Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls
| Women's double sculls at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Olympic rowing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July – 1 August 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Single sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
The women's double sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 1 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne.
Background
This is the 13th appearance of the event, which was introduced at the 1976 Games.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912.
Competition format
This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the three-round format. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[1]
During the first round three heats were held. The first three boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, with the others relegated to the repechages.
The repechage is a round which offered rowers a second chance to qualify for the semifinals. Placing in the repechage determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in the repechage move on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being eliminated.
Two semifinals were held, each with 6 boats. The top three boats from each heat advanced to Final A and compete for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.
The third and final round was the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th.
Schedule
The competition is being held over six days.[2]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 27 July 2024 | 12:00 | Heats |
| Sunday, 28 July 2024 | 10:10 | Repechage |
| Tuesday, 30 July 2024 | 10:50 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday, 1 August 2024 | 10:30 | Final B |
| 11:18 | Final A |
Results
Heats
The first three of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage.[3]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brooke Francis Lucy Spoors |
 New Zealand
|
6:51.68 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Rebecca Wilde |
 Great Britain
|
6:52.31 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Sophia Vitas Kristi Wagner |
 United States
|
6:56.47 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Lisa Scheenaard Martine Veldhuis |
 Netherlands
|
6:58.65 | R |
| 5 | 3 | Clara Guerra Stefania Gobbi |
 Italy
|
7:15.51 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Elodie Ravera Emma Lunatti |
 France
|
6:48.89 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Amanda Bateman Harriet Hudson |
 Australia
|
6:49.21 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Zoe Hyde Alison Bergin |
 Ireland
|
6:52.61 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Donata Karalienė Dovilė Rimkutė |
 Lithuania
|
6:59.62 | R |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ancuța Bodnar Simona Radiș |
 Romania
|
6:48.49 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Anna Santruckova Lenka Lukšová |
 Czech Republic
|
6:55.16 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Shen Shuangmei Lu Shiyu |
 China
|
6:58.85 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie |
 Norway
|
7:00.78 | R |
Repechage
The first three doubles in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while the fourth was eliminated.
Repechage heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lisa Scheenaard Martine Veldhuis |
Netherlands
|
7:08.42 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie |
Norway
|
7:10.39 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Clara Guerra Stefania Gobbi |
Italy
|
7:10.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Donata Karalienė Dovilė Rimkutė |
Lithuania
|
7:15.00 |
Semifinals
The first three of each heat qualify to the Final A, other to Final B
Semifinal A/B 1
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Brooke Francis Lucy Spoors |
New Zealand
|
6:49.49 | FA |
| 2 | 1 | Lisa Scheenaard Martine Veldhuis |
Netherlands
|
6:50.20 | FA |
| 3 | 4 | Elodie Ravera Emma Lunatti |
France
|
6:51.30 | FA |
| 4 | 2 | Anna Santruckova Lenka Lukšová |
Czech Republic
|
6:54.76 | FB |
| 5 | 5 | Zoe Hyde Alison Bergin |
Ireland
|
6:55.08 | FB |
| 6 | 6 | Clara Guerra Stefania Gobbi |
Italy
|
6:58.08 | FB |
Semifinal A/B 2
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ancuța Bodnar Simona Radiș |
Romania
|
6:51.41 | FA |
| 2 | 5 | Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Rebecca Wilde |
Great Britain
|
6:51.82 | FA |
| 3 | 1 | Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie |
Norway
|
6:52.47 | FA |
| 4 | 3 | Amanda Bateman Harriet Hudson |
Australia
|
6:52.69 | FB |
| 5 | 2 | Sophia Vitas Kristi Wagner |
United States
|
7:04.12 | FB |
| 6 | 6 | Shen Shuangmei Lu Shiyu |
China
|
7:09.75 | FB |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | Amanda Bateman Harriet Hudson |
Australia
|
6:47.66 |
| 8 | 3 | Anna Santruckova Lenka Lukšová |
Czech Republic
|
6:49.92 |
| 9 | 5 | Sophia Vitas Kristi Wagner |
United States
|
6:50.74 |
| 10 | 2 | Zoe Hyde Alison Bergin |
Ireland
|
6:55.62 |
| 11 | 1 | Clara Guerra Stefania Gobbi |
Italy
|
6:56.87 |
| 12 | 6 | Shen Shuangmei Lu Shiyu |
China
|
7:00.71 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | Brooke Francis Lucy Spoors |
New Zealand
|
6:50.45 |
|
4 | Ancuța Bodnar Simona Radiș |
Romania
|
6:50.69 |
|
2 | Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Rebecca Wilde |
Great Britain
|
6:53.22 |
| 4 | 5 | Lisa Scheenaard Martine Veldhuis |
Netherlands
|
6:54.24 |
| 5 | 6 | Elodie Ravera Emma Lunatti |
France
|
6:57.35 |
| 6 | 1 | Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie |
Norway
|
6:58.41 |
References
- ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Schedule - Rowing", Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Rowing - Men's Double Sculls Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
