Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pairs

Rowing at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Single sculls men
Double sculls men
Coxless pairs men
Coxed pairs men
Coxless fours men
Coxed fours men
Eights men

The coxed pair event was a rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme.

Contents

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
 United States (USA)  France (FRA)  Netherlands (NED)

Results

Heats

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

Heat 1
1.  United States (USA) 7:53.17 QF
2.  Netherlands (NED) 7:56.80 QR
3.  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 8:00.07 QR
4.  Austria (AUT) 8:01.22 QR
5.  Germany (EUA) 8:02.99 QR
6.  Switzerland (SUI) 8:09.16 QR
Heat 2
1.  France (FRA) 7:53.14 QF
2.  Soviet Union (URS) 7:53.15 QR
3.  Australia (AUS) 8:09.15 QR
4.  Yugoslavia (YUG) 8:20.33 QR
5.  Egypt (EGY) 8:22.99 QR
Heat 3
1.  Poland (POL) 7:55.79 QF
2.  Romania (ROU) 8:02.34 QR
3.  Denmark (DEN) 8:08.98 QR
4.  Argentina (ARG) 8:19.63 QR
5.  Japan (JPN) 8:32.51 QR

Repechages

The top finisher in each of the three repechages joined the finalists. The second and third place finishers competed in a consolation final for 7th-12th places. All other crews were eliminated.

Repechage 1
1.  Soviet Union (URS) 7:19.64 QF
2.  Germany (EUA) 7:22.96 QC
3.  Austria (AUT) 7:30.72 QC
4.  Denmark (DEN) 7:39.39
Repechage 2
1.  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 7:28.61 QF
2.  Switzerland (SUI) 7:30.60 QC
3.  Romania (ROU) 7:38.36 QC
4.  Yugoslavia (YUG) 7:40.89
5.  Egypt (EGY) 7:43.54
Repechage 3
1.  Netherlands (NED) 7:28.58 QF
2.  Australia (AUS) 7:37.53 QC
3.  Argentina (ARG) 7:44.62 QC
4.  Japan (JPN) 8:05.30

Consolation final

The consolation final determined places from 7th to 12th.

7.  Germany (EUA) 7:27.98
8.  Austria (AUT) 7:31.65
9.  Australia (AUS) 7:32.54
10.  Romania (ROU) 7:35.74
11.  Switzerland (SUI) 7:36.03
12.  Argentina (ARG) Did not start

Final

 United States (USA) 8:21.33
 France (FRA) 8:23.15
 Netherlands (NED) 8:23.42
4.  Soviet Union (URS) 8:24.85
5.  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 8:36.21
6.  Poland (POL) 8:40.00

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