Men's double sculls at the: Games of the——XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | 13–19 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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Single sculls | men |
Double sculls | men |
Coxless pair | men |
Coxed pair | men |
Coxless four | men |
Coxed four | men |
Eight | men |
The men's double sculls competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing. And Canoeing Course, Mexico.
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※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | 6:56.96 | Q | |
2 | Romania | 6:58.88 | Q | |
3 | West Germany | 6:59.70 | Q | |
4 | Mexico | 7:02.18 | R | |
5 | Brazil | 7:16.70 | R |
Heat 2※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bulgaria | 6:54.16 | Q | |
2 | Netherlands | 6:56.09 | Q | |
3 | East Germany | 6:59.32 | Q | |
4 | Switzerland | 6:59.52 | R |
Heat 3※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Soviet Union | 7:07.46 | Q | |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 7:10.35 | Q | |
3 | France | 7:10.72 | Q | |
4 | Canada | 7:36.52 | R |
Repechage※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Switzerland | 7:07.09 | Q | |
2 | Brazil | 7:08.46 | Q | |
3 | Mexico | 7:11.43 | Q | |
4 | Canada | 7:22.87 |
Semifinals※
Semifinal 1※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | East Germany | 7:07.86 | Q | |
2 | Bulgaria | 7:12.08 | Q | |
3 | Soviet Union | 7:12.41 | Q | |
4 | Switzerland | 7:14.74 | C | |
5 | France | 9:54.48 | C | |
6 | Romania | 10:53.17 | C |
Semifinal 2※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | 7:10.05 | Q | |
2 | West Germany | 7:11.56 | Q | |
3 | Netherlands | 7:13.74 | Q | |
4 | Mexico | 7:15.20 | C | |
5 | Brazil | 7:17.08 | C | |
6 | Czechoslovakia | ST | C |
Finals※
Classification 7–12※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
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7 | Brazil | 7:04.13 | |
8 | Romania | 7:08.27 | |
9 | France | 7:08.49 | |
10 | Mexico | 7:09.90 | |
11 | Switzerland | 7:12.72 | |
12 | Czechoslovakia | 7:25.14 |
Final※
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
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Soviet Union | 6:51.82 | ||
Netherlands | 6:52.80 | ||
United States | 6:54.21 | ||
4 | Bulgaria | 6:58.48 | |
5 | East Germany | 7:04.92 | |
6 | West Germany | 7:12.20 |
References※
- ^ "Rowing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2018.