Rowing At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Double Sculls
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The men's double sculls competition at the
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Competition format

This rowing competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the semifinals. All races were 2,000 metres in distance. * Heats: Three heats. With 13 boats entered, there were four or five boats per heat. The top three boats in each heat (total of 9 boats) advanced directly to the semifinals; all other boats (4 boats) went to the repechage. * Repechage: One heat. There were 4 boats in the repechage. The top three boats advanced to the semifinals. The last-place boat was eliminated. * Semifinals: Two heats. Each heat consisted of 6 boats. The top three boats in each heat advanced to the final; the other three boats in each heat were sent to a 7th–12th place classification race. * Finals: A main final and a 7th–12th place classification race.


Results


Heats


Heat 1


Heat 2


Heat 3


Repechage


Semifinals


Semifinal 1


Semifinal 2


Finals


Classification 7–12


Final


References

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