Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair


The men's coxless pair competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico.

Competition format

This rowing competition consisted of three main rounds, as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the semifinals. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.

Heats

Heat 1

The first heat featured 4 of the 6 eventual finalists, including the gold and bronze medalists.
RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:14.50
27:23.51
37:30.08
47:36.91
57:42.81
67:45.49

Heat 2

RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:31.29
27:34.42
37:45.51
47:48.28
57:51.94
67:55.10

Heat 3

RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:19.92
27:24.66
37:33.31
47:35.61
57:37.34
67:42.35

Repechage

Repechage heat 1

RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:21.92
27:23.77
37:26.39
47:33.46
57:40.50
67:43.38

Repechage heat 2

RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:26.33
27:31.91
37:35.81
47:37.95
57:50.88

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:15.51
27:15.53
37:16.09
47:17.09
57:29.75
67:40.10

Semifinal 2

RankRowersNationTimeNotes
17:21.50
27:24.98
37:32.16
47:43.79
57:45.73
67:53.06

Finals

Classification 7–12

RankRowersNationTime
77:19.49
87:22.89
97:26.00
107:32.50
117:37.64
127:40.88

Final

RankRowersNationTime
7:26.56
7:26.71
7:31.84
47:41.80
57:46.79
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