Lightweight double scull

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Lightweight double scull
Officially L2x Lightweight double sculls
length approx. 9.5 m
Minimum weight 27 kg
World best times (2000 m)
Men: 6: 05.36 (August 30, 2014, Bosbaan , Amsterdam )
Flag of South Africa.svg James Thompson and John Smith
Women: 6: 47.69 (June 19, 2016, Lake Malta , Poznan )
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ilse Paulis and Maaike Head

The lightweight double scull (abbreviation LM2x or LW2x ) has been an Olympic lightweight boat class in rowing since 1996 . There are two rowers in the boat who drive the boat with two sculls each and whose body weight is limited by regulations.

description

In contrast to the also Olympic but unlimited double sculls, there is a weight limit for the athletes. In the lightweight version, men may weigh a maximum of 70.0 kg in the team average, for women the maximum permitted team average weight is 57.0 kg.

The light double scull is the only Olympic scull boat class for lightweights, as the “light single” (L1x) and the “light double quad” (L4x) were never part of the Olympic program. The best light scullers therefore prefer to compete in light double sculls, where the power density is accordingly somewhat higher than in light single or double sculls. Since 1978, with the exception of the Olympic years, rowing world champions have been determined annually and since 2007 rowing European champions in this boat class. The competition route corresponds to the Olympic distance of 2000 m.

The material and construction of the boat largely correspond to that of a double in the open weight class. The boat is about 9.5 meters long, about 35 cm wide and weighs at least 27 kg. Two outriggers are required on each side of the boat . As is usual in the double scull, there is no helmsman in the lightweight version either . Since there is also no foot control , the boat is steered by pulling the crew on one side (rowing on one side with more effort at times).

history

The light double scull was first introduced at the 1978 World Rowing Championships for men as the fourth lightweight boat class, with Norway winning the title and defending it the following year. Then the Italians Francesco Esposito and Ruggero Verroca won five years in a row , which is the longest winning streak in the boat class to this day. The first lightweight boat classes for women were carried out in the context of the rowing world championships in 1984 as a "test measure" without championship character. Among them was the easy double scull won by Denmark. From 1985, the women's light boat classes were also championship races, although no dominant team dominated the boat class in the 1980s.

From the second half of the 1980s, lightweight rowing became more popular, and the World Rowing Federation stepped up its efforts to include some boat classes in the program of the Summer Olympics . From 1996 the double sculls for men and women and in the oars area the four without a helmsman were Olympic, which made these boat classes stand out from the other lightweight classes. As the first Olympic champion were allowed to Constanta Burcică and Camelia Macoviciuc from Romania and the brothers Michael and Markus Gier be celebrated from Switzerland.

Since the mid-1990s, the Olympic four-year rhythm has also been decisive for boat manning and training plans in lightweight rowing. Particularly noteworthy teams in the last 20 years among the men, in addition to the Swiss Gier brothers, were the Poles Tomasz Kucharski and Robert Sycz , the Italians Elia Luini and Leonardo Pettinari , Denmark's Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist as well as the British Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter with each multiple gold medal wins. In the women's category , Constanța Burcică from Romania with Angela Alupei and Camelia Macoviciuc , from Germany in various line- ups , Janet Radünzel , Claudia Blasberg , Daniela Reimer and Marie-Louise Dräger and from Greece Christina Giazitzidou and Alexandra Tsiavou were particularly successful.

Reigning masters

event reigning team (women) reigning team (men)
Olympic Champion 2016 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - Ilse Paulis , Maaike Head FranceFrance France - Pierre Houin , Jérémie Azou
World Champion 2019 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - Zoe McBride , Jackie Kiddle IrelandIreland Ireland - Fintan McCarthy , Paul O'Donovan
European Champion 2019 BelarusBelarus Belarus - Anastassija Janina , Alena Furman GermanyGermany Germany - Jonathan Rommelmann , Jason Osborne
current world record NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - Ilse Paulis , Maaike Head (2016) South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa - James Thompson , John Smith (2014)

World champion and Olympic champion

event Gold medalists Gold medalist
World Cup 1978 not carried out NorwayNorway Norway - Pal Boernick , Arne Gilje
World Cup 1979 NorwayNorway Norway - Pal Boernick , Arne Gilje
World Cup 1980 ItalyItaly Italy - Francesco Esposito , Ruggero Verroca
World Cup 1981 ItalyItaly Italy - Francesco Esposito , Ruggero Verroca
World Cup 1982 ItalyItaly Italy - Francesco Esposito , Ruggero Verroca
World Cup 1983 ItalyItaly Italy - Francesco Esposito , Ruggero Verroca
World Cup 1984 DenmarkDenmark Denmark - Elisabeth Fraas , Kirsten Jensen (unofficial) ItalyItaly Italy - Francesco Esposito , Ruggero Verroca
1985 World Cup United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom - Linda Clark , Beryl Crockford FranceFrance France - Luc Crispon , Thierry Renault
World Cup 1986 United StatesUnited States United States - Christine Ernst , Carey Sands United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom - Carl Smith , Allan Whitwell
World Cup 1987 BelgiumBelgium Belgium - Lucia Focque , Marie-Anne Vandermoere ItalyItaly Italy - Enrico Gandola , Giovanni Calabrese
1988 World Cup NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - Laurien Vermulst , Ellen Meliesie ItalyItaly Italy - Enrico Gandola , Francesco Esposito
World Cup 1989 United StatesUnited States United States - Carey Sands , Kristine Karlson AustriaAustria Austria - Christoph Schmölzer , Walter Rantasa
World Cup 1990 DenmarkDenmark Denmark - Ulla Jensen , Regitze Siggaard United StatesUnited States United States - Robert Dreher , Stephen Peterson
World Cup 1991 GermanyGermany Germany - Claudia Waldi , Christiane Weber GermanyGermany Germany - Michael Buchheit , Kai von Warburg
World Cup 1992 GermanyGermany Germany - Claudia Waldi , Christiane Weber AustraliaAustralia Australia - Bruce Hick , Gary Lynagh
World Cup 1993 CanadaCanada Canada - Colleen Miller , Wendy Wiebe AustraliaAustralia Australia - Bruce Hick , Gary Lynagh
World Cup 1994 CanadaCanada Canada - Colleen Miller , Wendy Wiebe ItalyItaly Italy - Michelangelo Crispi , Francesco Esposito
World Cup 1995 CanadaCanada Canada - Colleen Miller , Wendy Wiebe SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland - Markus Gier , Michael Gier
OS 1996 RomaniaRomania Romania - Constanța Burcică , Camelia Macoviciuc SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland - Michael Gier , Markus Gier
World Cup 1997 GermanyGermany Germany - Angelika Brand , Michelle Darvill PolandPoland Poland - Tomasz Kucharski , Robert Sycz
World Cup 1998 United StatesUnited States United States - Christine Collins , Sarah Garner PolandPoland Poland - Tomasz Kucharski , Robert Sycz
World Cup 1999 RomaniaRomania Romania - Constanța Burcică , Camelia Macoviciuc ItalyItaly Italy - Michelangelo Crispi , Leonardo Pettinari
OS 2000 RomaniaRomania Romania - Constanța Burcică , Angela Alupei PolandPoland Poland - Tomasz Kucharski , Robert Sycz
World Cup 2001 GermanyGermany Germany - Janet Radünzel , Claudia Blasberg ItalyItaly Italy - Elia Luini , Leonardo Pettinari
World Cup 2002 AustraliaAustralia Australia - Sally Causby , Amber Halliday ItalyItaly Italy - Elia Luini , Leonardo Pettinari
World Cup 2003 GermanyGermany Germany - Marie-Louise Dräger , Claudia Blasberg ItalyItaly Italy - Elia Luini , Leonardo Pettinari
OS 2004 RomaniaRomania Romania - Constanța Burcică , Angela Alupei PolandPoland Poland - Tomasz Kucharski , Robert Sycz
World Cup 2005 GermanyGermany Germany - Daniela Reimer , Marie-Louise Dräger HungaryHungary Hungary - Zsolt Hirling , Tamás Varga
World Cup 2006 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China - Xu Dongxiang , Yan Shimin DenmarkDenmark Denmark - Mads Rasmussen , Rasmus Quist
World Cup 2007 AustraliaAustralia Australia - Amber Halliday , Marguerite Houston DenmarkDenmark Denmark - Mads Rasmussen , Rasmus Quist
OS 2008 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - Marit van Eupen , Kirsten van der Kolk United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom - Mark Hunter , Zac Purchase
World Cup 2009 GreeceGreece Greece - Christina Giazitzidou , Alexandra Tsiavou New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - Storm Uru , Peter Taylor
World Cup 2010 CanadaCanada Canada - Lindsay Jennerich , Tracy Cameron United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom - Zac Purchase , Mark Hunter
World Cup 2011 GreeceGreece Greece - Christina Giazitzidou , Alexandra Tsiavou United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom - Zac Purchase , Mark Hunter
OS 2012 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom - Katherine Copeland , Sophie Hosking DenmarkDenmark Denmark - Mads Rasmussen , Rasmus Quist
World Cup 2013 ItalyItaly Italy - Laura Milani , Elisabetta Sancassani NorwayNorway Norway - Kristoffer Brun , Are Strandli
World Cup 2014 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - Sophie MacKenzie , Julia Edward South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa - James Thompson , John Smith
World Cup 2015 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - Sophie MacKenzie , Julia Edward FranceFrance France - Stany Delayre , Jérémie Azou
OS 2016 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - Maaike Head , Ilse Paulis FranceFrance France - Pierre Houin , Jérémie Azou
World Cup 2017 RomaniaRomania Romania - Ionela-Livia Lehaci , Gianina-Elena Beleagă FranceFrance France - Pierre Houin , Jérémie Azou
World Cup 2018 RomaniaRomania Romania - Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc , Gianina-Elena Beleagă IrelandIreland Ireland - Gary O'Donovan , Paul O'Donovan
World Cup 2019 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - Zoe McBride , Jackie Kiddle IrelandIreland Ireland - Fintan McCarthy , Paul O'Donovan

Individual evidence

  1. a b Best times: Elite. World Rowing Association , accessed on September 1, 2014 .
  2. Rowing competition rules (RWR) of the German Rowing Association; valid from January 1, 2016. (PDF; 666 kB) (No longer available online.) In: www.rudern.de. German Rowing Association, archived from the original on April 29, 2016 ; Retrieved April 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rudern.de
  3. Dimensions of various double scull designs at the Empacher shipyard. (No longer available online.) Empacher boatyard , archived from the original on December 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 23, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.empacher.com