Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair


The men's coxless pair rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 20 to 27 July.

Heats

The three fastest teams in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the semifinals.

Heat One

Heat Two

Heat Three

Repechage

The three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the semifinals.
RankAthletes namesCountryTime
1Michael Jessen
Erik Christiansen		7:08.21
2Anders Larson
Anders Wilgotson		7:09.51
3Robert Lang
John Bolt		7:13.24
4José Pardas
Luis Miguel Oliver		7:18.45
5Nikolaos Ioannidis
Georgios Kourkoumbas		7:24.93
6Edgar Nanne
Alberik de Suremain		7:34.09

Semifinals

The three fastest teams in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal One

Semifinal Two

Finals

Finals A

This is still the only Olympic final where two sets of twins finished on the podium.

Finals B