Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls
| Women's lightweight double sculls at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 22–28 July 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
| Lwt coxless four | men | |
The inaugural women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.[1]
Results
Heats
The winner of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the repechage.
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns |
 United States
|
7:28.28 | S |
| 2 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan |
 Italy
|
7:31.58 | R |
| 3 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie |
 Netherlands
|
7:32.30 | R |
| 4 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan |
 China
|
7:36.71 | R |
| 5 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller |
 France
|
7:36.75 | R |
| 6 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi |
 Greece
|
8:01.60 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce |
 Australia
|
7:33.16 | S |
| 2 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps |
 Germany
|
7:45.52 | R |
| 3 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp |
 Sweden
|
7:48.15 | R |
| 4 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez |
 Spain
|
7:51.05 | R |
| 5 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta |
.svg.png){kind=small} Japan
|
7:55.99 | R |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc |
 Romania
|
7:33.61 | S |
| 2 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson |
 Denmark
|
7:36.47 | R |
| 3 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
7:41.20 | R |
| 4 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter |
 Austria
|
7:45.45 | R |
| 5 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz |
 Mexico
|
8:00.92 | R |
Repechage
The first three places advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the Final C.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie |
Netherlands
|
7:00.17 | S |
| 2 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps |
Germany
|
7:05.29 | S |
| 3 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter |
Austria
|
7:07.34 | S |
| 4 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta |
Japan
|
7:15.61 | FC |
| 5 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi |
Greece
|
7:21.39 | FC |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan |
Italy
|
6:59.06 | S |
| 2 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe |
Canada
|
7:02.54 | S |
| 3 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller |
France
|
7:03.27 | S |
| 4 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez |
Spain
|
7:12.96 | FC |
Repechage 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson |
Denmark
|
7:03.80 | S |
| 2 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp |
Sweden
|
7:03.68 | S |
| 3 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan |
China
|
7:10.96 | S |
| 4 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz |
Mexico
|
7:18.31 | FC |
Semifinals
The first three places advanced to the Final A, remainder go to the Final B.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns |
United States
|
7:09.47 | FA |
| 2 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc |
Romania
|
7:11.13 | FA |
| 3 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan |
Italy
|
7:15.29 | FA |
| 4 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps |
Germany
|
7:19.69 | FB |
| 5 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller |
France
|
7:20.11 | FB |
| 6 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp |
Sweden
|
7:27.01 | FB |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce |
Australia
|
7:17.67 | FA |
| 2 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie |
Netherlands
|
7:19.20 | FA |
| 3 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson |
Denmark
|
7:19.79 | FA |
| 4 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan |
China
|
7:23.46 | FB |
| 5 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe |
Canada
|
7:27.19 | FB |
| 6 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter |
Austria
|
7:32.07 | FB |
Finals
Final C
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta |
Japan
|
7:44.81 | |
| 14 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz |
Mexico
|
7:46.57 | |
| 15 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi |
Greece
|
7:51.80 | |
| 16 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez |
Spain
|
7:55.84 |
Final B
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe |
Canada
|
7:03.87 | |
| 8 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps |
Germany
|
7:04.31 | |
| 9 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan |
China
|
7:07.81 | |
| 10 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller |
France
|
7:09.95 | |
| 11 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter |
Austria
|
7:11.22 | |
| 12 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp |
Sweden
|
7:12.03 |
Final A
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc |
Romania
|
7:12.78 | |
|
Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns |
United States
|
7:14.65 | |
|
Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce |
Australia
|
7:16.56 | |
| 4 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan |
Italy
|
7:16.83 | |
| 5 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson |
Denmark
|
7:18.20 | |
| 6 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie |
Netherlands
|
7:21.92 |
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Lightweight Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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Since 1984 and, after 1996 in non-Olympic years, this boat class has been a World Championships event; see World champions – Lightweight women's double sculls |
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