Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 1 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne.

Women's double sculls
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
VenueStade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne
Dates27 July – 1 August 2024
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brooke Francis
Lucy Spoors
 New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ancuța Bodnar
Simona Radiș
 Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Rebecca Wilde
 Great Britain
← 2020
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Background

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This is the 13th appearance of the event, which was introduced at the 1976 Games.

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912.

Competition format

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This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the three-round format. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[1]

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 repechages.

The repechage is a round which 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 move 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 compete for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.

The third and final round was the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th.

Schedule

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The competition is being held over six days.[2]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 27 July 2024 12:00 Heats
Sunday, 28 July 2024 10:10 Repechage
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:50 Semifinals A/B
Thursday, 1 August 2024 10:30 Final B
11:18 Final A

Results

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Heats

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The first three of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage.[3]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Brooke Francis
Lucy Spoors
  New Zealand 6:51.68 Q
2 5 Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Rebecca Wilde
  Great Britain 6:52.31 Q
3 4 Sophia Vitas
Kristi Wagner
  United States 6:56.47 Q
4 1 Lisa Scheenaard
Martine Veldhuis
  Netherlands 6:58.65 R
5 3 Clara Guerra
Stefania Gobbi
  Italy 7:15.51 R

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Elodie Ravera
Emma Lunatti
  France 6:48.89 Q
2 2 Amanda Bateman
Harriet Hudson
  Australia 6:49.21 Q
3 1 Zoe Hyde
Alison Bergin
  Ireland 6:52.61 Q
4 4 Donata Karalienė
Dovilė Rimkutė
  Lithuania 6:59.62 R

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Ancuța Bodnar
Simona Radiș
  Romania 6:48.49 Q
2 4 Anna Santruckova
Lenka Lukšová
  Czech Republic 6:55.16 Q
3 1 Shen Shuangmei
Lu Shiyu
  China 6:58.85 Q
4 2 Thea Helseth
Inger Kavlie
  Norway 7:00.78 R

Repechage

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The first three doubles in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while the fourth was eliminated.

Repechage heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Lisa Scheenaard
Martine Veldhuis
  Netherlands 7:08.42 Q
2 3 Thea Helseth
Inger Kavlie
  Norway 7:10.39 Q
3 4 Clara Guerra
Stefania Gobbi
  Italy 7:10.41 Q
4 1 Donata Karalienė
Dovilė Rimkutė
  Lithuania 7:15.00

Semifinals

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The first three of each heat qualify to the Final A, other to Final B

Semifinal A/B 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Brooke Francis
Lucy Spoors
  New Zealand 6:49.49 FA
2 1 Lisa Scheenaard
Martine Veldhuis
  Netherlands 6:50.20 FA
3 4 Elodie Ravera
Emma Lunatti
  France 6:51.30 FA
4 2 Anna Santruckova
Lenka Lukšová
  Czech Republic 6:54.76 FB
5 5 Zoe Hyde
Alison Bergin
  Ireland 6:55.08 FB
6 6 Clara Guerra
Stefania Gobbi
  Italy 6:58.08 FB

Semifinal A/B 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Ancuța Bodnar
Simona Radiș
  Romania 6:51.41 FA
2 5 Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Rebecca Wilde
  Great Britain 6:51.82 FA
3 1 Thea Helseth
Inger Kavlie
  Norway 6:52.47 FA
4 3 Amanda Bateman
Harriet Hudson
  Australia 6:52.69 FB
5 2 Sophia Vitas
Kristi Wagner
  United States 7:04.12 FB
6 6 Shen Shuangmei
Lu Shiyu
  China 7:09.75 FB

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time
7 4 Amanda Bateman
Harriet Hudson
  Australia 6:47.66
8 3 Anna Santruckova
Lenka Lukšová
  Czech Republic 6:49.92
9 5 Sophia Vitas
Kristi Wagner
  United States 6:50.74
10 2 Zoe Hyde
Alison Bergin
  Ireland 6:55.62
11 1 Clara Guerra
Stefania Gobbi
  Italy 6:56.87
12 6 Shen Shuangmei
Lu Shiyu
  China 7:00.71

Final A

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time
  3 Brooke Francis
Lucy Spoors
  New Zealand 6:50.45
  4 Ancuța Bodnar
Simona Radiș
  Romania 6:50.69
  2 Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Rebecca Wilde
  Great Britain 6:53.22
4 5 Lisa Scheenaard
Martine Veldhuis
  Netherlands 6:54.24
5 6 Elodie Ravera
Emma Lunatti
  France 6:57.35
6 1 Thea Helseth
Inger Kavlie
  Norway 6:58.41

References

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  1. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympic Schedule - Rowing", Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Rowing - Men's Double Sculls Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.