Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
{{short description|Olympic rowing event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Men's double sculls
| games = 2020 Summer
| image = File:Rowing pictogram.svg
| caption = Olympic rowing
| venue = Sea Forest Waterway
| dates = 23–28 July 2021
| competitors = 26
| nations = 13
| win_value = 6:00.33
| gold = Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias
| goldNOC = FRA
| silver = Melvin Twellaar
Stef Broenink
| silverNOC = NED
| bronze = Liu Zhiyu
Zhang Liang
| bronzeNOC = CHN
| prev = 2016
| next = 2024
}}
{{Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}
The men's double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 23 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/schedule/rowing-schedule |title=Rowing Competition Schedule |publisher=Tokyo 2020 |accessdate=6 May 2021 |archive-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703154906/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/schedule/rowing-schedule |url-status=dead }} 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.{{cite web |url = https://worldrowing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FINAL-2021-01-25-Tokyo-2020-Revised-Qualification-System-Rowing-ENG.pdf |title = Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Rowing |publisher = World Rowing Federation |format = PDF |accessdate = 6 May 2021}}
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Background
This was the 25th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events), at the 1908 games, and at the 1912 games.
The defending medalists in the event were Croatia, Lithuania, and Norway. Lithuania is the only 2016 medalist in the competition.
Qualification
{{main|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912. There were 13 qualifying places in the men's double sculls:
- 11 from the 2019 World Championship
- 2 from the final qualification regatta
Competition format
This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the three-round format. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.{{cite web |url=https://worldrowing.com/2017/05/01/why-race-2000m-the-history-behind-the-distance/ |title=Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance |publisher=World Rowing |date=1 May 2017 |access-date=19 April 2021}}
During the first round three heats were held. The first three boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, with the others relegated to the repechages.
The repechage is a round which offered rowers a second chance to qualify for the semifinals. Placing in the repechage determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in the repechage move on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being eliminated.
Two semifinals were held, each with 6 boats. The top three boats from each heat advanced to Final A and compete for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.
The third and final round was the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th.
Schedule
The competition was held over six days.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| class="wikitable"
! Date ! Time ! Round | ||
| Friday, 23 July 2021 | 10:30 | Heats |
| Saturday, 24 July 2021 | 9:10 | Repechage |
| Sunday, 25 July 2021 | 12:40 | Semifinals A/B |
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 8:20 | Final B |
| style="background:lemonchiffon"
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 9:30 | Final A |
Results
=Heats=
The first three of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage.{{Cite web|title=Rowing - Men's Double Sculls Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/event-schedule-men-s-double-sculls.htm|access-date=2021-07-23|language=en-us|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724134153/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/event-schedule-men-s-double-sculls.htm|url-status=dead}}
==Heat 1==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|1 |4 |align=left| Hugo Boucheron |align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2020 Summer}} |6:10.45 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|2 |1 |align=left| Zhiyu Liu |align=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|2020 Summer}} |6:11.55 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|3 |3 |align=left| Ilya Kondratyev |align=left| {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}} |6:16.09 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|4 |5 |align=left| Stephan Krueger |align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2020 Summer}} |6:35.11 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|5 |2 |align=left| Jakub Podrazil |align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2020 Summer}} |6:41.75 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
==Heat 2==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
| 1 |4 | align="left" | Miroslaw Zietarski | align="left" | {{flagIOC|POL|2020 Summer}} |6:11.22 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|2 |1 | align="left" | Barnabe Delarze | align="left" | {{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Summer}} |6:11.24 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|3 |3 | align="left" | Jack Lopas | align="left" | {{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}} |6:12.05 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|4 |2 | align="left" | Ronan Byrne | align="left" | {{flagIOC|IRL|2020 Summer}} |6:14.40 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
==Heat 3==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|1 |4 | align="left" | Melvin Twellaar | align="left" | {{flagIOC|NED|2020 Summer}} | 6:08.38 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} ({{OlyB}}) |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|2 |2 | align="left" | Graeme Thomas | align="left" | {{flagIOC|GBR|2020 Summer}} |6:12.80 |{{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|3 |3 | align="left" | Ioan Prundeanu | align="left" | {{flagIOC|ROU|2020 Summer}} |6:13.62 |{{abbr|Q|Qualified for the semifinals}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|4 |1 | align="left" | Saulius Ritter | align="left" | {{flagIOC|LTU|2020 Summer}} |6:23.08 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
=Repechage=
The first three pairs in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while the fourth pair was eliminated.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|1 |4 |align=left| Stephan Krueger |align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2020 Summer}} |6:26.64 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for Semifinal A/B}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|2 |2 |align=left| Saulius Ritter |align=left| {{flagIOC|LTU|2020 Summer}} |6:27.36 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for Semifinal A/B}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|3 |3 |align=left| Ronan Byrne |align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|2020 Summer}} |6:29.90 | {{abbr|Q|Qualified for Semifinal A/B}} |
| 4
|1 |align=left| Jakub Podrazil |align=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2020 Summer}} |6:32.86 | |
=Semifinals=
The first three of each heat qualify to the Final A, other to Final B
==Semifinal A/B 1==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|1 |3 | align="left" | Hugo Boucheron | align="left" | {{flagIOC|FRA|2020 Summer}} |6:20.45 |{{abbr|FA|Qualified for Final A}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|2 |2 | align="left" | Graeme Thomas | align="left" | {{flagIOC|GBR|2020 Summer}} |6:22.95 | {{abbr|FA|Qualified for Final A}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|3 |4 | align="left" | Miroslaw Zietarski | align="left" | {{flagIOC|POL|2020 Summer}} |6:24.50 |{{abbr|FA|Qualified for Final A}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|4 |5 | align="left" | Jack Lopas | align="left" | {{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}} |6:26.08 |{{abbr|FB|Qualified for Final B}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|5 |1 | align="left" | Stephan Krueger | align="left" | {{flagIOC|GER|2020 Summer}} |6:38.41 |{{abbr|FB|Qualified for Final B}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|6 |6 |align=left| Ronan Byrne |align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|2020 Summer}} |6:49.06 |{{abbr|FB|Qualified for Final B}} |
==Semifinal A/B 2==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|1 |4 | align="left" | Melvin Twellaar | align="left" | {{flagIOC|NED|2020 Summer}} |6:20.17 |{{abbr|FA|Qualified for Final A}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|2 |5 | align="left" | Zhiyu Liu | align="left" | {{flagIOC|CHN|2020 Summer}} |6:23.11 |{{abbr|FA|Qualified for Final A}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|3 |3 | align="left" | Barnabe Delarze | align="left" | {{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Summer}} |6:25.89 | {{abbr|FA|Qualified for Final A}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|4 |6 | align="left" | Ilya Kondratyev | align="left" | {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}} |6:26.58 |{{abbr|FB|Qualified for Final B}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|5 |2 | align="left" | Ioan Prundeanu | align="left" | {{flagIOC|ROU|2020 Summer}} |6:29.55 |{{abbr|FB|Qualified for Final B}} |
| bgcolor=bbf3ff
|6 |1 | align="left" | Saulius Ritter | align="left" | {{flagIOC|LTU|2020 Summer}} |6:34.04 |{{abbr|FB|Qualified for Final B}} |
=Finals=
==Final B==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| 1
|3 |align=left| Ilya Kondratyev |align=left| {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}} |6:13.73 | |
| 2
|4 |align=left| Jack Lopas |align=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}} |6:15.51 | |
| 3
|2 |align=left| Ioan Prundeanu |align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|2020 Summer}} |6:16.86 | |
| 4
|6 |align=left| Ronan Byrne |align=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|2020 Summer}} |6:16.89 | |
| 5
|5 |align=left| Stephan Krueger |align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2020 Summer}} |6:18.13 | |
| 6
|1 |align=left| Saulius Ritter |align=left| {{flagIOC|LTU|2020 Summer}} |6.20.87 | |
==Final A==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Lane ! Rower ! Nation ! Time ! Notes |
| {{gold1}}
|3 | align="left" | Hugo Boucheron | align="left" | {{flagIOC|FRA|2020 Summer}} | 6:00.33 |{{abbr|OB|Olympic Best Time}} |
| {{silver2}}
|4 | align="left" | Melvin Twellaar | align="left" | {{flagIOC|NED|2020 Summer}} | 6:00.53 | |
| {{bronze3}}
|2 | align="left" | Liu Zhiyu | align="left" | {{flagIOC|CHN|2020 Summer}} | 6:03.63 | |
| 4
|5 | align="left" | Graeme Thomas | align="left" | {{flagIOC|GBR|2020 Summer}} | 6:06.48 | |
| 5
|1 | align="left" | Barnabe Delarze | align="left" | {{flagIOC|SUI|2020 Summer}} | 6:09.05 | |
| 6
|6 | align="left" | Miroslaw Zietarski | align="left" | {{flagIOC|POL|2020 Summer}} | 6:09.17 | |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Olympic champions – Men's double sculls}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's double sculls}}