| Times held | 12 | 
|---|---|
| Total participants | 215 | 
| Total countries | 35 | 
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 22 | 11 | 
| 1980 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 12 | 6 | 
| 1984 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 12 | 6 | 
| 1988 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 | 
| 1992 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 | 
| 1996 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 | 
| 2000 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 | 
| 2004 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 | 
| 2008 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 | 
| 2012 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 | 
| 2016 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 30 | 15 | 
| 2020 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 | 
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bulgaria |  BUL | East Germany |  GDR | West Germany |  FRG | 
| 1980 | East Germany |  GDR | Poland |  POL | Bulgaria |  BUL | 
| 1984 | Romania |  ROU | Canada |  CAN | West Germany |  FRG | 
| 1988 | Romania |  ROU | Bulgaria |  BUL | New Zealand |  NZL | 
| 1992 | Canada |  CAN | Germany |  GER | United States |  USA | 
| 1996 | Australia |  AUS | United States |  USA | France |  FRA | 
| 2000 | Romania |  ROU | Australia |  AUS | United States |  USA | 
| 2004 | Romania |  ROU | Great Britain |  GBR | Belarus |  BLR | 
| 2008 | Romania |  ROU | People's Republic of China |  CHN | Belarus |  BLR | 
| 2012 | Great Britain |  GBR | Australia |  AUS | New Zealand |  NZL | 
| 2016 | Great Britain |  GBR | New Zealand |  NZL | Denmark |  DEN | 
| 2020 | New Zealand |  NZL | ROC |  ROC | Canada |  CAN | 
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |  ROU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 
| Great Britain |  GBR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Australia |  AUS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 
| New Zealand |  NZL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 
| Bulgaria |  BUL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| Canada |  CAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| East Germany |  GDR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| United States |  USA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| Germany |  GER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Poland |  POL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| ROC |  ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Belarus |  BLR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| West Germany |  FRG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Denmark |  DEN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| France |  FRA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgeta Damian-Andrunache |  ROU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Rodica Arba-Pușcatu |  ROU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Viorica Susanu |  ROU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Heather Stanning |  GBR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Helen Glover |  GBR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Country | # | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 
| Australia |  AUS | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Silver | — | 10 | Silver | — | 7 | 
| Belarus |  BLR | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Bronze | — | 15 | — | 
| Bulgaria |  BUL | 5 | Gold | Bronze | — | Silver | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 
| Canada |  CAN | 10 | 5 | — | Silver | 7 | Gold | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 14 | Bronze | 
| Czechia |  CZE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Denmark |  DEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 8 | 
| East Germany |  GDR | 3 | Silver | Gold | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| France |  FRA | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | Bronze | — | 10 | 8 | — | 12 | — | 
| Germany |  GER | 7 | — | — | — | — | Silver | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | 
| Great Britain |  GBR | 11 | 10 | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | Silver | 6 | Gold | Gold | 4 | 
| Greece |  GRE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 
| Hungary |  HUN | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Ireland |  IRL | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 
| Italy |  ITA | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 12 | 
| Japan |  JPN | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Latvia |  LAT | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Lithuania |  LTU | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Netherlands |  NED | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 
| New Zealand |  NZL | 6 | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | Bronze | Silver | Gold | 
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | Silver | 7 | 7 | 13 | 
| Poland |  POL | 3 | 8 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 
| ROC |  ROC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 
| Republic of Korea |  KOR | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Romania |  ROU | 12 | 6 | 4 | Gold | Gold | 7 | 10 | Gold | Gold | Gold | 5 | 9 | 9 | 
| Russian Federation |  RUS | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 
| South Africa |  RSA | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 
| Soviet Union |  URS | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Spain |  ESP | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 
| Ukraine |  UKR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Unified Team |  EUN | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| United States |  USA | 11 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | Bronze | Silver | Bronze | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 
| West Germany |  FRG | 3 | Bronze | — | Bronze | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Zimbabwe |  ZIM | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |