Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls explained

These are the results of the men's double sculls competition in rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In a sculling boat, each rower has two oars, one on each side of the boat. The Rowing events were held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre.^[1]

Heats

Fourteen boats raced in three heats on August 14. The top three boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, and the remaining boats moved to the repechage.

• SF denotes qualification to semifinal
• R denotes qualification to repechage

Heat 1

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1			6:45.76	SF
2			6:50.67	SF
3			6:52.34	SF
4			6:58.22	R
5			7:02.95	R

Heat 2

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1			6:40.82	SF
2			6:48.13	SF
3			6:52.34	SF
4			7:00.38	R
5			7:05.20	R

Heat 3

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1			6:45.26	SF
2			6:49.90	SF
3			6:58.80	SF
4			7:07.13	R

Repechage

The five boats that did not qualify for the semifinals directly from the heats raced in a single repechage race on August 17. The top three boats qualified for the semifinals.

• SF denotes qualification to semifinal

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1			6:15.60	SF
2			6:16.38	SF
3			6:16.94	SF
4			6:17.51
5			6:24.56

Semifinals

Twelve boats raced in two semifinals on August 18.

• FA denotes qualification to final A
• FB denotes qualification to final B

Semifinal A

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1			6:11.49	FA
2			6:12.40	FA
3			6:14.69	FA
4			6:14.69	FA
5			6:20.70	FB
6			6:22.69	FB

Semifinal B

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1			6:11.96	FA
2			6:12.80	FA
3			6:13.65	FA
4			6:13.71	FB
5			6:23.81	FB
6			6:24.54	FB

Finals

Final B was raced on August 19 and determined placings 8–12 in the event. Final A was raced on August 21 and determined the medal winners.

Final A

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			6:29.00
			6:31.72
			6:32.93
4			6:35.30
5			6:35.81
6			6:36.86
7			6:37.25

Final B

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1			6:14.40
2			6:14.97
3			6:15.37
4			6:15.39
5			6:22.57

External links

• Official Olympic Report

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rowing at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132425/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/ROW/mens-double-sculls.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 25 September 2018.