The women's coxless pair competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at Sydney International Regatta Centre.
Competition format This rowing event was a sweep event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Two rowers crewed each boat, with no coxswain. The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.
With 10 boats in heats, the best boats qualify directly for "Final A". All other boats progress to the repechage round, which offers a second chance to qualify for "Final A". Unsuccessful boats from the repechage must proceed to final B, which determines the last four places, from 7–10. The final ranking for this event was based on the order of finish. The top three teams earned Olympic medals for placing first, second, and third, while the remaining "Final A" teams placed fourth through sixth, according to their final finish.
Schedule All times are Australian Time (UTC+10) Date Time RoundSunday, 17 September 2000 09:50HeatsTuesday, 19 September 2000 09:50RepechagesFriday, 22 September 2000 10:30Final BSaturday, 23 September 2000 09:10Final
Results
Heats The winner of each heat advanced to Final A, remainder goes to the repechage.
Heat 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Georgeta DamianDoina Ignat7:16.22Q2Karen KraftMelissa Ryan7:18.74R3Claudia BarthLenka Wech7:20.23R4Yevheniya AndrieievaNina Proskura7:30.82R5Marloes BolmanFemke Dekker7:47.99R
Heat 2 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Helen FlemingColleen Orsmond7:17.83Q2Kate SlatterRachael Taylor7:20.69R3Theresa LukeEmma Robinson7:20.84R4Albina LigatchevaVera Pochitaeva7:22.69R5Dot BlackieCath Bishop7:40.73R
Repechage First two qualify to Final A, the remainder to final B.
Repechage 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Karen KraftMelissa Ryan7:21.00A2Theresa LukeEmma Robinson7:24.69A3Yevheniya AndrieievaNina Proskura7:31.11B4Dot BlackieCath Bishop7:36.53B
Repechage 2 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Kate SlatterRachael Taylor7:19.79A2Claudia BarthLenka Wech7:20.12A3Albina LigatchevaVera Pochitaeva7:20.51B4Marloes BolmanFemke Dekker7:40.00B
Finals
Final B RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Albina LigatchevaVera Pochitaeva7:17.87 2Yevheniya AndrieievaNina Proskura7:20.82 3Dot BlackieCath Bishop7:26.95 4Marloes BolmanFemke Dekker7:27.22
Final A RankRowerCountryTimeNotesGeorgeta DamianDoina Ignat7:11.00 Kate SlatterRachael Taylor7:12.56 Karen KraftMelissa Ryan7:13.00 4Theresa LukeEmma Robinson7:15.48 5Helen FlemingColleen Orsmond7:16.84 6Claudia BarthLenka Wech7:20.08
References
External links Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Rowing Results