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.[1]
| Men's coxless pair at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20–27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Heat One
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt |  East Germany (GDR) | 7:19.05 |
| 2 | Constantin Postoiu Valer Toma |  Romania (ROU) | 7:30.90 |
| 3 | Wilfried Auerbach Thomas Linemayr |  Austria (AUT) | 7:39.48 |
| 4 | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen |  Denmark (DEN) | 7:43.04 |
| 5 | Nikolaos Ioannidis Georgios Kourkoumbas |  Greece (GRE) | 7:58.37 |
Heat Two
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov |  Soviet Union (URS) | 7:25.09 |
| 2 | Charles Wiggin Malcolm Carmichael | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:30.57 |
| 3 | Miroslav Vraštil Miroslav Knapek |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:34.83 |
| 4 | José Pardas Luis Miguel Oliver |  Spain (ESP) | 7:46.00 |
| 5 | Robert Lang John Bolt | Australia (AUS) | 7:50.05 |
Heat Three
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Valtorta Antonio Baldacci | Italy (ITA) | 7:28.77 |
| 2 | Jean-Claude Roussel Dominique Lecointe | France (FRA) | 7:33.20 |
| 3 | Pat Gannon Willie Ryan | Ireland (IRL) | 7:35.10 |
| 4 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson |  Sweden (SWE) | 7:44.16 |
| 5 | Edgar Nanne Alberik de Suremain |  Guatemala (GUA) | 8:06.53 |
Repechage
The three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the semifinals.[3]
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | Denmark (DEN) | 7:08.21 |
| 2 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | Sweden (SWE) | 7:09.51 |
| 3 | Robert Lang John Bolt | Australia (AUS) | 7:13.24 |
| 4 | José Pardas Luis Miguel Oliver | Spain (ESP) | 7:18.45 |
| 5 | Nikolaos Ioannidis Georgios Kourkoumbas | Greece (GRE) | 7:24.93 |
| 6 | Edgar Nanne Alberik de Suremain | Guatemala (GUA) | 7:34.09 |
Semifinals
The three fastest teams in each semifinal advanced to the final.[4]
Semifinal One
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt | East Germany (GDR) | 6:40.54 |
| 2 | Charles Wiggin Malcolm Carmichael | Great Britain (GBR) | 6:51.47 |
| 3 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | Sweden (SWE) | 6:54.12 |
| 4 | Franco Valtorta Antonio Baldacci | Italy (ITA) | 7:00.79 |
| 5 | Pat Gannon Willie Ryan | Ireland (IRL) | 7:02.11 |
| 6 | Wilfried Auerbach Thomas Linemayr | Austria (AUT) | 7:04.48 |
Semifinal Two
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | Soviet Union (URS) | 6:52.11 |
| 2 | Constantin Postoiu Valer Toma | Romania (ROU) | 6:52.70 |
| 3 | Miroslav Vraštil Miroslav Knapek | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 6:56.70 |
| 4 | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | Denmark (DEN) | 6:56.90 |
| 5 | Jean-Claude Roussel Dominique Lecointe | France (FRA) | 7:10.26 |
| 6 | Robert Lang John Bolt | Australia (AUS) | 7:11.76 |
Finals
Finals A
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt | East Germany (GDR) | 6:48.01 |
 | Yuriy Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | Soviet Union (URS) | 6:50.50 |
 | Charles Wiggin Malcolm Carmichael | Great Britain (GBR) | 6:51.47 |
| 4 | Constantin Postoiu Valer Toma | Romania (ROU) | 6:53.49 |
| 5 | Miroslav Vraštil Miroslav Knapek | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:01.54 |
| 6 | Anders Larson Anders Wilgotson | Sweden (SWE) | 7:02.52 |
This is still the only Olympic final where two sets of twins finished on the podium.[5]
Finals B
| Rank | Athletes names | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pat Gannon Willie Ryan | Ireland (IRL) | 6:54.60 |
| 8 | Jean-Claude Roussel Dominique Lecointe | France (FRA) | 6:55.22 |
| 9 | Wilfried Auerbach Thomas Linemayr | Austria (AUT) | 6:58.96 |
| 10 | Robert Lang John Bolt | Australia (AUS) | 6:59.13 |
| 11 | Franco Valtorta Antonio Baldacci | Italy (ITA) | 7:00.71 |
| – | Michael Jessen Erik Christiansen | Denmark (DEN) | np |
References
Sources
- I. T. Novikov (ed.). The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three (PDF) (PDF). p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
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