Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair

Men's coxed pairs
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Regatta Course, Oberschleißheim
Date27 August – 2 September
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
   East Germany
   Czechoslovakia
   Romania
Rowing at the
1972 Summer Olympics

Single sculls   men  
Double sculls men
Coxless pair men
Coxed pair men
Coxless four men
Coxed four men
Eight men

The Men's Coxed Pairs competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from August 27, 1972 – September 2, 1972, at the Olympic Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim.[1]

Results

Heats

The top crew in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.

Heat One

1. Czechoslovakia (TCH) 7:41.27 QF
2. Switzerland (SUI) 7:46.03 QR
3. Romania (ROU) 7:47.98 QR
4. Canada (CAN) 7:49.54 QR
5. Norway (NOR) 8:00.56 QR
6. Belgium (BEL) 8:08.51 QR

Heat Two

1. United States (USA) 7:50.00 QF
2. Poland (POL) 7:57.23 QR
3. Netherlands (NED) 8:00.15 QR
4. Austria (AUT) 8:08.88 QR
5. Uruguay (URU) 8:29.51 QR

Heat Three

1. East Germany (GDR) 7:54.11 QF
2. Bulgaria (BUL) 8:01.01 QR
3. Italy (ITA) 8:02.79 QR
4. France (FRA) 8:09.62 QR
5. Argentina (ARG) 8:20.19 QR

Heat Four

1. Soviet Union (URS) 7:43.84 QF
2. Great Britain (GBR) 7:49.56 QR
3. West Germany (FRG) 8:02.19 QR
4. Finland (FIN) 8:06.56 QR
5. Cuba (CUB) 8:17.34 QR

Repechages

Top two finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Repechage One

1. Great Britain (GBR) 8:01.14 Q
2. Norway (NOR) 8:03.50 Q
3. Italy (ITA) 8:10.46
4. Austria (AUT) 8:15.94

Repechage Two

1. Bulgaria (BUL) 8:10.94 Q
2. Canada (CAN) 8:12.69 Q
3. Netherlands (NED) 8:17.37
4. Cuba (CUB) 8:37.14

Repechage Three

1. Romania (ROU) 8:08.34 Q
2. Poland (POL) 8:10.87 Q
3. Finland (FIN) 8:11.89
4. Argentina (ARG) 8:31.51

Repechage Four

1. West Germany (FRG) 8:07.95 Q
2. Switzerland (SUI) 8:11.53 Q
3. France (FRA) 8:15.25
4. Belgium (BEL) 8:16.26
5. Uruguay (URU)8:52.42

Semi-Finals

Top three finishers in each heat advanced to final.

Semi-Final One

1. East Germany (GDR) 8:13.87 Q
2. West Germany (FRG) 8:19.86 Q
3. Poland (POL) 8:20.69 Q
4. Great Britain (GBR) 8:21.61
5. United States (USA)8:25.40
6. Canada (CAN)9:28.82

Semi-Final Two

1. Soviet Union (URS) 8:07.34 Q
2. Czechoslovakia (TCH) 8:07.88 Q
3. Romania (ROU) 8:10.89 Q
4. Bulgaria (BUL) 8:20.21
5. Norway (NOR)8:30.29
6. Switzerland (SUI)8:32.34

Final

 East Germany (GDR) 7:17.25
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 7:19.57
 Romania (ROU) 7:21.36
4. West Germany (FRG) 7:21.52
5. Soviet Union (URS) 7:24.44
6. Poland (POL) 7:28.92

References

  1. "Rowing at the 1972 München Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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