Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
The men's double sculls competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Albano, Italy.[1]
Men's double sculls at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | 31 August – 3 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Rowing at the 1960 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 |
Competition format
This rowing competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and final), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the final. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.
- Heats: Three heats. With 16 boats entered, there were five or six boats per heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the final; all other boats went to the repechage.
- Repechage: Three heats. With 13 boats racing in but not winning their initial heats, there were four or five boats per repechage heat. The top boat in each repechage heat advanced to the final, with the remaining boats eliminated.
- Final: The final consisted of the six boats that had won either the preliminary heats or the repechage heats.
Results
Heat 1
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | France | 6:45.23 | Q | |
2 | Netherlands | 6:48.22 | R | |
3 | Yugoslavia | 6:49.94 | R | |
4 | United States | 6:51.92 | R | |
5 | United Team of Germany | 6:52.05 | R | |
6 | Australia | 7:16.41 | R |
Heat 2
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Czechoslovakia | 6:51.47 | Q | |
2 | Soviet Union | 6:51.98 | R | |
3 | Great Britain | 7:00.13 | R | |
4 | Norway | 7:11.04 | R | |
5 | Denmark | 7:15.23 | R |
Heat 3
Italy was disqualified for false starting twice.
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Switzerland | 6:54.78 | Q | |
2 | Belgium | 6:55.31 | R | |
3 | Austria | 7:18.13 | R | |
4 | Uruguay | 7:38.57 | R | |
– | Italy | DSQ | R |
Repechage heat 1
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Netherlands | 6:51.61 | Q | |
2 | Norway | 7:02.88 | ||
3 | Denmark | 7:09.95 | ||
4 | Austria | 7:15.63 |
Repechage heat 2
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Soviet Union | 6:55.91 | Q | |
2 | Uruguay | 7:04.78 | ||
3 | Yugoslavia | 7:07.61 | ||
4 | Italy | 7:08.16 | ||
5 | Australia | 7:12.37 |
Repechage heat 3
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Belgium | 6:49.04 | Q | |
2 | Great Britain | 6:49.81 | ||
3 | United Team of Germany | 6:55.15 | ||
4 | United States | 6:55.25 |
Final
Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
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Czechoslovakia | 6:47.50 | ||
Soviet Union | 6:50.49 | ||
Switzerland | 6:50.59 | ||
4 | France | 6:52.22 | |
5 | Netherlands | 6:53.86 | |
6 | Belgium | 6:56.40 |
References
- "Rowing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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