The women's coxless pairs rowing competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Han River Regatta Course in Seoul, Korea. The event was held from 19 to 24 September.
Background
The Romanian rower Rodica Arba had competed in the event since the 1981 season, and dominated it—with different partners—since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won gold with Elena Horvat. She gained the 1985 World Rowing Championships title with Horvat, and won the 1986 and 1987 World Rowing Championships with Olga Homeghi. Arba and Homeghi were the only team favoured to have a chance of winning the event at the 1988 Olympics. The East German rowers were regarded as medal contenders, as they had gained medals in the event at the last three World Championships. Canada were the reigning Pan American champions.
Previous W2- competitions Competition Gold Silver Bronze 1980 Summer Olympics 1981 World Rowing Championships 1982 World Rowing Championships 1983 World Rowing Championships 1984 Summer Olympics 1985 World Rowing Championships 1986 World Rowing Championships 1987 World Rowing Championships
Results
Heats
Heat 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes 1 Katrin SchröderKerstin Spittler 7:59.10 FA 2 Lynley HannenNikki Payne 8:02.39 R 3 Mara KeggiBarbara Kirch 8:16.85 R 4 Marina SmorodinaSarmīte Stone 8:23.68 R 5 Gong Jeong-baeLee Byeong-in 8:34.90 R
Heat 2 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes 1 Rodica Arba Olga Homeghi 7:42.53 FA 2 Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova 7:48.68 R 3 Kirsten Barnes Sarah Ann Ogilvie 8:09.51 R 4 Alison Bonner Kim Thomas 8:14.52 R 5 Bettina Kämpf Cordula Keller 8:19.76 R
Repechage
Heat 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes 1 Lynley HannenNikki Payne 7:59.93 FA 2 Marina SmorodinaSarmīte Stone 8:07.67 FA 3 Kirsten Barnes Sarah Ann Ogilvie 8:11.49 FB 4 Bettina Kämpf Cordula Keller 8:20.13 FB
Heat 2 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes 1 Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova 7:50.94 FA 2 Mara KeggiBarbara Kirch 8:05.55 FA 3 Alison Bonner Kim Thomas 8:13.13 FB 4 Gong Jeong-BaeLee Byeong-In 8:18.62 FB
Finals
B final RankRowerCountryTime 7 Kirsten Barnes Sarah Ann Ogilvie 8:09.10 8 Alison Bonner Kim Thomas 8:15.20 9 Bettina Kämpf Cordula Keller 8:22.08 10 Gong Jeong-BaeLee Byeong-In 8:25.14
A final
RankRowerCountryTime Rodica Arba Olga Homeghi 7:28.13 Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova 7:31.95 Nikki PayneLynley Hannen 7:35.68 4 Kerstin SpittlerKatrin Schröder 7:40.47 5 Sarmīte StoneMarina Smorodina 7:53.19 6 Barbara KirchMara Keggi 7:56.27
Notes
References
Volume 1 Part 1 – up to page 305 Volume 1 Part 2 – pages 306–587 Volume 1 Part 3 – pages 588–866
Volume 2 Part 1 – up to page 144 Volume 2 Part 2 – pages 145–725
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