Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
The men's coxless pair competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada.
Competition format
The competition consisted of three main rounds as well as a repechage after the heats.- The 15 boats were divided into three heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The top 3 boats in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 6 boats competed in a single-heat repechage.
- The top 3 boats in the repechage advanced to the semifinals; the bottom 3 boats were eliminated.
- The semifinals consisted of two heats of 6 boats each. The top 3 boats in each semifinal advanced to the "A" final. The 4th through 6th place boats were placed in the "B" final.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:49.19 | |||
| 2 | 6:52.36 | |||
| 3 | 6:55.57 | |||
| 4 | 6:59.99 | |||
| 5 | 7:46.75 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:56.50 | |||
| 2 | 6:58.98 | |||
| 3 | 7:02.62 | |||
| 4 | 7:05.10 | |||
| 5 | 7:07.21 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:56.06 | |||
| 2 | 6:58.96 | |||
| 3 | 7:01.52 | |||
| 4 | 7:04.83 | |||
| 5 | 8:00.64 |
Repechage
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:55.37 | |||
| 2 | 6:56.12 | |||
| 3 | 6:56.91 | |||
| 4 | 7:06.18 | |||
| 5 | 7:11.13 | |||
| 6 | 7:22.32 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:33.02 | |||
| 2 | 6:33.14 | |||
| 3 | 6:33.23 | |||
| 4 | 6:35.53 | |||
| 5 | 6:45.05 | |||
| 6 | 6:55.08 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:33.25 | |||
| 2 | 6:34.18 | |||
| 3 | 6:35.27 | |||
| 4 | 6:36.84 | |||
| 5 | 6:44.64 | |||
| 6 | 6:49.58 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 7:26.27 | ||
| 8 | 7:29.09 | ||
| 9 | 7:30.024 | ||
| 10 | 7:31.40 | ||
| 11 | 7:35.53 | ||
| 12 | 7:36.12 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7:23.31 | |||
| 7:26.73 | |||
| 7:30.03 | |||
| 4 | 7:34.17 | ||
| 5 | 7:37.42 | ||
| 6 | 7:51.06 |
Final classification
| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt | ||
| Calvin Coffey Mike Staines | ||
| Peter van Roye Thomas Strauß | ||
| 4 | Zlatko Celent Duško Mrduljaš | |
| 5 | Valentin Stoev Georgi Georgiev | |
| 6 | Miroslav Knapek Vojtěch Caska | |
| 7 | Gennadi Kinko Tiit Helmja | |
| 8 | Leo Ahonen Kari Hanska | |
| 9 | Brian Love Mike Neary | |
| 10 | Jan van der Horst Willem Boeschoten | |
| 11 | Alfons Ślusarski Zbigniew Ślusarski | |
| 12 | David Sturge Henry Clay | |
| 13 | Ian Luxford Chris Shinners | |
| 14 | Kim Rørbæk Mogens Rasmussen | |
| 15 | Guilherme Campos Raúl Bagattini |