Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
# Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

The men's coxless pair 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 slowest boat overall in the repechage finished in 19th place. The remaining 6 boats were placed in the "C" final to compete for 13th through 18th places.

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 | Colin von EttingshausenPeter Hoeltzenbein | Germany | 6:41.65 | Q |
| 2 | Snorre LorgenSverke Lorgen | Norway | 6:43.10 | R |
| 3 | Dragoş NeaguVasile Tomoiagă | Romania | 6:47.43 | R |
| 4 | Matthew McArdleNick McDonald-Crowley | Australia | 6:48.18 | R |
| 5 | Vladimir BanjanacLazo Pivač | Independent Olympic Athletes | 7:08.35 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luc GoirisJaak Van Driessche | Belgium | 6:38.49 | Q |
| 2 | Michel AndrieuxJean-Christophe Rolland | France | 6:39.95 | R |
| 3 | Harold BackerHenry Hering | Canada | 6:42.84 | R |
| 4 | Ričardas BukysZigmas Gudauskas | Lithuania | 6:59.38 | R |
| 5 | Mitsuru KimuraKazuaki Mimoto | Japan | 7:25.20 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matthew PinsentSteve Redgrave | Great Britain | 6:36.53 | Q |
| 2 | Iztok ČopDenis Žvegelj | Slovenia | 6:37.11 | R |
| 3 | Christoph KüfferThomas Studhalter | Switzerland | 6:44.82 | R |
| 4 | John PescatorePeter Sharis | United States | 6:52.43 | R |
| 5 | Imre MagyarHenrik Schneider | Hungary | 6:53.82 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zlatko BužinaMarko Perinović | Croatia | 6:41.37 | Q |
| 2 | Sjors van IwaardenKai Compagner | Netherlands | 6:42.91 | R |
| 3 | Nikolay PimenovYury Pimenov | Unified Team | 7:09.37 | R |
| 4 | Hermann BauerKarl Sinzinger Jr. | Austria | 7:44.81 | R |

### Repechage

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sjors van IwaardenKai Compagner | Netherlands | 6:46.43 | Q |
| 2 | Christoph KüfferThomas Studhalter | Switzerland | 6:47.61 | Q |
| 3 | Vladimir BanjanacLazo Pivač | Independent Olympic Athletes | 6:54.76 | QC |
| 4 | Ričardas BukysZigmas Gudauskas | Lithuania | 7:01.82 | QC |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iztok ČopDenis Žvegelj | Slovenia | 6:46.71 | Q |
| 2 | Harold BackerHenry Hering | Canada | 6:47.46 | Q |
| 3 | Matthew McArdleNick McDonald-Crowley | Australia | 6:48.67 | QC |

**Repechage 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michel AndrieuxJean-Christophe Rolland | France | 6:43.83 | Q |
| 2 | Hermann BauerKarl Sinzinger Jr. | Austria | 6:52.89 | Q |
| 3 | Imre MagyarHenrik Schneider | Hungary | 6:53.44 | QC |
| 4 | Dragoş NeaguVasile Tomoiagă | Romania | 7:28.57 | |

**Repechage 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Snorre LorgenSverke Lorgen | Norway | 6:42.97 | Q |
| 2 | John PescatorePeter Sharis | United States | 6:45.31 | Q |
| 3 | Nikolay PimenovYury Pimenov | Unified Team | 6:51.57 | QC |
| 4 | Mitsuru KimuraKazuaki Mimoto | Japan | 7:26.14 | QC |

### Semifinals

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matthew PinsentSteve Redgrave | Great Britain | 6:31.13 | QA |
| 2 | Colin von EttingshausenPeter Hoeltzenbein | Germany | 6:33.72 | QA |
| 3 | Iztok ČopDenis Žvegelj | Slovenia | 6:34.48 | QA |
| 4 | Snorre LorgenSverke Lorgen | Norway | 6:38.28 | QB |
| 5 | Hermann BauerKarl Sinzinger Jr. | Austria | 6:45.42 | QB |
| 6 | Christoph KüfferThomas Studhalter | Switzerland | 6:47.03 | QB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michel AndrieuxJean-Christophe Rolland | France | 6:33.88 | QA |
| 2 | Luc GoirisJaak Van Driessche | Belgium | 6:34.72 | QA |
| 3 | John PescatorePeter Sharis | United States | 6:35.99 | QA |
| 4 | Harold BackerHenry Hering | Canada | 6:37.29 | QB |
| 5 | Sjors van IwaardenKai Compagner | Netherlands | 6:39.85 | QB |
| 6 | Zlatko BužinaMarko Perinović | Croatia | 6:47.87 | QB |

### Finals

**Final C**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Matthew McArdleNick McDonald-Crowley | Australia | 6:44.06 |
| 14 | Vladimir BanjanacLazo Pivač | Independent Olympic Athletes | 6:44.52 |
| 15 | Nikolay PimenovYury Pimenov | Unified Team | 6:48.24 |
| 16 | Imre MagyarHenrik Schneider | Hungary | 6:51.20 |
| 17 | Ričardas BukysZigmas Gudauskas | Lithuania | 7:03.01 |
| 18 | Mitsuru KimuraKazuaki Mimoto | Japan | 7:17.93 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Snorre LorgenSverke Lorgen | Norway | 6:36.16 |
| 8 | Sjors van IwaardenKai Compagner | Netherlands | 6:37.22 |
| 9 | Harold BackerHenry Hering | Canada | 6:37.32 |
| 10 | Zlatko BužinaMarko Perinović | Croatia | 6:37.57 |
| 11 | Christoph KüfferThomas Studhalter | Switzerland | 6:39.64 |
| 12 | Hermann BauerKarl Sinzinger Jr. | Austria | 6:46.68 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Matthew PinsentSteve Redgrave | Great Britain | 6:27.72 |
| | Colin von EttingshausenPeter Hoeltzenbein | Germany | 6:32.68 |
| | Iztok ČopDenis Žvegelj | Slovenia | 6:33.43 |
| 4 | Michel AndrieuxJean-Christophe Rolland | France | 6:36.34 |
| 5 | Luc GoirisJaak Van Driessche | Belgium | 6:38.20 |
| 6 | John PescatorePeter Sharis | United States | 6:39.23 |

## Final classification

The following rowers took part:

| Rowers | Country |
| - | - |
| Matthew Pinsent Steve Redgrave | Great Britain |
| Colin von Ettingshausen Peter Hoeltzenbein | Germany |
| Iztok Čop Denis Žvegelj | Slovenia |
| Michel Andrieux Jean-Christophe Rolland | France |
| Jaak Van Driessche Luc Goiris | Belgium |
| Peter Sharis John Pescatore | United States |
| Snorre Lorgen Sverke Lorgen | Norway |
| Sjors van Iwaarden Kai Compagner | Netherlands |
| Henry Hering Harold Backer | Canada |
| Zlatko Bužina Marko Perinović | Croatia |
| Christoph Küffer Thomas Studhalter | Switzerland |
| Karl Sinzinger Jr. Hermann Bauer | Austria |
| Nick McDonald-Crowley Matthew McArdle | Australia |
| Vladimir Banjanac Lazo Pivač | Independent Olympic Athletes |
| Yury Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | Unified Team |
| Henrik Schneider Imre Magyar | Hungary |
| Ričardas Bukys Zigmas Gudauskas | Lithuania |
| Mitsuru Kimura Kazuaki Mimoto | Japan |
| Vasile Tomoiagă Dragoş Neagu | Romania |
