The men's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 29 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.
Background
This was the 25th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events), the second games in 1900, the 1908 games, and the 1912 games.
The reigning medalists in the event were New Zealand, South Africa, and Italy. All 3 qualified to the competition.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912. There were 13 qualifying places in the men's double sculls:
11 from the 2019 World Championship 2 from the final qualification regatta
Competition format
This rowing event is a coxless pair event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "coxless" portion means that there is no coxswain. Each rower has one oar. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.
During the first round three heats were held. The first three boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, with the others relegated to the repechage.
The repechage offered rowers a second chance to qualify for the semifinals. Placing in the repechage determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in the repechage moved on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being eliminated.
Two semifinals were held, each with 6 boats. The top three boats from each heat advanced to Final A and competed for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.
The third and final round was the finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th.
Schedule
The competition was held over six days.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time Round Saturday, 24 July 2021 9:50 Heats Sunday, 25 July 2021 9:40 Repechage Wednesday, 28 July 2021 12:00 Semifinals A/B Thursday, 29 July 2021 8:30 Final B Thursday, 29 July 2021 9:18 Final A
Results Heats The first three of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage. Heat 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Marius CozmiucCiprian Tudosă 6:33.86 23 Niki van SprangGuillaume Krommenhoek 6:36.42 32 Martin MačkovićMiloš Vasić 6:43.18 45 Jaime Canalejo PazosJavier García Ordóñez 6:53.33 51 Luc DaffarnJake Green 7:04.03
Heat 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Sam HardyJoshua Hicks 6:42.74 22 Giovanni AbagnaleMarco di Costanzo 6:48.74 31 Brook RobertsonStephen Jones 6:56.53 44 Thibaud TurlanGuillaume Turlan 7:09.79
Heat 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Martin SinkovićValent Sinković 6:32.4124 Frederic VystavelJoachim Sutton 6:36.9332 Kai LangerfeldConlin McCabe 6:40.9941 Dzmitry FurmanSiarhei Valadzko 7:05.65 Repechage
The first three pairs in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while the fourth pair was eliminated.
Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Jaime Canalejo PazosJavier García Ordóñez 6:47.0623 Thibaud TurlanGuillaume Turlan 6:49.1931 Dzmitry FurmanSiarhei Valadzko 6:52.8244 Luc DaffarnJake Green 6:57.01 Semifinals Semifinal A/B 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Marius CozmiucCiprian Tudosă 6:13.51FA25 Frederic VystavelJoachim Sutton 6:14.88FA36 Jaime Canalejo PazosJavier García Ordóñez 6:16.25FA43 Sam HardyJoshua Hicks 6:19.30FB51 Dzmitry FurmanSiarhei Valadzko 6:30.66FB62 Brook RobertsonStephen Jones 6:41.46FB Semifinal A/B 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Martin SinkovićValent Sinković 6:15.63FA26 Martin MačkovićMiloš Vasić 6:17.47FA32 Kai LangerfeldConlin McCabe 6:19.15FA43 Niki van SprangGuillaume Krommenhoek 6:19.57FB55 Giovanni AbagnaleVincenzo Abbagnale 6:20.29FB61 Thibaud TurlanGuillaume Turlan 6:52.24FB Finals Final B Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes74 Niki van SprangGuillaume Krommenhoek 6:22.7585 Dzmitry FurmanSiarhei Valadzko 6:25.8896 Thibaud TurlanGuillaume Turlan 6:28.01103 Sam HardyJoshua Hicks 6:30.20112 Giovanni AbagnaleVincenzo Abbagnale 6:31.43121 Brook RobertsonStephen Jones 6:38.30
Final A Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes3 Martin SinkovićValent Sinković 6:15.294 Marius CozmiucCiprian Tudosă 6:16.585 Frederic VystavelJoachim Sutton 6:19.8841 Kai LangerfeldConlin McCabe 6:20.4352 Martin MačkovićMiloš Vasić 6:22.3466 Jaime Canalejo PazosJavier García Ordóñez 6:25.25
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