Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Rowing - two men without a helmsman
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| sport | rowing | ||||||||
| discipline | Two without a helmsman | ||||||||
| gender | Women | ||||||||
| Attendees | 20 athletes from 10 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Dorney Lake | ||||||||
| Competition phase | July 28–1. August 2012 | ||||||||
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The women's two-man rowing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on Dorney Lake from July 28 to August 1, 2012 . 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 Final A, the others had to go to the repechage . Here the first two boats qualified for final A, the rest made it to final B, in which places 7 to 10 were determined.
The qualified boats are highlighted in light green.
Title holder
| Olympic champion |
 Romania Crew: Georgeta Damian , Viorica Susanu |
Beijing 2008 |
| World Champion |
 New Zealand crew: Juliette Haigh , Rebecca Scown |
Bled 2011 |
Prelims
July 28, 2012
Forward 1
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 United Kingdom
|
Helen Glover , Heather Stanning | 6: 57.29 |
| 2 |
 United States
|
Sara Hendershot , Sarah Zelenka | 6: 59.29 |
| 3 |
Romania
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Georgeta Damian , Viorica Susanu | 7: 05.39 |
| 4th |
 Germany
|
Kerstin Hartmann , Marlene Sinnig | 7: 10.28 |
| 5 |
 Argentina
|
Maria Laura Abalo , Gabriela Best | 7: 12.17 |
Forward 2
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Australia
|
Kate Hornsey , Sarah Tait | 7: 01.60 |
| 2 |
New Zealand
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Juliette Haigh , Rebecca Scown | 7: 06.93 |
| 3 |
 People's Republic of China
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Zhang Yage , Gao Yulan | 7: 13.38 |
| 4th |
 South Africa
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Naydene Smith , Lee-Ann Persse | 7: 14.31 |
| 5 |
 Italy
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Claudia Wurzel , Sara Bertolasi | 7: 21.44 |
Reunion
July 30, 2012
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Romania
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Georgeta Damian , Viorica Susanu | 7: 08.42 |
| 2 |
Germany
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Kerstin Hartmann , Marlene Sinnig | 7: 10.42 |
| 3 |
People's Republic of China
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Zhang Yage, Gao Yulan | 7: 15.18 |
| 4th |
Italy
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Claudia Wurzel, Sara Bertolasi | 7: 18.14 |
| 5 |
South Africa
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Naydene Smith, Lee-Ann Persse | 7: 18.96 |
| 6th |
Argentina
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Maria Laura Abalo, Gabriela Best | 7: 20.94 |
final
Finale B
August 1, 2012, 11:10 a.m. CEST
Note: to determine places 7 to 10
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th |
People's Republic of China
|
Zhang Yage, Gao Yulan | 7: 55.18 |
| 8th |
South Africa
|
Naydene Smith, Lee-Ann Persse | 7: 56.40 |
| 9 |
Argentina
|
Maria Laura Abalo, Gabriela Best | 8: 03.53 |
| 10 |
Italy
|
Claudia Wurzel, Sara Bertolasi | 8: 06.14 |
Finale A
August 1, 2012, 12:50 p.m. CEST
Note: to determine places 1 to 6
| space | boat | crew | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Kingdom
|
Helen Glover , Heather Stanning | 7: 27.13 |
| 2 |
Australia
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Kate Hornsey, Sarah Tait | 7: 29.86 |
| 3 |
New Zealand
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Juliette Haigh , Rebecca Scown | 7: 30.19 |
| 4th |
United States
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Sara Hendershot, Sarah Zelenka | 7: 30.39 |
| 5 |
Romania
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Georgeta Damian , Viorica Susanu | 7: 37.67 |
| 6th |
Germany
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Kerstin Hartmann , Marlene Sinnig | 7: 42.06 |
The final resulted in the first Olympic victory for a British boat in two without a helmsman. Helen Glover , Heather Stanning won the first gold medal for the host nation Great Britain with this victory. It was also the first British gold medal in women's rowing.