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

The women'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 13 boats were divided into three heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The top three boats in each heat (9 boats total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 4 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top three boats in the repechage advanced to the semifinals. The slowest boat (4th place) in the repechage finished in 13th place.

The 12 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.

All races were over a 2000 metre course.

## Results

### Heats

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kerstin KöppenKathrin Boron | Germany | 7:16.74 | Q |
| 2 | Daniela OronovaGalina Kamenova | Bulgaria | 7:19.53 | Q |
| 3 | Rita de JongMarie-José de Groot | Netherlands | 7:23.59 | Q |
| 4 | Cindy RyderMary Mazzio | United States | 7:26.73 | R |
| 5 | Martha García Lourdes Montoya | Mexico | 7:47.64 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Veronica CochelaElisabeta Lipă | Romania | 7:16.41 | Q |
| 2 | Philippa BakerBrenda Lawson | New Zealand | 7:20.49 | Q |
| 3 | Jennifer LuffGillian Campbell | Australia | 7:24.14 | Q |
| 4 | Annabel EyresAlison Gill | Great Britain | 7:31.85 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gu XiaoliLu Huali | China | 7:27.62 | Q |
| 2 | Sariya ZakyrovaInna Frolova | Unified Team | 7:34.73 | Q |
| 3 | Renée GovaertAnn Haesebrouck | Belgium | 7:41.32 | Q |
| 4 | Edit PunkAnikó Kapócs | Hungary | 7:47.05 | R |

### Repechage

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Annabel EyresAlison Gill | Great Britain | 7:20.97 | Q |
| 2 | Cindy RyderMary Mazzio | United States | 7:22.29 | Q |
| 3 | Martha García Lourdes Montoya | Mexico | 7:29.27 | Q |
| 4 | Edit PunkAnikó Kapócs | Hungary | 7:43.84 | |

### Semifinals

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kerstin KöppenKathrin Boron | Germany | 7:01.32 | QA |
| 2 | Veronica CochelaElisabeta Lipă | Romania | 7:03.92 | QA |
| 3 | Sariya ZakyrovaInna Frolova | Unified Team | 7:04.78 | QA |
| 4 | Jennifer LuffGillian Campbell | Australia | 7:07.00 | QB |
| 5 | Rita de JongMarie-José de Groot | Netherlands | 7:14.90 | QB |
| 6 | Martha García Lourdes Montoya | Mexico | 7:42.37 | QB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gu XiaoliLu Huali | China | 6:58.09 | QA |
| 2 | Philippa BakerBrenda Lawson | New Zealand | 7:01.07 | QA |
| 3 | Annabel EyresAlison Gill | Great Britain | 7:03.89 | QA |
| 4 | Daniela OronovaGalina Kamenova | Bulgaria | 7:04.02 | QB |
| 5 | Renée GovaertAnn Haesebrouck | Belgium | 7:07.35 | QB |
| 6 | Cindy RyderMary Mazzio | United States | 7:13.04 | QB |

### Finals

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Daniela OronovaGalina Kamenova | Bulgaria | 7:04.19 |
| 8 | Jennifer LuffGillian Campbell | Australia | 7:05.91 |
| 9 | Renée GovaertAnn Haesebrouck | Belgium | 7:06.98 |
| 10 | Rita de JongMarie-José de Groot | Netherlands | 7:10.62 |
| 11 | Cindy RyderMary Mazzio | United States | 7:12.24 |
| 12 | Martha García Lourdes Montoya | Mexico | 7:19.10 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Kerstin KöppenKathrin Boron | Germany | 6:49.00 |
| | Veronica CochelaElisabeta Lipă | Romania | 6:51.47 |
| | Gu XiaoliLu Huali | China | 6:55.16 |
| 4 | Philippa BakerBrenda Lawson | New Zealand | 6:56.81 |
| 5 | Annabel EyresAlison Gill | Great Britain | 7:06.62 |
| 6 | Sariya ZakyrovaInna Frolova | Unified Team | 7:09.45 |

## Final classification

The following rowers took part:

| Rowers | Country |
| - | - |
| Kerstin Köppen Kathrin Boron | Germany |
| Veronica Cochela Elisabeta Lipă | Romania |
| Gu Xiaoli Lu Huali | China |
| Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | New Zealand |
| Annabel Eyres Alison Gill | Great Britain |
| Sariya Zakyrova Inna Frolova | Unified Team |
| Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | Bulgaria |
| Jennifer Luff Gillian Campbell | Australia |
| Renée Govaert Ann Haesebrouck | Belgium |
| Rita de Jong Marie-José de Groot | Netherlands |
| Cindy Ryder Mary Mazzio | United States |
| Martha García Lourdes Montoya | Mexico |
| Edit Punk Anikó Kapócs | Hungary |
