Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
# Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls

The men's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals) as well as a repechage. The 19 boats were divided into four heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat (4 boats total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 15 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured four heats, with 3 or 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each repechage heat (8 boats total) advanced to the main semifinals. The remaining 7 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) were placed in the consolation semifinals.

The 12 main semifinalist boats were divided into two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each semifinal (6 boats total) advanced to the "A" final to compete for medals and 4th through 6th place; the bottom three boats in each semifinal were sent to the "B" final for 7th through 12th.

For the consolation semifinals, the 7 boats were placed into two heats of 3 and 4 boats each. The last-place boat in each consolation semifinal went to the "D" final to compete for 18th and 19th places; the remaining 5 boats advanced to the "C" final to contest 13th through 17th places.

All races were over a 2000 metre course.

## Results

### Heats

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Arnold JonkeChristoph Zerbst | Austria | 6:40.19 | Q |
| 2 | Per AnderssonMattias Lindgren | Sweden | 6:43.44 | R |
| 3 | Max HoldoGuillermo Pfaab | Argentina | 7:05.49 | R |
| 4 | Ivaylo BanchevYordan Danchev | Bulgaria | 7:13.50 | R |
| 5 | Chiang Wing HungLui Kam Chi | Hong Kong | 7:14.87 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nico RienksHenk-Jan Zwolle | Netherlands | 6:31.90 | Q |
| 2 | Miguel ÁlvarezJosé Antonio Merín | Spain | 6:32.67 | R |
| 3 | Zsolt DaniZsolt Lévai | Hungary | 6:42.80 | R |
| 4 | Roman LutoškinPriit Tasane | Estonia | 6:44.79 | R |
| 5 | Eduardo ArrillagaLuis Miguel García | Mexico | 6:55.93 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Christian HändlePeter Uhrig | Germany | 6:28.24 | Q |
| 2 | Jon SmithGregory Springer | United States | 6:33.59 | R |
| 3 | Esko HillebrandtReima Karppinen | Finland | 6:36.77 | R |
| 4 | René GoninAlexander Koch | Switzerland | 6:46.64 | R |
| 5 | Daniel AlvesJoão Fernando Santos | Portugal | 6:54.55 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter AntonieStephen Hawkins | Australia | 6:24.93 | Q |
| 2 | Don DickisonTodd Hallett | Canada | 6:28.84 | R |
| 3 | Andrzej KrzepińskiAndrzej Marszałek | Poland | 6:33.51 | R |
| 4 | Leonid ShaposhnykovOleksandr Slobodeniuk | Unified Team | 6:37.97 | R |

### Repechage

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zsolt DaniZsolt Lévai | Hungary | 6:42.31 | Q |
| 2 | René GoninAlexander Koch | Switzerland | 6:42.47 | Q |
| 3 | Per AnderssonMattias Lindgren | Sweden | 6:42.96 | C |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miguel ÁlvarezJosé Antonio Merín | Spain | 6:43.28 | Q |
| 2 | Leonid ShaposhnykovOleksandr Slobodeniuk | Unified Team | 6:45.51 | Q |
| 3 | Esko HillebrandtReima Karppinen | Finland | 6:53.42 | C |
| 4 | Chiang Wing HungLui Kam Chi | Hong Kong | 7:20.92 | C |

**Repechage 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andrzej KrzepińskiAndrzej Marszałek | Poland | 6:41.27 | Q |
| 2 | Jon SmithGregory Springer | United States | 6:43.79 | Q |
| 3 | Eduardo ArrillagaLuis Miguel García | Mexico | 6:48.86 | C |
| 4 | Ivaylo BanchevYordan Danchev | Bulgaria | 6:52.43 | C |

**Repechage 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Don DickisonTodd Hallett | Canada | 6:36.52 | Q |
| 2 | Roman LutoškinPriit Tasane | Estonia | 6:38.58 | Q |
| 3 | Max HoldoGuillermo Pfaab | Argentina | 6:44.27 | C |
| 4 | Daniel AlvesJoão Fernando Santos | Portugal | 6:46.14 | C |

### Semifinals

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Arnold JonkeChristoph Zerbst | Austria | 6:18.52 | QA |
| 2 | Nico RienksHenk-Jan Zwolle | Netherlands | 6:19.15 | QA |
| 3 | Andrzej KrzepińskiAndrzej Marszałek | Poland | 6:19.98 | QA |
| 4 | Don DickisonTodd Hallett | Canada | 6:20.99 | QB |
| 5 | Leonid ShaposhnykovOleksandr Slobodeniuk | Unified Team | 6:34.24 | QB |
| 6 | René GoninAlexander Koch | Switzerland | 6:37.80 | QB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter AntonieStephen Hawkins | Australia | 6:20.22 | QA |
| 2 | Roman LutoškinPriit Tasane | Estonia | 6:21.42 | QA |
| 3 | Miguel ÁlvarezJosé Antonio Merín | Spain | 6:22.36 | QA |
| 4 | Christian HändleJens Köppen | Germany | 6:23.61 | QB |
| 5 | Jon SmithGregory Springer | United States | 6:26.69 | QB |
| 6 | Zsolt DaniZsolt Lévai | Hungary | 6:31.46 | QB |

### Consolation semifinals

**Semifinal 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Esko HillebrandtReima Karppinen | Finland | 6:27.92 | QC |
| 2 | Ivaylo BanchevYordan Danchev | Bulgaria | 6:30.77 | QC |
| 3 | Per AnderssonMattias Lindgren | Sweden | 6:30.93 | QC |
| 4 | Daniel AlvesJoão Fernando Santos | Portugal | 6:32.01 | QD |

**Semifinal 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Max HoldoGuillermo Pfaab | Argentina | 6:41.39 | QC |
| 2 | Eduardo ArrillagaLuis Miguel García | Mexico | 6:45.65 | QC |
| 3 | Chiang Wing HungLui Kam Chi | Hong Kong | 6:51.82 | QD |

### Finals

**Final D**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Daniel AlvesJoão Fernando Santos | Portugal | 6:42.00 |
| 19 | Chiang Wing HungLui Kam Chi | Hong Kong | 7:00.90 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Esko HillebrandtReima Karppinen | Finland | 6:30.93 |
| 14 | Max HoldoGuillermo Pfaab | Argentina | 6:35.83 |
| 15 | Eduardo ArrillagaLuis Miguel García | Mexico | 6:36.00 |
| 16 | Ivaylo BanchevYordan Danchev | Bulgaria | 6:36.57 |
| 17 | Per AnderssonMattias Lindgren | Sweden | 6:41.37 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Don DickisonTodd Hallett | Canada | 6:22.84 |
| 8 | Christian HändleJens Köppen | Germany | 6:24.27 |
| 9 | Jon SmithGregory Springer | United States | 6:26.67 |
| 10 | Zsolt DaniZsolt Lévai | Hungary | 6:27.23 |
| 11 | René GoninAlexander Koch | Switzerland | 6:29.94 |
| 12 | Leonid ShaposhnykovOleksandr Slobodeniuk | Unified Team | 6:36.73 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Peter AntonieStephen Hawkins | Australia | 6:17.32 |
| | Arnold JonkeChristoph Zerbst | Austria | 6:18.42 |
| | Nico RienksHenk-Jan Zwolle | Netherlands | 6:22.82 |
| 4 | Roman LutoškinPriit Tasane | Estonia | 6:23.34 |
| 5 | Andrzej KrzepińskiAndrzej Marszałek | Poland | 6:24.32 |
| 6 | Miguel ÁlvarezJosé Antonio Merín | Spain | 6:26.96 |

## Final classification

The following rowers took part:

| Rowers | Country |
| - | - |
| Peter Antonie Stephen Hawkins | Australia |
| Arnold Jonke Christoph Zerbst | Austria |
| Nico Rienks Henk-Jan Zwolle | Netherlands |
| Priit Tasane Roman Lutoškin | Estonia |
| Andrzej Marszałek Andrzej Krzepiński | Poland |
| Miguel Álvarez José Antonio Merín | Spain |
| Don Dickison Todd Hallett | Canada |
| Peter Uhrig (heat)/Jens Köppen (semi final and final) Christian Händle | Germany |
| Gregory Springer Jon Smith | United States |
| Zsolt Dani Zsolt Lévai | Hungary |
| René Gonin Alexander Koch | Switzerland |
| Oleksandr Slobodeniuk Leonid Shaposhnykov | Unified Team |
| Esko Hillebrandt Reima Karppinen | Finland |
| Max Holdo Guillermo Pfaab | Argentina |
| Eduardo Arrillaga Luis Miguel García | Mexico |
| Yordan Danchev Ivaylo Banchev | Bulgaria |
| Mattias Lindgren Per Andersson | Sweden |
| Daniel Alves João Fernando Santos | Portugal |
| Lui Kam Chi Chiang Wing Hung | Hong Kong |
