Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
The men's double sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.[1]
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| Venue | Meilahti | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 – 27 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1956 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 |
Heats
The winner in each heat qualified for the finals. The others must compete in the repechage.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States (USA) | 6:54.5 | F |
| 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7:03.4 | |
| 3 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho |  Uruguay (URU) | 7:09.6 | |
| 4 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 7:24.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6:44.4 | F |
| 2 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper |  Germany (GER) | 6:55.8 | |
| 3 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood |  Australia (AUS) | 7:01.2 | |
| 4 | Albert Krajmer František Reich |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:05.1 |
First repechage
The winner in each heat qualified for the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 8:12.2 | F |
| 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:19.4 | |
| 3 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) | 9:01.9 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 8:16.7 | F |
| 2 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho | Uruguay (URU) | 8:27.5 | |
| 3 | Albert Krajmer František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 8:38.2 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:24.0 | |
 | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | United States (USA) | 7:32.2 | |
 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 7:37.4 | |
| 4 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 7:41.7 |
References
- "Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External links
- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 (PDF) (PDF). p. 611.
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