Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's coxless pair
|games = 1980 Summer
|venue = Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin
|date = 20–27 July 1980
|competitors = 30
|nations = 15
|gold = Bernd Landvoigt
and Jörg Landvoigt|
|goldNOC = GDR
|silver = Yuriy Pimenov
and Nikolay Pimenov
|silverNOC = URS
|bronze = Charles Wiggin
and Malcolm Carmichael
|bronzeNOC = GBR
|prev = 1976
|next = 1984
}}
{{Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics}}
The men's coxless pair rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 20 to 27 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Rowing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=28 August 2018}}
Heats
The three fastest teams in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the semifinals.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs-round-one.html Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs Round One]. Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
= Heat One =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt | {{flagIOCteam|GDR|1980 Summer}} | 7:19.05 |
| 2 | Constantin Postoiu Valer Toma | {{flagIOCteam|ROU|1980 Summer}} | 7:30.90 |
| 3 | Wilfried Auerbach Thomas Linemayr | {{flagIOCteam|AUT|1980 Summer}} | 7:39.48 |
| 4 | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | {{flagIOCteam|DEN|1980 Summer}} | 7:43.04 |
| 5 | Nikolaos Ioannidis Georgios Kourkoumbas | {{flagIOCteam|GRE|1980 Summer}} | 7:58.37 |
=Heat Two=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | {{flagIOCteam|URS|1980 Summer}} | 7:25.09 |
| 2 | Charles Wiggin Malcolm Carmichael | {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1980 Summer}} | 7:30.57 |
| 3 | Miroslav Vraštil Miroslav Knapek | {{flagIOCteam|TCH|1980 Summer}} | 7:34.83 |
| 4 | José Pardas Luis Miguel Oliver | {{flagIOCteam|ESP|1980 Summer}} | 7:46.00 |
| 5 | Robert Lang John Bolt | {{flagIOCteam|AUS|1980 Summer}} | 7:50.05 |
=Heat Three=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Valtorta Antonio Baldacci | {{flagIOCteam|ITA|1980 Summer}} | 7:28.77 |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Roussel Dominique Lecointe | {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1980 Summer}} | 7:33.20 |
| 3 | Pat Gannon Willie Ryan | {{flagIOCteam|IRL|1980 Summer}} | 7:35.10 |
| 4 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1980 Summer}} | 7:44.16 |
| 5 | Edgar Nanne Alberik de Suremain | {{flagIOCteam|GUA|1980 Summer}} | 8:06.53 |
Repechage
The three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the semifinals.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs-round-one-repechage.html Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs Round One Repêchage]. Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | {{flagIOCteam|DEN|1980 Summer}} | 7:08.21 |
| 2 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1980 Summer}} | 7:09.51 |
| 3 | Robert Lang John Bolt | {{flagIOCteam|AUS|1980 Summer}} | 7:13.24 |
| 4 | José Pardas Luis Miguel Oliver | {{flagIOCteam|ESP|1980 Summer}} | 7:18.45 |
| 5 | Nikolaos Ioannidis Georgios Kourkoumbas | {{flagIOCteam|GRE|1980 Summer}} | 7:24.93 |
| 6 | Edgar Nanne Alberik de Suremain | {{flagIOCteam|GUA|1980 Summer}} | 7:34.09 |
Semifinals
The three fastest teams in each semifinal advanced to the final.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs-semi-finals.html Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs Semi-Finals]. Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
= Semifinal One =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt | {{flagIOCteam|GDR|1980 Summer}} | 6:40.54 |
| 2 | Charles Wiggin Malcolm Carmichael | {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1980 Summer}} | 6:51.47 |
| 3 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1980 Summer}} | 6:54.12 |
| 4 | Franco Valtorta Antonio Baldacci | {{flagIOCteam|ITA|1980 Summer}} | 7:00.79 |
| 5 | Pat Gannon Willie Ryan | {{flagIOCteam|IRL|1980 Summer}} | 7:02.11 |
| 6 | Wilfried Auerbach Thomas Linemayr | {{flagIOCteam|AUT|1980 Summer}} | 7:04.48 |
= Semifinal Two =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | {{flagIOCteam|URS|1980 Summer}} | 6:52.11 |
| 2 | Constantin Postoiu Valer Toma | {{flagIOCteam|ROU|1980 Summer}} | 6:52.70 |
| 3 | Miroslav Vraštil Miroslav Knapek | {{flagIOCteam|TCH|1980 Summer}} | 6:56.70 |
| 4 | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | {{flagIOCteam|DEN|1980 Summer}} | 6:56.90 |
| 5 | Jean-Claude Roussel Dominique Lecointe | {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1980 Summer}} | 7:10.26 |
| 6 | Robert Lang John Bolt | {{flagIOCteam|AUS|1980 Summer}} | 7:11.76 |
Finals
= Finals A =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold1}} | Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt | {{flagIOCteam|GDR|1980 Summer}} | 6:48.01 |
| {{silver02}} | Yuriy Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | {{flagIOCteam|URS|1980 Summer}} | 6:50.50 |
| {{bronze03}} | Charles Wiggin Malcolm Carmichael | {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1980 Summer}} | 6:51.47 |
| 4 | Constantin Postoiu Valer Toma | {{flagIOCteam|ROU|1980 Summer}} | 6:53.49 |
| 5 | Miroslav Vraštil Miroslav Knapek | {{flagIOCteam|TCH|1980 Summer}} | 7:01.54 |
| 6 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1980 Summer}} | 7:02.52 |
This is still the only Olympic final where two sets of twins finished on the podium.{{cite book |last1=Wallechinsky |first1=David |title=The Complete Book of the Olympics |date=1984 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=England |isbn=0140066322 |pages=352 }}
= Finals B =
| class="wikitable" | |||
| width=25| Rank
!width=175|Athletes names !width=175|Country !width=75|Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pat Gannon Willie Ryan | {{flagIOCteam|IRL|1980 Summer}} | 6:54.60 |
| 8 | Jean-Claude Roussel Dominique Lecointe | {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1980 Summer}} | 6:55.22 |
| 9 | Wilfried Auerbach Thomas Linemayr | {{flagIOCteam|AUT|1980 Summer}} | 6:58.96 |
| 10 | Robert Lang John Bolt | {{flagIOCteam|AUS|1980 Summer}} | 6:59.13 |
| 11 | Franco Valtorta Antonio Baldacci | {{flagIOCteam|ITA|1980 Summer}} | 7:00.71 |
| – | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | {{flagIOCteam|DEN|1980 Summer}} | np |
References
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Sources
- {{cite book|title=The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three |editor=I. T. Novikov |page=106 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/or1980v3.pdf |type=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222426/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/or1980v3.pdf |archivedate=27 September 2007 }}
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