| Event: | Women's coxless pair |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Date: | 21–27 July |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Gold: | Megan Still Kate Slatter |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Karen Kraft Melissa Schwen |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Christine Gossé Hélène Cortin |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 2000 |
The women's coxless pair competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.[1]
The first 3 places of each heat advanced to semifinals, the remaining go to the repechage.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Still Kate Slatter | 7:26.92 | Q | ||
| 2 | Kathrin Haacker Stefani Werremeier | 7:28.65 | Q | ||
| 3 | Elien Meijer Anneke Venema | 7:43.58 | Q | ||
| 4 | Helen Fleming Colleen Orsmond | 7:48.69 | R | ||
| 5 | Lorena Corengia Julieta Ramírez | 8:12.58 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Gossé Hélène Cortin | 7:31.91 | Q | ||
| 2 | Albina Ligatcheva Vera Pochitayeva | 7:42.76 | Q | ||
| 3 | Liliana Cazac Angela Cazac | 7:49.94 | Q | ||
| 4 | Kate Mackenzie Philippa Cross | 8:03.53 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Kraft Melissa Schwen | 7:34.29 | Q | ||
| 2 | Emma Robinson Anna van der Kamp | 7:39.98 | Q | ||
| 3 | Liang Xiling Jing Yanhua | 7:46.80 | Q | ||
| 4 | Sabina Telenská Hana Dariusová | 7:54.72 | R |
The first three places of the repechage advanced to the semifinals, and the remaining team was eliminated.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabina Telenská Hana Dariusová | 8:01.50 | Q | ||
| 2 | Helen Fleming Colleen Orsmond | 8:11.90 | Q | ||
| 3 | Kate Mackenzie Philippa Cross | 7:43.58 | Q | ||
| 4 | Lorena Corengia Julieta Ramírez | 8:35.53 |
The first three places of the semifinal advanced to the Final A, and the remaining to Final B.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Kraft Melissa Schwen | 7:29.31 | A | ||
| 2 | Megan Still Kate Slatter | 7:32.47 | A | ||
| 3 | Albina Ligatcheva Vera Pochitayeva | 7:36.37 | A | ||
| 4 | Liang Xiling Jing Yanhua | 7:36.40 | B | ||
| 5 | Elien Meijer Anneke Venema | 7:48.40 | B | ||
| 6 | Helen Fleming Colleen Orsmond | 7:56.41 | B |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Gossé Hélène Cortin | 7:30.21 | A | ||
| 2 | Emma Robinson Anna van der Kamp | 7:32.02 | A | ||
| 3 | Kathrin Haacker Stefani Werremeier | 7:34.80 | A | ||
| 4 | Liliana Cazac Angela Cazac | 7:44.47 | B | ||
| 5 | Sabina Telenská Hana Dariusová | 7:48.40 | B | ||
| 6 | Kate Mackenzie Philippa Cross | 7:59.57 | B |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Liang Xiling Jing Yanhua | 7:15.41 | ||
| 7 | Elien Meijer Anneke Venema | 7:17.26 | ||
| 8 | Sabina Telenská Hana Dariusová | 7:20.24 | ||
| 9 | Liliana Cazac Angela Cazac | 7:20.60 | ||
| 10 | Helen Fleming Colleen Orsmond | 7:28.30 | ||
| 11 | Kate Mackenzie Philippa Cross | 7:34.68 |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Still Kate Slatter | 7:01.39 | ||
| 2 | Karen Kraft Melissa Schwen | 7:01.78 | ||
| 3 | Christine Gossé Hélène Cortin | 7:03.82 | ||
| 4 | Kathrin Haacker Stefani Werremeier | 7:08.49 | ||
| 5 | Emma Robinson Anna van der Kamp | 7:12.27 | ||
| Albina Ligatcheva Vera Pochitayeva | DQ |