Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair

Women's coxless pair
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Date4 August
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rodica Arba
Elena Horvat
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elizabeth Craig
Tricia Smith
 Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellen Becker
Iris Völkner
 West Germany
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The women's coxless pair competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America.[1]

With only 6 boats in the competition, a single race was held.

Results

The final was held on August 4, with calm winds and 18 °C temperatures. At the halfway mark, the Romanian boat had opened a 2.6 second lead, which stretched to 3.5 seconds by the end. The Canadians and West Germans were relatively close for second and third halfway through, but the Canadians pulled away to take the silver medal relatively easily. The Dutch, American, and British boats were well behind the leaders; the Americans had a slight lead over the Dutch for 4th, but the Dutch team overtook them in the second half. The British team finished 6th, well behind the rest of the field.[2]

Rank Rowers Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Romania 3:32.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 3:36.06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany 3:40.50
4  Netherlands 3:44.01
5  United States 3:44.35
6  Great Britain 3:48.53

References

  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 521.