Men's lightweight double sculls competition at the

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was held between August 10 and 17 at the

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rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a pair of 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. As a

lightweight rowing Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to the International Rowing Federation (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more un ...

competition, the body mass of the rowers was limited to a maximum of 72.5 kilograms each and 70 kilograms on average. The competition consisted of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals. During the first round four heats were held. The top two boats in each heat advanced to the A/B semifinals, while all others were relegated to the repechage. In the repechage, two more heats were held. The top two boats in each of those heats also advanced to the A/B semifinals, while the remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals. Four semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals and the C/D semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final. The third and final round was the Finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1-2-> SA/B, 3..-> R

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Repechages

Qualification Rules: 1-2-> SA/B, 3..-> SC/D

Repechage 1

Repechage 2

Semifinals C/D

Qualification Rules: 1-3-> FC, 4..-> FD

Semifinal C/D 1

Semifinal C/D 2

Semifinals A/B

Qualification Rules: 1-3-> FA, 4..-> FB

Semifinal A/B 1

Semifinal A/B 2

Finals

Final D

Final C

Final B

Final A

References

External links

NYT Olympic Report
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