Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
| Men's double sculls at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Meilahti | |||||||||
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| Date | 20 July – 23 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's double sculls competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Finland. The event was held from 20 July until 23 July.
Heats
First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giavonnoni |  France (FRA) | 7:00.1 | SF |
| 2 | Waldemar Beck Gerhard Füssmann |  Germany (GER) | 7:04.3 | SF |
| 3 | Robert George Joseph van Stichel | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 7:13.2 | |
| 4 | Ebbe Parsner Åge Larsen |  Denmark (DEN) | 7:27.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgiy Zhylin Igor Yemchuk | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 7:02.5 | SF |
| 2 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodriguez |  Uruguay (URU) | 7:06.9 | SF |
| 3 | Pierre Stebler Emile Knecht |  Switzerland (SUI) | 7:09.3 | |
| 4 | Keijo Koivumäki Eero Koivumäki |  Finland (FIN) | 7:19.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvio Bergamini Lodovico Sommaruga |  Italy (ITA) | 7:01.3 | SF |
| 2 | Bernard Costello Walter Hoover |  United States (USA) | 7:01.9 | SF |
| 3 | John MacMillan Peter Brandt |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7:07.4 | |
| 4 | Robert Williams John D. Riley |  Canada (CAN) | 7:19.3 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero |  Argentina (ARG) | 7:04.4 | SF |
| 2 | Antonin Malinkovic Jiri Vykoukal |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:11.6 | SF |
| 3 | John Rogers Murray Riley |  Australia (AUS) | 7:16.7 | |
| 4 | Torvald Johansson Curt Brunnqvist |  Sweden (SWE) | 8:31.3 |
First Repechage
The winner in each heat qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert George Joseph van Stichel | Belgium (BEL) | 7:03.2 | SF |
| 2 | Pierre Stebler Emile Knecht | Switzerland (SUI) | 7:05.8 | |
| 3 | Torvald Johansson Curt Brunnqvist | Sweden (SWE) | 7:11.4 | |
| 4 | Robert Williams John D. Riley | Canada (CAN) | 7:15.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Rogers Murray Riley | Australia (AUS) | 7:03.0 | SF |
| 2 | John MacMillan Peter Brandt | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:04.4 | |
| 3 | Ebbe Parsner Åge Larsen | Denmark (DEN) | 7:09.3 | |
| 4 | Keijo Koivumäki Eero Koivumäki | Finland (FIN) | 7:12.0 |
Semi-finals
The winners in each heat qualified for the final, while the others must compete in the second repechage for the remaining spots in the final.
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonin Malinkovic Jiri Vykoukal | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:23.5 | F |
| 2 | Bernard Costello Walter Hoover | United States (USA) | 7:24.3 | |
| 3 | Georgiy Zhylin Igor Yemchuk | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:26.5 | |
| 4 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giavonnoni | France (FRA) | 7:29.5 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero | Argentina (ARG) | 7:23.1 | F |
| 2 | Waldemar Beck Gerhard Füssmann | Germany (GER) | 7:36.3 | |
| 3 | Silvio Bergamini Lodovico Sommaruga | Italy (ITA) | 7:36.7 | |
| 4 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodriguez | Uruguay (URU) | 8:04.0 |
Second Repechage
The winners in each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodriguez | Uruguay (URU) | 7:01.7 | F |
| 2 | Bernard Costello Walter Hoover | United States (USA) | 7:03.6 | |
| 3 | John Rogers Murray Riley | Australia (AUS) | 7:13.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giavonnoni | France (FRA) | 7:06.3 | F |
| 2 | Waldemar Beck Gerhard Füssmann | Germany (GER) | 7:08.2 | |
| 3 | Robert George Joseph van Stichel | Belgium (BEL) | 7:25.8 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgiy Zhylin Igor Yemchuk | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:07.5 | F |
| 2 | Silvio Bergamini Lodovico Sommaruga | Italy (ITA) | 7:16.0 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tranquilo Cappozzo Eduardo Guerrero | Argentina (ARG) | 7:23.1 | |
 | Georgiy Zhylin Igor Yemchuk | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:07.5 | |
 | Miguel Seijas Juan Rodriguez | Uruguay (URU) | 7:01.7 | |
| 4 | Jacques Maillet Achille Giavonnoni | France (FRA) | 7:06.3 | |
| 5 | Antonin Malinkovic Jiri Vykoukal | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:23.5 |
References
- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (PDF) (PDF). p. 611.
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