The men's double sculls competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico.
Competition format
This rowing competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the semifinals. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.
Heats: Three heats. With 13 boats entered, there were four or five boats per heat. The top three boats in each heat (total of 9 boats) advanced directly to the semifinals; all other boats (4 boats) went to the repechage. Repechage: One heat. There were 4 boats in the repechage. The top three boats advanced to the semifinals. The last-place boat was eliminated. Semifinals: Two heats. Each heat consisted of 6 boats. The top three boats in each heat advanced to the final; the other three boats in each heat were sent to a 7th–12th place classification race. Finals: A main final and a 7th–12th place classification race.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Notes 1 6:56.96 2 6:58.88 3 6:59.70 4 7:02.18 5 7:16.70
Heat 2
Rank Rowers Nation Time Notes 1 6:54.16 2 6:56.09 3 6:59.32 4 6:59.52
Heat 3
Rank Rowers Nation Time Notes 1 7:07.46 2 7:10.35 3 7:10.72 4 7:36.52
Repechage
Rank Rowers Nation Time Notes 1 7:07.09 2 7:08.46 3 7:11.43 4 7:22.87
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Notes 1 7:07.86 2 7:12.08 3 7:12.41 4 7:14.74 5 9:54.48 6 10:53.17
Semifinal 2
Rank Rowers Nation Time Notes 1 7:10.05 2 7:11.56 3 7:13.74 4 7:15.20 5 7:17.08 6
Finals
Classification 7–12
Rank Rowers Nation Time 7 7:04.13 8 7:08.27 9 7:08.49 10 7:09.90 11 7:12.72 12 7:25.14
Final
Rank Rowers Nation Time 6:51.82 6:52.80 6:54.21 4 6:58.48 5 7:04.92 6 7:12.20
References