| | Event type
Coxless Pairs, Men
| Date | 24 – 29 July 2021 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Sea Forest Waterway, 6-44, 3chome, Uminomori, Koto-ku, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan |
| Participants | 27 from 13 countries |
The overwhelming favourites heading into the Olympics were the Croatian brothers, Martin Sinković and Valent Sinković, looking to duplicate their gold medal performance at the 2016 Games. Since that event, they captured the European and World Championships in 2019, as well as the 2021 European Championship. Their only blemish was a runner-up performance in the 2020 European Championships, coming second to Romania. That Romanian pair of Marius Cozmiuc and Ciprian Tudosa, in qualifying for this year’s Olympics, were expected to challenge the Croatians again. Also considered to be in the mix for medals were the Danish pair, Frederic Vystavel and Joachim Sutton, runners-up at the last Olympic Qualifying Regatta, and Australia’s Sam Hardy and Joshua Hicks, bronze medallists at the 2019 World Championships.
Unsurprisingly, Croatia, Romania, and Denmark moved through to the final, but Australia failed to make the grade, with Canada, Serbia, and Spain rounding out the field. As for the race itself, as expected, Croatia soon pulled out to the lead, and although the Romanians made a strong effort, they had to settle for the silver, with New Zealand narrowly edging Canada to win the bronze. The victory was a monumental feat for the Sinković brothers, adding a pairs gold to their previous gold in double sculls at the 2016 Olympics, and a silver in quadruple sculls at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Round One
| Date | 24 July 2021 — 9:50 |
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| Format | Top three in each heat advanced to semi-final; all others to repêchage. |
Heat #1
| Time | 9:50 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marius Cozmiuc / Ciprian Tudosă |  ROU | 6:33.86 | 1:35.78 (1) | 3:14.78 (2) | 4:56.24 (2) | 1:39.00 (2) | 1:41.46 (2) | 1:37.62 (1) | SAB | |
| 2 | – | Niki van Sprang / Guillaume Krommenhoek |  NED | 6:36.42 | 1:36.13 (2) | 3:14.41 (1) | 4:55.23 (1) | 1:38.28 (1) | 1:40.82 (1) | 1:41.19 (2) | SAB | |
| 3 | – | Martin Mačković / Miloš Vasić |  SRB | 6:43.18 | 1:37.57 (5) | 3:16.66 (3) | 4:58.24 (3) | 1:39.09 (3) | 1:41.58 (3) | 1:44.94 (3) | SAB | |
| 4 | – | Jaime Canalejo / Javier García |  ESP | 6:53.33 | 1:37.17 (3) | 3:17.67 (4) | 5:01.66 (4) | 1:40.50 (4) | 1:43.99 (4) | 1:51.67 (4) | R | |
| 5 | – | Luc Daffarn / Jake Green |  RSA | 7:04.03 | 1:37.17 (3) | 3:19.60 (5) | 5:08.63 (5) | 1:42.43 (5) | 1:49.03 (5) | 1:55.40 (5) | R |
Heat #2
| Time | 10:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sam Hardy / Joshua Hicks |  AUS | 6:42.74 | 1:35.60 (2) | 3:14.68 (1) | 4:57.88 (1) | 1:39.08 (1) | 1:43.20 (1) | 1:44.86 (1) | SAB | |
| 2 | – | Giovanni Abagnale / Marco Di Costanzo |  ITA | 6:48.74 | 1:35.08 (1) | 3:15.03 (2) | 5:00.72 (2) | 1:39.95 (2) | 1:45.69 (2) | 1:48.02 (2) | SAB | |
| 3 | – | Brook Robertson / Stephen Jones |  NZL | 6:56.53 | 1:36.46 (3) | 3:17.40 (3) | 5:05.90 (3) | 1:40.94 (3) | 1:48.50 (3) | 1:50.63 (3) | SAB | |
| 4 | – | Thibaud Turlan / Guillaume Turlan |  FRA | 7:09.79 | 1:38.20 (4) | 3:21.84 (4) | 5:15.23 (4) | 1:43.64 (4) | 1:53.39 (4) | 1:54.56 (4) | R |
Heat #3
| Time | 10:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Martin Sinković / Valent Sinković |  CRO | 6:32.41 | 1:33.59 (2) | 3:11.20 (1) | 4:51.65 (1) | 1:37.61 (1) | 1:40.45 (1) | 1:40.76 (1) | SAB | |
| 2 | – | Frederic Vystavel / Joachim Sutton |  DEN | 6:36.93 | 1:33.21 (1) | 3:12.19 (2) | 4:54.87 (2) | 1:38.98 (3) | 1:42.68 (3) | 1:42.06 (2) | SAB | |
| 3 | – | Kai Langerfeld / Conlin McCabe |  CAN | 6:40.99 | 1:35.40 (3) | 3:13.95 (3) | 4:55.89 (3) | 1:38.55 (2) | 1:41.94 (2) | 1:45.10 (3) | SAB | |
| 4 | – | Dzmitry Furman / Siarhei Valadzko |  BLR | 7:05.65 | 1:38.06 (4) | 3:24.35 (4) | 5:15.60 (4) | 1:46.29 (4) | 1:51.25 (4) | 1:50.05 (4) | R |
Round One Repêchage
| Date | 25 July 2021 — 9:40 |
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| Format | Top three to semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Time | 9:40 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jaime Canalejo / Javier García | ESP | 6:47.06 | 1:37.33 (2) | 3:19.69 (1) | 5:03.33 (1) | 1:42.36 (1) | 1:43.64 (1) | 1:43.73 (2) | SAB | |
| 2 | – | Thibaud Turlan / Guillaume Turlan | FRA | 6:49.19 | 1:37.59 (3) | 3:21.52 (3) | 5:06.77 (2) | 1:43.93 (3) | 1:45.25 (2) | 1:42.42 (1) | SAB | |
| 3 | – | Dzmitry Furman / Siarhei Valadzko | BLR | 6:52.82 | 1:37.29 (1) | 3:20.62 (2) | 5:07.17 (3) | 1:43.33 (2) | 1:46.55 (3) | 1:45.65 (4) | SAB | |
| 4 | – | Luc Daffarn / Jake Green | RSA | 6:57.01 | 1:39.66 (4) | 3:24.24 (4) | 5:11.58 (4) | 1:44.58 (4) | 1:47.34 (4) | 1:45.43 (3) | ELM |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 28 July 2021 — 12:00 |
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| Format | Top three in each heat to A Final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 12:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marius Cozmiuc / Ciprian Tudosă | ROU | 6:13.51 | 1:33.36 (4) | 3:08.39 (3) | 4:42.22 (3) | 1:35.03 (1) | 1:33.83 (2) | 1:31.29 (1) | FA | |
| 2 | – | Frederic Vystavel / Joachim Sutton | DEN | 6:14.88 | 1:32.76 (2) | 3:08.02 (1) | 4:41.89 (1) | 1:35.26 (3) | 1:33.87 (3) | 1:32.99 (2) | FA | |
| 3 | – | Jaime Canalejo / Javier García | ESP | 6:16.25 | 1:33.28 (3) | 3:08.39 (3) | 4:42.20 (2) | 1:35.11 (2) | 1:33.81 (1) | 1:34.05 (3) | FA | |
| 4 | – | Sam Hardy / Joshua Hicks | AUS | 6:19.30 | 1:32.31 (1) | 3:08.16 (2) | 4:42.71 (4) | 1:35.85 (4) | 1:34.55 (4) | 1:36.59 (4) | FB | |
| 5 | – | Dzmitry Furman / Siarhei Valadzko | BLR | 6:30.66 | 1:34.76 (6) | 3:12.28 (6) | 4:50.94 (5) | 1:37.52 (5) | 1:38.66 (5) | 1:39.72 (5) | FB | |
| 6 | – | Brook Robertson / Stephen Jones | NZL | 6:41.46 | 1:34.16 (5) | 3:12.04 (5) | 4:54.52 (6) | 1:37.88 (6) | 1:42.48 (6) | 1:46.94 (6) | FB |
Heat #2
| Time | 12:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Martin Sinković / Valent Sinković | CRO | 6:15.63 | 1:31.89 (1) | 3:06.28 (1) | 4:41.01 (1) | 1:34.39 (1) | 1:34.73 (1) | 1:34.62 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Martin Mačković / Miloš Vasić | SRB | 6:17.47 | 1:34.18 (5) | 3:09.34 (3) | 4:44.62 (2) | 1:35.16 (2) | 1:35.28 (2) | 1:32.85 (2) | FA | |
| 3 | – | Kai Langerfeld / Conlin McCabe | CAN | 6:19.15 | 1:34.72 (6) | 3:10.91 (5) | 4:47.82 (5) | 1:36.19 (5) | 1:36.91 (4) | 1:31.33 (1) | FA | |
| 4 | – | Niki van Sprang / Guillaume Krommenhoek | NED | 6:19.57 | 1:33.01 (2) | 3:09.16 (2) | 4:44.69 (3) | 1:36.15 (4) | 1:35.53 (3) | 1:34.88 (5) | FB | |
| 5 | – | Giovanni Abagnale / Vincenzo Abbagnale | ITA | 6:20.29 | 1:33.77 (3) | 3:09.88 (4) | 4:46.84 (4) | 1:36.11 (3) | 1:36.96 (5) | 1:33.45 (3) | FB | |
| 6 | – | Thibaud Turlan / Guillaume Turlan | FRA | 6:52.24 | 1:33.97 (4) | 3:11.78 (6) | 4:52.45 (6) | 1:37.81 (6) | 1:40.67 (6) | 1:59.79 (6) | FB |
Final Round
| Date | 29 July 2021 — 8:30 |
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Final A
| Time | 9:18 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Martin Sinković / Valent Sinković | CRO | 6:15.29 | 1:31.89 (1) | 3:07.19 (1) | 4:41.88 (1) | 1:35.30 (2) | 1:34.69 (2) | 1:33.41 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Marius Cozmiuc / Ciprian Tudosă | ROU | 6:16.58 | 1:34.19 (5) | 3:09.30 (3) | 4:43.96 (2) | 1:35.11 (1) | 1:34.66 (1) | 1:32.62 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Frederic Vystavel / Joachim Sutton | DEN | 6:19.88 | 1:33.05 (2) | 3:09.28 (2) | 4:45.63 (3) | 1:36.23 (3) | 1:36.35 (4) | 1:34.25 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Kai Langerfeld / Conlin McCabe | CAN | 6:20.43 | 1:33.94 (3) | 3:11.80 (6) | 4:47.94 (4) | 1:37.86 (6) | 1:36.14 (3) | 1:32.49 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Martin Mačković / Miloš Vasić | SRB | 6:22.34 | 1:34.02 (4) | 3:11.40 (5) | 4:47.98 (5) | 1:37.38 (5) | 1:36.58 (5) | 1:34.36 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Jaime Canalejo / Javier García | ESP | 6:25.25 | 1:34.19 (5) | 3:11.31 (4) | 4:48.08 (6) | 1:37.12 (4) | 1:36.77 (6) | 1:37.17 (6) |
Final B
| Time | 8:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Niki van Sprang / Guillaume Krommenhoek | NED | 6:22.75 | 1:33.48 (3) | 3:10.62 (1) | 4:46.21 (1) | 1:37.14 (1) | 1:35.59 (1) | 1:36.54 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Dzmitry Furman / Siarhei Valadzko | BLR | 6:25.88 | 1:34.06 (5) | 3:11.82 (3) | 4:48.32 (2) | 1:37.76 (2) | 1:36.50 (2) | 1:37.56 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Thibaud Turlan / Guillaume Turlan | FRA | 6:28.01 | 1:32.75 (1) | 3:10.69 (2) | 4:49.42 (3) | 1:37.94 (3) | 1:38.73 (3) | 1:38.59 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Sam Hardy / Joshua Hicks | AUS | 6:30.20 | 1:33.16 (2) | 3:12.37 (4) | 4:51.85 (4) | 1:39.21 (6) | 1:39.48 (4) | 1:38.35 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Giovanni Abagnale / Vincenzo Abbagnale | ITA | 6:31.43 | 1:34.98 (6) | 3:14.09 (6) | 4:54.01 (5) | 1:39.11 (5) | 1:39.92 (5) | 1:37.42 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Brook Robertson / Stephen Jones | NZL | 6:38.30 | 1:33.96 (4) | 3:12.42 (5) | 4:54.24 (6) | 1:38.46 (4) | 1:41.82 (6) | 1:44.06 (6) |