Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pairs

Men's coxless pairs
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueLake Wendouree
DateNovember 23 – November 27
Competitors18 from 9 nations
Medalists
   United States
   Soviet Union
   Austria

The men's coxless pairs competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from November 23 – November 27.

Final

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1st James Fifer
Duvall Hecht
 United States (USA) 7:55.4
2nd Igor Buldakov
Viktor Ivanov
 Soviet Union (URS) 8:03.9
3rd Josef Kloimstein
Alfred Sageder
 Austria (AUT) 8:11.8
4 Peter Raper
Maurice Grace
 Australia (AUS) 8:22.2

References

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