Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls
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Men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
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This rowing
event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a pair of rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. As a lightweight rowing
competition, the body mass of the rowers was limited to a maximum of 72.5 kilograms each and 70 kilograms on average.
The competition consisted of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.
During the first round four heats were held. The top two boats in each heat advanced to the A/B semifinals, while all others were relegated to the repechage. In the repechage, two more heats were held. The top two boats in each of those heats also advanced to the A/B semifinals, while the remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
Four semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals and the C/D semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.
The third and final round was the Finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on.
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
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was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is the new, purpose-built venue for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing....
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This rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a pair of rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. As a lightweight rowing
Lightweight rowing
Lightweight rowing is a special category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum weight of competitors. The rationale is that larger, taller people have a small but significant physical advantage and tend to dominate the sport...
competition, the body mass of the rowers was limited to a maximum of 72.5 kilograms each and 70 kilograms on average.
The competition consisted of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.
During the first round four heats were held. The top two boats in each heat advanced to the A/B semifinals, while all others were relegated to the repechage. In the repechage, two more heats were held. The top two boats in each of those heats also advanced to the A/B semifinals, while the remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
Four semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals and the C/D semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.
The third and final round was the Finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on.
Schedule
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| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 15:20-16:00 | Heats |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 16:20-16:40 | Repechages |
| Friday, August 15, 2008 | 15:10-15:30 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday, August 15, 2008 | 15:50-16:10 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 14:00-14:10 | Final D |
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 14:20-14:30 | Final C |
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 14:40-14:50 | Final B |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 15:50-16:00 | Final A |
Medalists
Heats
Qualification Rules: 1-2->SA/B, 3..->RHeat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zac Purchase Zac Purchase Zachary Jake Nicholas 'Zac' Purchase MBE is an English rower.Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999 at the King's School, Worcester. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004... , Mark Hunter Mark Hunter (rower) Mark John Hunter MBE is a British rower.In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season. At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal... |
6:13.69 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios is a Greek rower.-Career:Mougios won the silver medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Vasileios Polymeros at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:*... , Vasileios Polymeros |
6:16.10 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Jonathan Koch Jonathan Koch (rower) Jonathan Koch is a German light-weight rower.Until the end of 2010 Jonathan Koch was rowing for his hometown club Gießener Rudergesellschaft 1877... , Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:21.99 | R | |
| 4 | Kazushige Ura, Daisaku Takeda | 6:24.21 | R | |
| 5 | Mohamed Ryad Garidi, Kamel Ait Daoud | 6:43.94 | R | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcello Miani Marcello Miani Marcello Miani is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... , Elia Luini Elia Luini Elia Luini is an Italian rower.-References:*... |
6:16.16 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Zhang Guolin Zhang Guolin Zhang Guolin is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2003 World U23 Championships - 2nd LM2X;... , Sun Jie Sun Jie Sun Jie is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2006 National Spring Champions Tournament - 1st LM1X;*2006 National Championships - 1st LM1X;... |
6:17.62 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Samuel Beltz, Thomas Gibson | 6:19.15 | R | |
| 4 | Eyder Batista, Yunior Perez | 6:19.36 | R | |
| 5 | Devender Kumar Khandwal, Manjeet Singh | 6:37.13 | R |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Rasmussen Mads Rasmussen Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*... , Rasmus Quist Rasmus Quist Rasmus Quist Hansen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen.... |
6:14.84 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Douglas Vandor, Cameron Sylvester | 6:17.58 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling is a Hungarian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Tamás Varga Tamás Varga (rower) Tamas Varga is an Hungarian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:19.60 | R | |
| 4 | Rodolfo Collazo Tourn, Angel Javier Garcia | 6:25.86 | R | |
| 5 | Thiago Gomes, Thiago Almeida | 6:30.78 | R |
Heat 4
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm Uru Storm Uru Storm Uru is a New Zealand rower.Uru competed for New Zealand in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. Along with Peter Taylor he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... , Peter Taylor Peter Taylor (rower) Peter Taylor is a New Zealand rower.In 2006 along with Graham Oberlin-Brown he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time.... |
6:16.78 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Maxime Goisset Maxime Goisset Maxime Goisset is a French rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Frederic Dufour Frédéric Dufour Frederic Dufour is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:20.17 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1998 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... , Nuno Mendes Nuno Mendes (rower) Nuno Mendes is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1994 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... |
6:24.35 | R | |
| 4 | So Sau Wah, Chow Kwong Wing | 6:34.51 | R | |
| 5 | Jang Kang-Eun, Kim Hong-Kyun | 6:42.97 | R |
Repechages
Qualification Rules: 1-2->SA/B, 3..->SC/DRepechage 1
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Koch Jonathan Koch (rower) Jonathan Koch is a German light-weight rower.Until the end of 2010 Jonathan Koch was rowing for his hometown club Gießener Rudergesellschaft 1877... , Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:41.48 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Samuel Beltz, Thomas Gibson | 6:42.42 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Rodolfo Collazo Tourn, Angel Javier Garcia | 6:46.98 | SC/D | |
| 4 | Thiago Gomes, Thiago Almeida | 6:51.99 | SC/D | |
| 5 | So Sau Wah, Chow Kwong Wing | 6:58.71 | SC/D | |
| 6 | Mohamed Ryad Garidi, Kamel Ait Daoud | 7:05.73 | SC/D |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1998 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... , Nuno Mendes Nuno Mendes (rower) Nuno Mendes is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1994 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... |
6:39.07 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Eyder Batista, Yunior Perez | 6:40.15 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Kazushige Ura, Daisaku Takeda | 6:43.03 | SC/D | |
| 4 | Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling is a Hungarian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Tamás Varga Tamás Varga (rower) Tamas Varga is an Hungarian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:50.48 | SC/D | |
| 5 | Devender Kumar Khandwal, Manjeet Singh | 7:02.06 | SC/D | |
| 6 | Jang Kang-Eun, Kim Hong-Kyun | 7:12.17 | SC/D |
Semifinal C/D 1
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling is a Hungarian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Tamás Varga Tamás Varga (rower) Tamas Varga is an Hungarian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:28.84 | FC | |
| 2 | Rodolfo Collazo Tourn, Angel Javier Garcia | 6:33.49 | FC | |
| 3 | So Sau Wah, Chow Kwong Wing | 6:33.79 | FC | |
| 4 | Jang Kang-Eun, Kim Hong-Kyun | 6:47.13 | FD |
Semifinal C/D 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazushige Ura, Daisaku Takeda | 6:29.30 | FC | |
| 2 | Thiago Gomes, Thiago Almeida | 6:39.91 | FC | |
| 3 | Devender Kumar Khandwal, Manjeet Singh | 6:40.34 | FC | |
| 4 | Mohamed Ryad Garidi, Kamel Ait Daoud | 6:43.80 | FD |
Semifinal A/B 1
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zac Purchase Zac Purchase Zachary Jake Nicholas 'Zac' Purchase MBE is an English rower.Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999 at the King's School, Worcester. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004... , Mark Hunter Mark Hunter (rower) Mark John Hunter MBE is a British rower.In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season. At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal... |
6:29.56 | FA | |
| 2 | Marcello Miani Marcello Miani Marcello Miani is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... , Elia Luini Elia Luini Elia Luini is an Italian rower.-References:*... |
6:31.16 | FA | |
| 3 | Eyder Batista, Yunior Perez | 6:33.60 | FA | |
| 4 | Jonathan Koch Jonathan Koch (rower) Jonathan Koch is a German light-weight rower.Until the end of 2010 Jonathan Koch was rowing for his hometown club Gießener Rudergesellschaft 1877... , Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:37.07 | FB | |
| 5 | Maxime Goisset Maxime Goisset Maxime Goisset is a French rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Frederic Dufour Frédéric Dufour Frederic Dufour is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:41.18 | FB | |
| 6 | Douglas Vandor, Cameron Sylvester | 6:49.28 | FB |
Semifinal A/B 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios is a Greek rower.-Career:Mougios won the silver medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Vasileios Polymeros at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:*... , Vasileios Polymeros |
6:24.61 | FA | |
| 2 | Mads Rasmussen Mads Rasmussen Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*... , Rasmus Quist Rasmus Quist Rasmus Quist Hansen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen.... |
6:26.49 | FA | |
| 3 | Zhang Guolin Zhang Guolin Zhang Guolin is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2003 World U23 Championships - 2nd LM2X;... , Sun Jie Sun Jie Sun Jie is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2006 National Spring Champions Tournament - 1st LM1X;*2006 National Championships - 1st LM1X;... |
6:29.29 | FA | |
| 4 | Storm Uru Storm Uru Storm Uru is a New Zealand rower.Uru competed for New Zealand in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. Along with Peter Taylor he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... , Peter Taylor Peter Taylor (rower) Peter Taylor is a New Zealand rower.In 2006 along with Graham Oberlin-Brown he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time.... |
6:30.53 | FB | |
| 5 | Samuel Beltz, Thomas Gibson | 6:32.32 | FB | |
| 6 | Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1998 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... , Nuno Mendes Nuno Mendes (rower) Nuno Mendes is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1994 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... |
6:39.23 | FB |
Final D
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Ryad Garidi, Kamel Ait Daoud | 6:46.46 | ||
| 2 | Jang Kang-Eun, Kim Hong-Kyun | 6:47.44 |
Final C
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazushige Ura, Daisaku Takeda | 6:23.02 | ||
| 2 | Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling Zsolt Hirling is a Hungarian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Tamás Varga Tamás Varga (rower) Tamas Varga is an Hungarian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:25.11 | ||
| 3 | Rodolfo Collazo Tourn, Angel Javier Garcia | 6:30.61 | ||
| 4 | So Sau Wah, Chow Kwong Wing | 6:34.48 | ||
| 5 | Thiago Gomes, Thiago Almeida | 6:36.24 | ||
| 6 | Devender Kumar Khandwal, Manjeet Singh | 6:44.48 |
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Storm Uru Storm Uru Storm Uru is a New Zealand rower.Uru competed for New Zealand in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. Along with Peter Taylor he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... , Peter Taylor Peter Taylor (rower) Peter Taylor is a New Zealand rower.In 2006 along with Graham Oberlin-Brown he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time.... |
6:27.14 | ||
| 2 | Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga Pedro Fraga is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1998 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... , Nuno Mendes Nuno Mendes (rower) Nuno Mendes is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1994 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto.... |
6:28.47 | ||
| 3 | Jonathan Koch Jonathan Koch (rower) Jonathan Koch is a German light-weight rower.Until the end of 2010 Jonathan Koch was rowing for his hometown club Gießener Rudergesellschaft 1877... , Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer Manuel Brehmer is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:28.66 | ||
| 4 | Samuel Beltz, Thomas Gibson | 6:30.11 | ||
| 5 | Maxime Goisset Maxime Goisset Maxime Goisset is a French rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Frederic Dufour Frédéric Dufour Frederic Dufour is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
6:32.65 | ||
| 6 | Douglas Vandor, Cameron Sylvester | 6:40.80 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
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Zac Purchase Zac Purchase Zachary Jake Nicholas 'Zac' Purchase MBE is an English rower.Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999 at the King's School, Worcester. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004... , Mark Hunter Mark Hunter (rower) Mark John Hunter MBE is a British rower.In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season. At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal... |
6:10.99 | ||
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Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios is a Greek rower.-Career:Mougios won the silver medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Vasileios Polymeros at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:*... , Vasileios Polymeros |
6:11.72 | ||
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Mads Rasmussen Mads Rasmussen Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*... , Rasmus Quist Rasmus Quist Rasmus Quist Hansen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen.... |
6:12.45 | ||
| 4 | Marcello Miani Marcello Miani Marcello Miani is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... , Elia Luini Elia Luini Elia Luini is an Italian rower.-References:*... |
6:16.15 | ||
| 5 | Zhang Guolin Zhang Guolin Zhang Guolin is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2003 World U23 Championships - 2nd LM2X;... , Sun Jie Sun Jie Sun Jie is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2006 National Spring Champions Tournament - 1st LM1X;*2006 National Championships - 1st LM1X;... |
6:16.69 | ||
| 6 | Eyder Batista, Yunior Perez | 6:19.96 |