Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls explained

Event:	Men's double sculls
Games:	1956 Summer
Date:	23 – 27 November
Competitors:	16
Nations:	8
Goldnoc:	URS
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronzenoc:	AUS
Next:	1960

The men's double sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.^[1]

Heats

The winner in each heat qualified for the finals. The others must compete in the repechage.

Heat 2

First repechage

The winner in each heat qualified for the finals.

Heat 2

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1			8:16.7	F
2			8:27.5
3			8:38.2

External links

• Book: The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956. 611. PDF.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418125010/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ROW/mens-double-sculls.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 10 August 2018.