| | Event type
Lightweight Double Sculls, Women
| Date | 28 July – 2 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | National Olympic Nautical Stadium d'Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne, France |
| Participants | 32 from 16 countries |
The lightweight double sculls was on Olympic life support at Paris 2024, as lightweight events were not planned for the Olympic Programme in either Los Angeles 2028 or Brisbane 2032, being replaced by coastal rowing events.
The British tandem of Emily Craig and Imogen Grant were the clear favorites in this event. They had won the last five major international competitions, winning the World Championships and European Championships in 2022 and 2023, and the 2023 Luzern Regatta. Craig / Grant competed at Tokyo 2020, finishing fourth in the lightweight double sculls. They held the world’s best time of 6:40.47 set in winning the semi-final of the World Cup II, at Varese, Italy, on 17 June 2023.
A USA pair had finished second at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, with Michelle Sechser part of both pairs. In 2022, she was accompanied by Molly Reckford, while in 2023 she rowed with Mary Jones. Sechser and Reckford were entered in this event in Paris and made the final.
Nobody challenged Craig and Grant in the final. They led at 500 metres and were never headed, taking the gold medal by 1.72 seconds over Romania’s Gianina van Groningen and Ionela Cozmiuc. The Greek boat of Milena Kontou and Zoí Fitsiou had the fastest finish, moving up for the bronze medal. Sechser and Reckford were not a factor in the final, finishing sixth and last.
Van Groningen and Cozmiuc were competing in their third consecutive Olympics together, but previously as Gianina Beleagă and Ionela Lehaci. Kontou and Fitsiou made their Olympic début in Paris.
Round One
| Date | 28 July 2024 — 11:30 |
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| Format | Top two in each heat advanced to semi-finals; all others to repêchage. |
Heat #1
| 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 | 5 | Emily Craig / Imogen Grant |  GBR | 7:04.20 | 1:43.25 (1) | 3:30.38 (1) | 5:17.83 (1) | 1:47.13 (1) | 1:47.45 (1) | 1:46.37 (1) | ||
| 2 | 6 | Milena Kontou / Zoí Fitsiou |  GRE | 7:08.51 | 1:45.17 (2) | 3:33.29 (2) | 5:21.93 (2) | 1:48.12 (2) | 1:48.64 (2) | 1:46.58 (2) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Aoife Casey / Margaret Cremen |  IRL | 7:12.89 | 1:46.29 (3) | 3:35.17 (3) | 5:24.11 (3) | 1:48.88 (3) | 1:48.94 (3) | 1:48.78 (3) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Louisa Altenhuber / Lara Tiefenthaler |  AUT | 7:24.14 | 1:46.51 (4) | 3:37.37 (4) | 5:30.68 (4) | 1:50.86 (4) | 1:53.31 (4) | 1:53.46 (4) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Khadija Krimi / Selma Dhaouadi |  TUN | 7:31.19 | 1:48.66 (6) | 3:41.19 (5) | 5:35.88 (5) | 1:52.53 (5) | 1:54.69 (5) | 1:55.31 (5) | ||
| 6 | 4 | Sonia Baluzzo / Evelyn Silvestro |  ARG | 7:36.43 | 1:46.62 (5) | 3:41.31 (6) | 5:39.13 (6) | 1:54.69 (6) | 1:57.82 (6) | 1:57.30 (6) |
Heat #2
| 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 | 4 | Gianina van Groningen / Ionela Lehaci-Cozmiuc |  ROU | 7:03.83 | 1:43.86 (1) | 3:31.02 (1) | 5:18.76 (1) | 1:47.16 (1) | 1:47.74 (1) | 1:45.07 (1) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Molly Reckford / Michelle Sechser |  USA | 7:12.65 | 1:47.69 (2) | 3:36.13 (2) | 5:24.33 (2) | 1:48.44 (2) | 1:48.20 (2) | 1:48.32 (2) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Alessia Palacios / Valeria Palacios |  PER | 7:32.68 | 1:47.82 (3) | 3:40.85 (3) | 5:36.15 (3) | 1:53.03 (3) | 1:55.30 (3) | 1:56.53 (5) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Mahsa Javer / Zeinab Norouzi |  IRI | 7:35.97 | 1:50.66 (4) | 3:45.52 (4) | 5:41.23 (4) | 1:54.86 (4) | 1:55.71 (4) | 1:54.74 (3) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Emi Hirouchi / Ayami Oishi |  JPN | 7:39.17 | 1:50.93 (5) | 3:46.59 (5) | 5:44.05 (5) | 1:55.66 (5) | 1:57.46 (5) | 1:55.12 (4) |
Heat #3
| 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 | 4 | Shannon Cox / Jackie Kiddle |  NZL | 7:02.25 | 1:44.98 (4) | 3:31.37 (2) | 5:16.38 (1) | 1:46.39 (1) | 1:45.01 (1) | 1:45.87 (1) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Laura Tarantola / Claire Bové |  FRA | 7:03.22 | 1:43.75 (1) | 3:31.33 (1) | 5:16.60 (2) | 1:47.58 (2) | 1:45.27 (2) | 1:46.62 (2) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Jill Moffatt / Jennifer Casson |  CAN | 7:09.45 | 1:44.57 (3) | 3:33.33 (3) | 5:19.98 (3) | 1:48.76 (3) | 1:46.65 (3) | 1:49.47 (3) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Martyna Radosz / Katarzyna Wełna |  POL | 7:11.14 | 1:44.19 (2) | 3:33.34 (4) | 5:20.74 (4) | 1:49.15 (4) | 1:47.40 (4) | 1:50.40 (5) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Zou Jiaqi / Qiu Xiuping |  CHN | 7:15.03 | 1:45.73 (5) | 3:35.38 (5) | 5:24.97 (5) | 1:49.65 (5) | 1:49.59 (5) | 1:50.06 (4) |
Round One Repêchage
| Date | 29 July 2024 — 11:00 |
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| Format | Top three in each heat to semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| 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 | 4 | Aoife Casey / Margaret Cremen | IRL | 7:11.38 | 1:45.67 (2) | 3:33.14 (1) | 5:20.69 (1) | 1:47.47 (1) | 1:47.55 (1) | 1:50.69 (1) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jill Moffatt / Jennifer Casson | CAN | 7:16.81 | 1:44.70 (1) | 3:33.86 (2) | 5:23.10 (2) | 1:49.16 (3) | 1:49.24 (2) | 1:53.71 (3) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Sonia Baluzzo / Evelyn Silvestro | ARG | 7:29.76 | 1:49.62 (3) | 3:43.72 (3) | 5:35.28 (3) | 1:54.10 (4) | 1:51.56 (4) | 1:54.48 (4) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Mahsa Javer / Zeinab Norouzi | IRI | 7:35.56 | 1:50.64 (4) | 3:44.91 (4) | 5:38.51 (4) | 1:54.27 (5) | 1:53.60 (5) | 1:57.05 (5) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Zou Jiaqi / Qiu Xiuping | CHN | 7:42.66 | 2:12.74 (5) | 4:00.96 (5) | 5:50.92 (5) | 1:48.22 (2) | 1:49.96 (3) | 1:51.74 (2) |
Heat #2
| 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 | 2 | Martyna Radosz / Katarzyna Wełna | POL | 7:16.26 | 1:47.93 (4) | 3:37.80 (2) | 5:27.57 (1) | 1:49.87 (1) | 1:49.77 (1) | 1:48.69 (1) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Louisa Altenhuber / Lara Tiefenthaler | AUT | 7:17.77 | 1:46.21 (1) | 3:37.21 (1) | 5:28.46 (2) | 1:51.00 (2) | 1:51.25 (2) | 1:49.31 (2) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Khadija Krimi / Selma Dhaouadi | TUN | 7:25.21 | 1:46.87 (2) | 3:39.54 (3) | 5:32.24 (3) | 1:52.67 (3) | 1:52.70 (3) | 1:52.97 (4) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Alessia Palacios / Valeria Palacios | PER | 7:28.58 | 1:47.85 (3) | 3:41.12 (4) | 5:34.23 (4) | 1:53.27 (4) | 1:53.11 (4) | 1:54.35 (5) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Emi Hirouchi / Ayami Oishi | JPN | 7:31.14 | 1:48.78 (5) | 3:43.45 (5) | 5:38.23 (5) | 1:54.67 (5) | 1:54.78 (5) | 1:52.91 (3) |
Semi-Finals A/B
| Date | 31 July 2024 |
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| Format | Top three in each heat to A Final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 11:34 |
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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 | 3 | Emily Craig / Imogen Grant | GBR | 6:59.79 | 1:43.46 (1) | 3:29.56 (1) | 5:14.70 (1) | 1:46.10 (1) | 1:45.14 (1) | 1:45.09 (2) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Shannon Cox / Jackie Kiddle | NZL | 7:02.86 | 1:43.82 (2) | 3:30.02 (2) | 5:16.98 (2) | 1:46.20 (2) | 1:46.96 (2) | 1:45.88 (4) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Molly Reckford / Michelle Sechser | USA | 7:05.03 | 1:45.33 ((=3)) | 3:32.34 (3) | 5:19.76 (3) | 1:47.01 (3) | 1:47.42 (4) | 1:45.27 (3) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Martyna Radosz / Katarzyna Wełna | POL | 7:06.69 | 1:46.22 (5) | 3:34.64 (5) | 5:21.63 (4) | 1:48.42 (4) | 1:46.99 (3) | 1:45.06 (1) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Jill Moffatt / Jennifer Casson | CAN | 7:13.36 | 1:45.33 ((=3)) | 3:33.98 (4) | 5:22.54 (5) | 1:48.65 (5) | 1:48.56 (5) | 1:50.82 (5) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sonia Baluzzo / Evelyn Silvestro | ARG | 7:33.41 | 1:47.14 (6) | 3:41.32 (6) | 5:38.24 (6) | 1:54.18 (6) | 1:56.92 (6) | 1:55.17 (6) |
Heat #2
| Time | 11:44 |
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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 | 3 | Gianina van Groningen / Ionela Lehaci-Cozmiuc | ROU | 6:56.65 | 1:42.81 (1) | 3:28.62 (1) | 5:14.82 (1) | 1:45.81 (1) | 1:46.20 (2) | 1:41.83 (2) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Milena Kontou / Zoí Fitsiou | GRE | 6:57.90 | 1:44.01 (4) | 3:30.17 (3) | 5:16.44 (3) | 1:46.16 (2) | 1:46.27 (3) | 1:41.46 (1) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Aoife Casey / Margaret Cremen | IRL | 6:59.72 | 1:43.94 (3) | 3:30.36 (4) | 5:16.52 (4) | 1:46.42 (3) | 1:46.16 (1) | 1:43.20 (3) | ||
| 4 | 4 | Laura Tarantola / Claire Bové | FRA | 7:03.22 | 1:43.44 (2) | 3:30.02 (2) | 5:16.37 (2) | 1:46.58 (4) | 1:46.35 (4) | 1:46.85 (4) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Louisa Altenhuber / Lara Tiefenthaler | AUT | 7:19.70 | 1:45.79 (5) | 3:35.59 (5) | 5:28.42 (5) | 1:49.80 (5) | 1:52.83 (5) | 1:51.28 (5) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Khadija Krimi / Selma Dhaouadi | TUN | 7:26.39 | 1:48.05 (6) | 3:40.74 (6) | 5:34.15 (6) | 1:52.69 (6) | 1:53.41 (6) | 1:52.24 (6) |
Final Round
| Date | 2 August 2024 |
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Final A
| Time | 12:22 |
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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 | 3 | Emily Craig / Imogen Grant | GBR | 6:47.06 | 1:41.09 (1) | 3:24.03 (1) | 5:06.19 (1) | 1:42.94 (2) | 1:42.16 (1) | 1:40.87 (2) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Gianina van Groningen / Ionela Lehaci-Cozmiuc | ROU | 6:48.78 | 1:41.21 (2) | 3:25.00 (2) | 5:07.80 (2) | 1:43.79 (3) | 1:42.80 (2) | 1:40.98 (3) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Milena Kontou / Zoí Fitsiou | GRE | 6:49.28 | 1:42.99 (3) | 3:26.99 (4) | 5:10.10 (4) | 1:44.00 (4) | 1:43.11 (4) | 1:39.18 (1) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Shannon Cox / Jackie Kiddle | NZL | 6:51.65 | 1:43.20 (4) | 3:25.94 (3) | 5:08.95 (3) | 1:42.74 (1) | 1:43.01 (3) | 1:42.70 (5) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Aoife Casey / Margaret Cremen | IRL | 6:54.57 | 1:43.46 (5) | 3:28.19 (5) | 5:11.81 (5) | 1:44.73 (6) | 1:43.62 (5) | 1:42.76 (6) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Molly Reckford / Michelle Sechser | USA | 6:55.60 | 1:44.47 (6) | 3:28.73 (6) | 5:13.00 (6) | 1:44.26 (5) | 1:44.27 (6) | 1:42.60 (4) |
Final B
| Time | 11:18 |
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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 | 3 | Laura Tarantola / Claire Bové | FRA | 7:03.24 | 1:43.93 (1) | 3:32.72 (3) | 5:19.72 (2) | 1:48.79 (3) | 1:47.00 (2) | 1:43.52 (1) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Jill Moffatt / Jennifer Casson | CAN | 7:04.82 | 1:44.25 (2) | 3:32.56 (2) | 5:19.11 (1) | 1:48.31 (2) | 1:46.55 (1) | 1:45.71 (2) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Martyna Radosz / Katarzyna Wełna | POL | 7:08.47 | 1:44.31 (3) | 3:32.54 (1) | 5:20.15 (3) | 1:48.23 (1) | 1:47.61 (3) | 1:48.32 (4) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Louisa Altenhuber / Lara Tiefenthaler | AUT | 7:10.02 | 1:44.97 (4) | 3:35.02 (4) | 5:23.31 (4) | 1:50.05 (4) | 1:48.29 (4) | 1:46.71 (3) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Khadija Krimi / Selma Dhaouadi | TUN | 7:21.65 | 1:46.40 (5) | 3:39.01 (5) | 5:31.07 (5) | 1:52.61 (5) | 1:52.06 (5) | 1:50.58 (6) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sonia Baluzzo / Evelyn Silvestro | ARG | 7:25.86 | 1:48.16 (6) | 3:42.31 (6) | 5:36.09 (6) | 1:54.15 (6) | 1:53.78 (6) | 1:49.77 (5) |
Final C
| Time | 09:42 |
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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 | 1 | Zou Jiaqi / Qiu Xiuping | CHN | 7:07.55 | 1:43.52 (2) | 3:30.12 (1) | 5:18.17 (1) | 1:46.60 (1) | 1:48.05 (1) | 1:49.38 (3) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Alessia Palacios / Valeria Palacios | PER | 7:12.27 | 1:43.13 (1) | 3:31.81 (2) | 5:22.76 (2) | 1:48.68 (2) | 1:50.95 (4) | 1:49.51 (4) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Emi Hirouchi / Ayami Oishi | JPN | 7:14.00 | 1:45.63 (3) | 3:36.97 (4) | 5:27.80 (4) | 1:51.34 (4) | 1:50.83 (3) | 1:46.20 (1) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Mahsa Javer / Zeinab Norouzi | IRI | 7:14.32 | 1:46.74 (4) | 3:36.31 (3) | 5:26.40 (3) | 1:49.57 (3) | 1:50.09 (2) | 1:47.92 (2) |