The men's coxless pair event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the fourth appearance of the event.
Results Source: Official results; De Wael
Round 1
Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter 8:14.2 Q2 2 André Pactat, Robert Guelpa 8:31.0 R1
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Paul McDowell, John Schmitt 8:06.4 Q2 2 Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche 8:15.0 R1
Heat 3RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet 7:56.2 Q2 2 Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller 7:58.4 R1
Heat 4RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni 8:12.2 Q2 2 Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom 8:30.0 R1
Repechage 1
Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller 8:17.8 Q2 2 André Pactat, Robert Guelpa 9:01.8 elim.
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom 8:18.4 Q2 2 Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche 8:36.4 elim.
Round 2
Winners advanced to the semifinals. Losers competed in the second repechage, if they had advanced by winning in the first round, or were eliminated if they had advanced through the first repechage.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni 7:21.4 Q 2 Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller 7:29.2 elim.
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Paul McDowell, John Schmitt 7:12.0 Q 2 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet 7:14.2 R2
Heat 3RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter 7:19.4 Q 2 Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom 7:30.2 elim.
Repechage 2
The British boat was the only one that suffered its first loss in the second round, so it had a bye through the second repechage to the semifinals.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Bye Q
Semifinals
Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the losers competing for bronze.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter 7:08.2 QA 2 Paul McDowell, John Schmitt 7:15.6 QB
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet 7:08.6 QA 2 Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni 7:16.8 QB
Finals
Gold medal finalRankRowersNationTime Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter 7:06.4 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet 7:08.8
Bronze medal finalRankRowersNationTime 1 () Paul McDowell, John Schmitt 7:20.4 2 (4) Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni 7:24.4
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