Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair

The men's coxed pair competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from 27 August to 2 September at the Olympic Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim.[1]

Men's coxed pairs
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim
VenueOberschleißheim Regatta Course
Date27 August – 2 September
Competitors63 from 21 nations
Medalists
East Germany  East Germany
Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia
Romania  Romania
Rowing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmen
Double scullsmen
Coxless pairmen
Coxed pairmen
Coxless fourmen
Coxed fourmen
Eightmen

Results

Heats

The top crew in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.

Heat One
1. Czechoslovakia (TCH), Oldřich Svojanovský, Pavel Svojanovský and Vladimír Petříček7:41.27QF
2. Switzerland (SUI), René Furler, Nicolas Lindecker and Stefan Hablützel7:46.03QR
3. Romania (ROU), Ștefan Tudor, Petre Ceapura and Ladislau Lovrenschi7:47.98QR
4. Canada (CAN), Mike Neary, Trevor Josephson and Robert Battersby7:49.54QR
5. Norway (NOR), Rolf Andreassen, Arne Bergodd and Thor Egil Olsen8:00.56QR
6. Belgium (BEL), Paul De Weert, Wilfried Van Herck and Guy Defraigne8:08.51QR

Heat Two
1. United States (USA), Mike Staines, Luther Jones and Aaron Herman7:50.00QF
2. Poland (POL), Wojciech Repsz, Wiesław Długosz and Jacek Rylski7:57.23QR
3. Netherlands (NED), Bernard Luttikhuizen, René Kieft and Herman Zaanen8:00.15QR
4. Austria (AUT), Rainer Hinteregger, Manfred Grieshofer and Werner Grieshofer8:08.88QR
5. Uruguay (URU), Pedro Ciapessoni, Jorge Buenahora and Daniel Jorge8:29.51QR

Heat Three
1. East Germany (GDR), Wolfgang Gunkel, Jörg Lucke and Klaus-Dieter Neubert7:54.11QF
2. Bulgaria (BUL), Dimitar Valov, Dimitar Yanakiev and Nenko Dobrev8:01.01QR
3. Italy (ITA), Giampaolo Tronchin, Mario Semenzato and Siro Meli8:02.79QR
4. France (FRA), Jean-Claude Coucardon, Christian Durniak and Alain Lacoste8:09.62QR
5. Argentina (ARG), Pedro Yucciolino, Rafael Garba and Raúl Mazerati8:20.19QR

Heat Four
1. Soviet Union (URS), Vladimir Eshinov, Nikolay Ivanov and Yuriy Lorentsson7:43.84QF
2. Great Britain (GBR), David Maxwell, Mike Hart and Alan Inns7:49.56QR
3. West Germany (FRG), Heinz Mußmann, Bernd Krause and Stefan Kuhnke8:02.19QR
4. Finland (FIN), Leo Ahonen, Leif Andersson and Antero Yli-Ikkelä8:06.56QR
5. Cuba (CUB), Lázaro Rivero, Teófilo López and Jesús Rosello8:17.34QR

Repechages

Top two finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Repechage One
1. Great Britain (GBR)8:01.14Q
2. Norway (NOR)8:03.50Q
3. Italy (ITA)8:10.46
4. Austria (AUT)8:15.94

Repechage Two
1. Bulgaria (BUL)8:10.94Q
2. Canada (CAN)8:12.69Q
3. Netherlands (NED)8:17.37
4. Cuba (CUB)8:37.14

Repechage Three
1. Romania (ROU)8:08.34Q
2. Poland (POL)8:10.87Q
3. Finland (FIN)8:11.89
4. Argentina (ARG)8:31.51

Repechage Four
1. West Germany (FRG)8:07.95Q
2. Switzerland (SUI)8:11.53Q
3. France (FRA)8:15.25
4. Belgium (BEL)8:16.26
5. Uruguay (URU)8:52.42

Semi-Finals

Top three finishers in each heat advanced to final.

Semi-Final One
1. East Germany (GDR)8:13.87Q
2. West Germany (FRG)8:19.86Q
3. Poland (POL)8:20.69Q
4. Great Britain (GBR)8:21.61
5. United States (USA)8:25.40
6. Canada (CAN)9:28.82

Semi-Final Two
1. Soviet Union (URS)8:07.34Q
2. Czechoslovakia (TCH)8:07.88Q
3. Romania (ROU)8:10.89Q
4. Bulgaria (BUL)8:20.21
5. Norway (NOR)8:30.29
6. Switzerland (SUI)8:32.34

Final
 East Germany (GDR)7:17.25
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)7:19.57
 Romania (ROU)7:21.36
4. West Germany (FRG)7:21.52
5. Soviet Union (URS)7:24.44
6. Poland (POL)7:28.92

References
  1. "Rowing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Coxed Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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