Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Rowing - Double Sculls (Women)
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| sport | rowing | ||||||||
| discipline | Double scull | ||||||||
| gender | Double scull | ||||||||
| Attendees | 20 athletes from 10 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Dorney Lake | ||||||||
| Competition phase | July 30–3. August 2012 | ||||||||
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The rowing competition in the double sculls of women at the 2012 Olympics in London was from July 30 to August 3, 2012 at the Dorney Lake held. 20 athletes in 10 boats competed.
The rowing regatta, which was held over 2000 meters, began with two heats. The first two boats qualified directly for the final, the others had to go to the repechage . Here the first two boats qualified for the final, the rest made it to the B-final, in which the places 7 to 10 were determined.
The qualified boats are highlighted in light green.
Title holder
| Olympic champion |
 New Zealand crew: Georgina Evers-Swindell , Caroline Evers-Swindell |
Beijing 2008 |
| World Champion |
 United Kingdom Crew: Anna Watkins , Katherine Grainger |
Bled 2011 |
Prelims
July 30, 2012
Forward 1
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Kingdom
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Anna Watkins , Katherine Grainger | 6: 44.33 |
| 2 |
New Zealand
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Fiona Paterson , Anna Reymer | 6: 49.44 |
| 3 |
 People's Republic of China
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Wang Min , Zhu Weiwei | 6: 50.64 |
| 4th |
 Netherlands
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Inge Janssen , Elisabeth Hogerwerf | 7:00, 10 |
| 5 |
 Czech Republic
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Lenka Antošová , Jitka Antošová | 7: 05.05 |
Forward 2
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Australia
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Kim Crow , Brooke Pratley | 6: 48.80 |
| 2 |
 Poland
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Magdalena Fularczyk , Julia Michalska | 6: 50.85 |
| 3 |
 United States
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Margot Shumway , Sarah Trowbridge | 6: 55.25 |
| 4th |
 Germany
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Tina Manker , Stephanie Schiller | 7: 08.36 |
| 5 |
 Ukraine
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Hanna Kravchenko , Olena Buryak | 7: 09.40 |
Reunion
July 31, 2012
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
People's Republic of China
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Wang Min, Zhu Weiwei | 7: 09.65 |
| 2 |
United States
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Margot Shumway, Sarah Trowbridge | 7: 10.37 |
| 3 |
Czech Republic
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Lenka Antošová, Jitka Antošová | 7: 11.68 |
| 4th |
Germany
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Tina Manker , Stephanie Schiller | 7: 18.37 |
| 5 |
Netherlands
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Inge Janssen, Elisabeth Hogerwerf | 7: 19.80 |
| 6th |
Ukraine
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Hanna Kravchenko, Olena Buryak | 7: 23.02 |
final
Finale B
August 3, 2012, 11:30 a.m. CEST
Note: to determine places 7 to 10
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th |
Czech Republic
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Lenka Antošová, Jitka Antošová | 7: 24.93 |
| 8th |
Netherlands
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Inge Janssen, Elisabeth Hogerwerf | 7: 29.57 |
| 9 |
Germany
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Tina Manker , Stephanie Schiller | 7: 33.32 |
| 10 |
Ukraine
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Hanna Kravchenko, Olena Buryak | 7: 36.65 |
Finale A
August 3, 2012, 1:10 p.m. CEST
Note: to determine places 1 to 6
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Kingdom
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Anna Watkins , Katherine Grainger | 6: 55.82 |
| 2 |
Australia
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Kim Crow , Brooke Pratley | 6: 58.55 |
| 3 |
Poland
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Magdalena Fularczyk, Julia Michalska | 7: 07.92 |
| 4th |
People's Republic of China
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Wang Min, Zhu Weiwei | 7: 08.92 |
| 5 |
New Zealand
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Fiona Paterson, Anna Reymer | 7: 09.82 |
| 6th |
United States
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Margot Shumway, Sarah Trowbridge | 7: 10.54 |
The final was the first ever Olympic victory for a British boat in the women's double scull. For the first time there was a medal for an Australian and a Polish boat in this boat class. Katherine Grainger took part in the Olympic Games for the fourth time. After three silver medals in the double scull (2000 and 2008) and in the double without a helmsman (2004), she won her first gold in the double scull.