54 |
| 6 | Rolandas Maščinskas Saulius Ritter |
Lithuania
|
6:42.69 |
References edit
- ^ "Rowing". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Rowing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Stevenson, Scotty (2016). The Kiwi Pair. Penguin Books. pp. 16f. ISBN 978-1-74-348731-0.