| | Event type
Double Sculls, Men
| Date | 6 – 11 August 2016 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio da Lagoa, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 26 from 13 countries |
Defending Olympic champions in the Men’s Double Sculls Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan of New Zealand had both retired prior to Rio and the nation’s only World Champion podium finish since 2012 had been Robbie Manson and Chris Harris’ third in 2015. Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinković were the new duo to beat, having won the and 2014 and 2015 World and 2016 European Championships, while Lithuania’s Saulius Ritter, partnered in Rio with Mindaugas Griškonis, could boast the 2011 and 2013 European titles, silver medals at the 2013 and 2015 World and 2013 European Championships, and a third-place finish at the 2016 Europeans.
It was these three nations that won the preliminary heats, with Croatia and Lithuania taking their respective semifinals. New Zealand, meanwhile, finished a distant fourth in Croatia’s semifinal and was relegated to Final B. In Final A, Croatia held off Lithuania’s challenge to capture gold, while Norway’s Kjetil Borch, a 2013 World Champion, and Olaf Tufte, a six-time Olympian and twice Olympic Champion in the single sculls, took bronze.
Round One
| Date | 6 August 2016 — 11:50 |
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| Format | Top three in each heat advanced to semi-finals; all others to repêchage. |
Heat #1
| Time | 11:50 |
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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 | 3 | Robbie Manson / Chris Harris |  NZL | 6:40.35 | 1:31.62 (1) | 3:12.54 (2) | 4:57.85 (2) | 1:40.92 (2) | 1:45.31 (1) | 1:42.50 (3) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Aleksandr Aleksandrov / Boris Yotov |  AZE | 6:40.52 | 1:32.69 (4) | 3:11.63 (1) | 4:57.71 (1) | 1:38.94 (1) | 1:46.08 (2) | 1:42.81 (4) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Francesco Fossi / Romano Battisti |  ITA | 6:42.33 | 1:32.22 (3) | 3:15.26 (3) | 5:03.56 (3) | 1:43.04 (3) | 1:48.30 (4) | 1:38.77 (2) | ||
| 4 | 4 | Jonathan Walton / John Collins |  GBR | 6:43.93 | 1:32.09 (2) | 3:17.68 (4) | 5:05.41 (4) | 1:45.59 (5) | 1:47.73 (3) | 1:38.52 (1) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Eduardo Rubio / Adrián Oquendo |  CUB | 6:52.20 | 1:33.02 (5) | 3:17.86 (5) | 5:07.70 (5) | 1:44.84 (4) | 1:49.84 (5) | 1:44.50 (5) |
Heat #2
| 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 | 2 | Mindaugas Griškonis / Saulius Ritter |  LTU | 6:29.11 | 1:29.86 (1) | 3:08.17 (1) | 4:49.74 (1) | 1:38.31 (1) | 1:41.57 (1) | 1:39.37 (3) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Kjetil Borch / Olaf Tufte |  NOR | 6:30.58 | 1:31.04 (3) | 3:10.23 (3) | 4:53.47 (3) | 1:39.19 (3) | 1:43.24 (2) | 1:37.11 (1) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Marcel Hacker / Stephan Krüger |  GER | 6:31.85 | 1:30.65 (2) | 3:09.56 (2) | 4:52.90 (2) | 1:38.91 (2) | 1:43.34 (3) | 1:38.95 (2) | ||
| 4 | 1 | Georgi Bozhilov / Kristian Vasilev |  BUL | 6:44.31 | 1:32.21 (4) | 3:12.45 (4) | 4:58.86 (4) | 1:40.24 (4) | 1:46.41 (4) | 1:45.45 (4) |
Heat #3
| 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 | 1 | Martin Sinković / Valent Sinković |  CRO | 6:30.09 | 1:29.69 (1) | 3:08.56 (1) | 4:52.65 (1) | 1:38.87 (1) | 1:44.09 (2) | 1:37.44 (3) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Hugo Boucheron / Matthieu Androdias |  FRA | 6:33.03 | 1:33.67 (3) | 3:16.32 (3) | 4:57.95 (3) | 1:42.65 (3) | 1:41.63 (1) | 1:35.08 (1) | ||
| 3 | 2 | David Watts / Chris Morgan |  AUS | 6:36.39 | 1:32.66 (2) | 3:14.65 (2) | 4:59.41 (2) | 1:41.99 (2) | 1:44.76 (3) | 1:36.98 (2) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Marko Marjanović / Andrija Šljukić |  SRB | 7:07.29 | 1:34.55 (4) | 3:19.32 (4) | 5:11.30 (4) | 1:44.77 (4) | 1:51.98 (4) | 1:55.99 (4) |
Round One Repêchage
| Date | 8 August 2016 — 10:50 |
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| Format | Top three to semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Time | 10:50 |
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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 | 4 | Jonathan Walton / John Collins | GBR | 6:19.60 | 1:31.15 (2) | 3:05.07 (2) | 4:43.08 (2) | 1:33.92 (1) | 1:38.01 (1) | 1:36.52 (3) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Georgi Bozhilov / Kristian Vasilev | BUL | 6:20.56 | 1:33.04 (4) | 3:08.35 (4) | 4:46.93 (4) | 1:35.31 (4) | 1:38.58 (3) | 1:33.63 (1) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Marko Marjanović / Andrija Šljukić | SRB | 6:20.62 | 1:30.01 (1) | 3:04.00 (1) | 4:42.56 (1) | 1:33.99 (2) | 1:38.56 (2) | 1:38.06 (4) | ||
| 4 | 1 | Eduardo Rubio / Adrián Oquendo | CUB | 6:21.52 | 1:32.21 (3) | 3:07.18 (3) | 4:46.23 (3) | 1:34.97 (3) | 1:39.05 (4) | 1:35.29 (2) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 9 August 2016 — 10:30 |
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| Format | Top three in each heat to A Final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 10:30 |
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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 | 4 | Martin Sinković / Valent Sinković | CRO | 6:12.27 | 1:30.01 (1) | 3:04.95 (1) | 4:40.10 (1) | 1:34.94 (3) | 1:35.15 (4) | 1:32.17 (1) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kjetil Borch / Olaf Tufte | NOR | 6:13.50 | 1:31.60 (2) | 3:06.14 (2) | 4:40.88 (3) | 1:34.54 (1) | 1:34.74 (2) | 1:32.62 (2) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Jonathan Walton / John Collins | GBR | 6:13.83 | 1:31.98 (3) | 3:06.95 (3) | 4:40.59 (2) | 1:34.97 (4) | 1:33.64 (1) | 1:33.24 (3) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Robbie Manson / Chris Harris | NZL | 6:17.01 | 1:32.51 (4) | 3:07.10 (4) | 4:41.88 (4) | 1:34.59 (2) | 1:34.78 (3) | 1:35.13 (4) | ||
| 5 | 5 | David Watts / Chris Morgan | AUS | 6:19.36 | 1:32.66 (5) | 3:07.69 (5) | 4:43.43 (5) | 1:35.03 (5) | 1:35.74 (5) | 1:35.93 (5) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Georgi Bozhilov / Kristian Vasilev | BUL | 6:47.00 | 1:32.88 (6) | 3:10.22 (6) | 4:49.08 (6) | 1:37.34 (6) | 1:38.86 (6) | 1:57.92 (6) |
Heat #2
| Time | 10:40 |
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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 | 3 | Mindaugas Griškonis / Saulius Ritter | LTU | 6:14.61 | 1:28.64 (1) | 3:02.74 (1) | 4:38.48 (1) | 1:34.10 (1) | 1:35.74 (2) | 1:36.13 (4) | ||
| 2 | 1 | Francesco Fossi / Romano Battisti | ITA | 6:15.24 | 1:31.80 (5) | 3:06.16 (3) | 4:41.51 (2) | 1:34.36 (2) | 1:35.35 (1) | 1:33.73 (2) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Hugo Boucheron / Matthieu Androdias | FRA | 6:16.15 | 1:29.03 (2) | 3:05.11 (2) | 4:43.31 (4) | 1:36.08 (4) | 1:38.20 (4) | 1:32.84 (1) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Marcel Hacker / Stephan Krüger | GER | 6:18.32 | 1:30.68 (3) | 3:06.38 (4) | 4:42.34 (3) | 1:35.70 (3) | 1:35.96 (3) | 1:35.98 (3) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Marko Marjanović / Andrija Šljukić | SRB | 6:27.66 | 1:31.45 (4) | 3:08.01 (5) | 4:48.67 (5) | 1:36.56 (5) | 1:40.66 (5) | 1:38.99 (5) | ||
| 6 | 2 | Aleksandr Aleksandrov / Boris Yotov | AZE | 6:37.49 | 1:33.25 (6) | 3:12.83 (6) | 4:54.99 (6) | 1:39.58 (6) | 1:42.16 (6) | 1:42.50 (6) |
Final Round
| Date | 11 August 2016 — 11:24 |
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Final A
| Time | 11:24 |
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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 | Martin Sinković / Valent Sinković | CRO | 6:50.28 | 1:40.86 (1) | 3:24.87 (1) | 5:10.44 (2) | 1:44.01 (2) | 1:45.57 (5) | 1:39.84 (2) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Mindaugas Griškonis / Saulius Ritter | LTU | 6:51.39 | 1:41.73 (2) | 3:25.10 (2) | 5:09.78 (1) | 1:43.37 (1) | 1:44.68 (2) | 1:41.61 (4) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Kjetil Borch / Olaf Tufte | NOR | 6:53.25 | 1:45.94 (4) | 3:29.97 (3) | 5:13.92 (3) | 1:44.03 (3) | 1:43.95 (1) | 1:39.33 (1) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Francesco Fossi / Romano Battisti | ITA | 6:57.10 | 1:46.13 (5) | 3:31.03 (4) | 5:16.08 (4) | 1:44.90 (4) | 1:45.05 (3) | 1:41.02 (3) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Jonathan Walton / John Collins | GBR | 7:01.25 | 1:47.78 (6) | 3:34.24 (6) | 5:19.62 (6) | 1:46.46 (6) | 1:45.38 (4) | 1:41.63 (5) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Hugo Boucheron / Matthieu Androdias | FRA | 7:02.06 | 1:45.62 (3) | 3:31.88 (5) | 5:18.05 (5) | 1:46.26 (5) | 1:46.17 (6) | 1:44.01 (6) |
Final B
| Time | 13:00 |
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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 | 5 | David Watts / Chris Morgan | AUS | 6:58.11 | 1:40.69 (3) | 3:28.08 (2) | 5:16.20 (1) | 1:47.39 (1) | 1:48.12 (1) | 1:41.91 (3) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Marcel Hacker / Stephan Krüger | GER | 6:58.86 | 1:40.51 (2) | 3:28.57 (3) | 5:17.16 (2) | 1:48.06 (4) | 1:48.59 (2) | 1:41.70 (2) | ||
| 3 | 6 | Kristian Vasilev / Georgi Bozhilov | BUL | 7:00.85 | 1:42.01 (4) | 3:30.57 (5) | 5:19.54 (4) | 1:48.56 (5) | 1:48.97 (3) | 1:41.31 (1) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Marko Marjanović / Andrija Šljukić | SRB | 7:03.13 | 1:42.17 (6) | 3:30.16 (4) | 5:19.85 (5) | 1:47.99 (3) | 1:49.69 (4) | 1:43.28 (4) | ||
| 5 | 4 | Robbie Manson / Chris Harris | NZL | 7:06.80 | 1:38.67 (1) | 3:26.35 (1) | 5:17.54 (3) | 1:47.68 (2) | 1:51.19 (6) | 1:49.26 (5) | ||
| 6 | 1 | Aleksandr Aleksandrov / Boris Yotov | AZE | 7:24.03 | 1:42.02 (5) | 3:32.78 (6) | 5:23.66 (6) | 1:50.76 (6) | 1:50.88 (5) | 2:00.37 (6) |