Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

Women's Double Sculls
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Krylatskoye Rowing Canal
Date 21–26 July
Competitors 14 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Yelena Khloptseva
and Larisa Popova		  Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Cornelia Linse
and Heidi Westphal		  East Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Olga Homeghi
and Valeria Răcilă		  Romania

The women's double sculls 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 21 to 26 July.[1]

Heats

Winner of each heat advanced to final. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the final.

Heat One

Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1Yelena Khloptseva
Larisa Popova		 Soviet Union (URS)3:25.51
2Olga Homeghi
Valeria Răcilă		 Romania (ROM)3:27.70
3Cornelia Linse
Heidi Westphal		 East Germany (GDR)3:32.23
4Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova		 Bulgaria (BUL)3:37.86

Heat Two

Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1Hanna Jarkiewicz
Janina Klucznik		 Poland (POL)3:34.11
2Sue Handscomb
Astrid Ayling		 Great Britain (GBR)3:39.27
3Ilona Bata
Klára Langhoffer-Pétervári		 Hungary (HUN)3:44.33

Repechage

Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1Cornelia Linse
Heidi Westphal		 East Germany (GDR)3:20.49
2Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova		 Bulgaria (BUL)3:21.36
3Olga Homeghi
Valeria Răcilă		 Romania (ROM)3:21.74
4Ilona Bata
Klára Langhoffer		 Hungary (HUN)3:31.37
5Sue Handscomb
Astrid Ayling		 Great Britain (GBR)3:33.32

Finals

Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1st, gold medalist(s)Yelena Khloptseva
Larisa Popova		 Soviet Union (URS)3:16.27
2nd, silver medalist(s)Cornelia Linse
Heidi Westphal		 East Germany (GDR)3:17.63
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Olga Homeghi
Valeria Răcilă		 Romania (ROM)3:18.91
4Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova		 Bulgaria (BUL)3:23.14
5Hanna Jarkiewicz
Janina Klucznik		 Poland (POL)3:27.25
6Ilona Bata
Klára Langhoffer		 Hungary (HUN)3:35.70

References

  1. ↑ "Rowing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

Sources

  • Fizkultura i sport (ed.). The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three (PDF). p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
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