Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's double sculls

|games = 2012 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Eton Dorney

|date = 30 July – 3 August 2012

|competitors = 20

|nations = 10

|gold = Anna Watkins
Katherine Grainger

|goldNOC = GBR

|silver = Kim Crow
Brooke Pratley

|silverNOC = AUS

|bronze = Magdalena Fularczyk
Julia Michalska

|bronzeNOC = POL

|win_value = 6:55.82

|prev = 2008

|next = 2016

}}

{{Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

The Women's double sculls competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.{{cite web|title=Rowing|url=http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-sports/rowing.php|publisher=London 2012 website|accessdate=10 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120906054415/http://www.london2012.com/spectators/|archivedate=6 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ROW/womens-double-sculls.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132614/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ROW/womens-double-sculls.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Rowing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's Double Sculls |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=29 September 2018}}

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

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! Date

! Time

! Round

Monday, 30 July 201210:20Heats
Tuesday, 31 July 201209:50Repechage
Friday 3 August 201210:30Final B
style=background:lemonchiffon|Friday, 3 August 2012style=background:lemonchiffon| 12:10style=background:lemonchiffon|Final

Results

=Heats=

First two of each heat qualify to the final, remainder goes to the repeachge.

==Heat 1==

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Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

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|1

|Anna Watkins
Katherine Grainger

|{{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}}

|6:44.33

|Q, {{OlyB}}

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|2

|Fiona Paterson
Anna Reymer

|{{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}}

|6:49.44

|Q

3

|Wang Min
Zhu Weiwei

|{{flagIOC|CHN|2012 Summer}}

|6:50.64

|R

4

|Inge Janssen
Ellen Hogerwerf

|{{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}}

|7:00.10

|R

5

|Lenka Antošová
Jitka Antošová

|{{flagIOC|CZE|2012 Summer}}

|7:05.05

|R

==Heat 2==

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Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

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|1

|Kim Crow
Brooke Pratley

|{{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}}

|6:48.80

|Q

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|2

|Magdalena Fularczyk
Julia Michalska

|{{flagIOC|POL|2012 Summer}}

|6:50.85

|Q

3

|Margot Shumway
Sarah Trowbridge

|{{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}}

|6:55.25

|R

4

|Tina Manker
Stephanie Schiller

|{{flagIOC|GER|2012 Summer}}

|7:08.36

|R

5

|Hanna Kravchenko
Olena Buryak

|{{flagIOC|UKR|2012 Summer}}

|7:09.40

|R

=Repechage=

First two qualify to the final.

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Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

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|1

|Wang Min
Zhu Weiwei

|{{flagIOC|CHN|2012 Summer}}

|7:09.65

|Q

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|2

|Margot Shumway
Sarah Trowbridge

|{{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}}

|7:10.37

|Q

3

|Lenka Antošová
Jitka Antošová

|{{flagIOC|CZE|2012 Summer}}

|7:11.68

|

4

|Tina Manker
Stephanie Schiller

|{{flagIOC|GER|2012 Summer}}

|7:18.37

|

5

|Inge Janssen
Ellen Hogerwerf

|{{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}}

|7:19.80

|

6

|Anna Kravchenko
Olena Buryak

|{{flagIOC|UKR|2012 Summer}}

|7:23.02

|

=Finals=

==Final B==

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Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

1

|Lenka Antošová
Jitka Antošová

|{{flagIOC|CZE|2012 Summer}}

|7:24.93

|

2

|Inge Janssen
Ellen Hogerwerf

|{{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}}

|7:29.57

|

3

|Tina Manker
Stephanie Schiller

|{{flagIOC|GER|2012 Summer}}

|7:33.32

|

4

|Anna Kravchenko
Olena Buryak

|{{flagIOC|UKR|2012 Summer}}

|7:36.65

|

==Final A==

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Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

{{gold01}}

|Anna Watkins
Katherine Grainger

|{{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}}

|6:55.82

|

{{silver02}}

|Kim Crow
Brooke Pratley

|{{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}}

|6:58.55

|

{{bronze03}}

|Magdalena Fularczyk
Julia Michalska

|{{flagIOC|POL|2012 Summer}}

|7:07.92

|

4

|Wang Min
Zhu Weiwei

|{{flagIOC|CHN|2012 Summer}}

|7:08.92

|

5

|Fiona Paterson
Anna Reymer

|{{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}}

|7:09.82

|

6

|Margot Shumway
Sarah Trowbridge

|{{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}}

|7:10.54

|

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Olympic champions – Women's double sculls}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's double sculls}}

Women's double sculls

Women's double sculls