Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls
# Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls competition during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at Sydney International Regatta Centre.

## Competition format

This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a pair of rowers. The "scull" portion means that each rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.

With 10 boats in heats, the best boats qualify directly for "Final A". All other boats progress to the repechage round, which offers a second chance to qualify for "Final A". Unsuccessful boats from the repechage must proceed to final B, which determines the last four places, from 7–10. The final ranking for this event was based on the order of finish. The top three teams earned Olympic medals for placing first, second, and third, while the remaining "Final A" teams placed fourth through sixth, according to their final finish.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday, 17 September 2000 | 10:40 | Heats |
| Tuesday, 19 September 2000 | 10:20 | Repechages |
| Friday, 22 September 2000 | 10:50 | Final B |
| Saturday, 23 September 2000 | 09:50 | Final |

## Results

### Heats

The winner of each heat advanced to Final A, remainder goes to the repechage.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kathrin Boron Jana Thieme | Germany | 7:04.74 | Q |
| 2 | Pieta van Dishoeck Eeke van Nes | Netherlands | 7:10.55 | R |
| 3 | Ruth Davidon Carol Skricki | United States | 7:15.48 | R |
| 4 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | Australia | 7:18.40 | R |
| 5 | Frances Houghton Sarah Winckless | Great Britain | 7:24.07 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă | Romania | 7:08.70 | Q |
| 2 | Kristina Poplavskaja Birutė Šakickienė | Lithuania | 7:13.04 | R |
| 3 | Gaëlle Buniet Céline Garcia | France | 7:15.39 | R |
| 4 | Carolina Lüthi Bernadette Wicki | Switzerland | 7:16.94 | R |
| 5 | Liu Lin Sun Guangxia | China | 7:33.17 | R |

### Repechage

First two qualify to Final A, the remainder to final B.

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pieta van Dishoeck Eeke van Nes | Netherlands | 7:08.98 | A |
| 2 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | Australia | 7:10.09 | A |
| 3 | Gaëlle Buniet Céline Garcia | France | 7:10.98 | B |
| 4 | Liu Lin Sun Guangxia | China | 7:32.36 | B |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kristina Poplavskaja Birutė Šakickienė | Lithuania | 7:08.18 | A |
| 2 | Ruth Davidon Carol Skricki | United States | 7:08.99 | A |
| 3 | Frances Houghton Sarah Winckless | Great Britain | 7:14.03 | B |
| 4 | Carolina Lüthi Bernadette Wicki | Switzerland | 7:15.09 | B |

### Finals

**Final B**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carolina Lüthi Bernadette Wicki | Switzerland | 7:02.82 |
| 2 | Gaëlle Buniet Céline Garcia | France | 7:04.73 |
| 3 | Frances Houghton Sarah Winckless | Great Britain | 7:07.62 |
| 4 | Liu Lin Sun Guangxia | China | 7:23.74 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Kathrin Boron Jana Thieme | Germany | 6:55.44 |
| | Pieta van Dishoeck Eeke van Nes | Netherlands | 7:00.36 |
| | Kristina Poplavskaja Birutė Šakickienė | Lithuania | 7:01.71 |
| 4 | Ruth Davidon Carol Skricki | United States | 7:02.61 |
| 5 | Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă | Romania | 7:05.05 |
| 6 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | Australia | 7:05.35 |
