Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
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The men's double sculls competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from 27 August – 2 September at the Olympic Reggatta Course in Oberschleißheim.[1]
Date27 August – 2 September 1972
Competitors38; (19 teams) from 19 nations
Winning time7:01.77
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Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Oberschleißheim Regatta Course | ||||||||||||
| Date | 27 August – 2 September 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38; (19 teams) from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7:01.77 | ||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
Winner of each heat (green) qualify to the semifinal round, remainder goes to the repechage.
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Crooks Patrick Delafield |
 Great Britain |
6:57.70 |
| 2 | Joachim Böhmer Uli Schmied |
 East Germany |
7:07.94 |
| 3 | Albert Heyche Claude Dehombreux |
 Belgium |
7:16.69 |
| 4 | Jorge Imaz Ricardo Ibarra |
 Argentina |
7:18.28 |
| 5 | Peter Barr John McNiven |
 Canada |
7:21.69 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Straka, Jr. Vladek Lacina |
 Czechoslovakia |
6:56.82 |
| 2 | Hans Ruckstuhl Ueli Isler |
 Switzerland |
7:02.90 |
| 3 | Frank Hansen Svein Thøgersen |
 Norway |
7:03.65 |
| 4 | Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom |
 United States |
7:08.91 |
| 5 | Roman Kowalewski Kazimierz Lewandowski |
 Poland |
7:21.05 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Timoshinin Gennadi Korshikov |
 Soviet Union |
6:56.17 |
| 2 | Jan Bruyn Paul Veenemans |
 Netherlands |
7:02.12 |
| 3 | Jochen Meißner Arthur Heyne |
 West Germany |
7:12.03 |
| 4 | Tsugio Ito Yoshio Minato |
 Japan |
7:17.51 |
| 5 | Federico Scheffler Ricardo Scheffler |
 Mexico |
7:43.87 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Henry Secher Jørgen Engelbrecht |
 Denmark |
7:11.32 |
| 2 | Jean-Noël Ribot Roland Thibaut |
 France |
7:16.50 |
| 3 | Manfred Krausbar Sepp Puchinger |
 Austria |
7:29.13 |
| 4 | Carlos Oliveira Manuel Barroso |
 Portugal |
8:09.93 |
Repechage
Top two finishers in each heat qualify to the semifinal round.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Noël Ribot Roland Thibaut |
France |
7:10.45 |
| 2 | Jochen Meißner Arthur Heyne |
West Germany |
7:11.55 |
| 3 | Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom |
United States |
7:19.63 |
| 4 | Peter Barr John McNiven |
Canada |
7:29.05 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Hansen Svein Thøgersen |
Norway |
7:03.71 |
| 2 | Jan Bruyn Paul Veenemans |
Netherlands |
7:04.15 |
| 3 | Jorge Imaz Ricardo Ibarra |
Argentina |
7:22.15 |
Repechage 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Ruckstuhl Ueli Isler |
Switzerland |
7:14.70 |
| 2 | Albert Heyche Claude Dehombreux |
Belgium |
7:17.58 |
| 3 | Federico Scheffler Ricardo Scheffler |
Mexico |
7:40.11 |
| 4 | Carlos Oliveira Manuel Barroso |
Portugal |
7:44.25 |
Repechage 4
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Böhmer Uli Schmied |
East Germany |
7:00.54 |
| 2 | Roman Kowalewski Kazimierz Lewandowski |
Poland |
7:08.27 |
| 3 | Tsugio Ito Yoshio Minato |
Japan |
7:09.73 |
| 4 | Manfred Krausbar Sepp Puchinger |
Austria |
7:16.16 |
Semifinals
Semifinal A/B
First three qualify to the Final A, remainder to Final B.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Böhmer Uli Schmied |
East Germany |
7:29.13 |
| 2 | Tim Crooks Patrick Delafield |
Great Britain |
7:31.62 |
| 3 | Josef Straka, Jr. Vladek Lacina |
Czechoslovakia |
7:36.83 |
| 4 | Jan Bruyn Paul Veenemans |
Netherlands |
7:40.77 |
| 5 | Hans Ruckstuhl Ueli Isler |
Switzerland |
7:45.42 |
| 6 | Jochen Meißner Arthur Heyne |
West Germany |
7:46.21 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Henry Secher Jørgen Engelbrecht |
Denmark |
7:31.32 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Timoshinin Gennadi Korshikov |
Soviet Union |
7:35.33 |
| 3 | Frank Hansen Svein Thøgersen |
Norway |
7:35.82 |
| 4 | Jean-Noël Ribot Roland Thibaut |
France |
7:47.68 |
| 5 | Albert Heyche Claude Dehombreux |
Belgium |
7:55.00 |
| 6 | Roman Kowalewski Kazimierz Lewandowski |
Poland |
7:59.52 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Bruyn Paul Veenemans |
Netherlands |
7:07.25 |
| 2 | Hans Ruckstuhl Ueli Isler |
Switzerland |
7:08.22 |
| 3 | Albert Heyche Claude Dehombreux |
Belgium |
7:10.03 |
| 4 | Jochen Meißner Arthur Heyne |
West Germany |
7:11.74 |
| 5 | Jean-Noël Ribot Roland Thibaut |
France |
7:14.21 |
| 6 | Roman Kowalewski Kazimierz Lewandowski |
Poland |
7:31.97 |
Final A
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Aleksandr Timoshinin Gennadi Korshikov |
Soviet Union |
7:01.77 |
 |
Frank Hansen Svein Thøgersen |
Norway |
7:02.58 |
 |
Joachim Böhmer Uli Schmied |
East Germany |
7:05.55 |
| 4 | Niels Henry Secher Jørgen Engelbrecht |
Denmark |
7:14.19 |
| 5 | Tim Crooks Patrick Delafield |
Great Britain |
7:16.29 |
| 6 | Josef Straka, Jr. Vladek Lacina |
Czechoslovakia |
7:17.60 |