| Event: | Women's double sculls |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Date: | 21–27 July |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Gold: | Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean |
| Goldnoc: | CAN |
| Silver: | Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying |
| Silvernoc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes |
| Bronzenoc: | NED |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 2000 |
The women's double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.[1]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | 7:23.07 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying | 7:26.47 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Michelle Knox-Zaloom Jennifer Devine | 7:31.98 | SA/B | |
| 4 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | 7:36.18 | R | |
| 5 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | 7:47.07 | R | |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | 7:20.10 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Jana Thieme Manuela Lutze | 7:21.13 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | 7:36.48 | SA/B | |
| 4 | Dolores Amaya María Garisoain | 7:57.05 | R | |
| 5 | Min Byeong-sun Park Yeong-ja | 8:34.55 | R | |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes | 7:23.12 | SA/B | ||
| 2 | Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | 7:26.83 | SA/B | ||
| 3 | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Olena Reutova | 7:27.12 | SA/B | ||
| 4 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | 7:30.32 | R |
First three qualify to the semifinals, the remainder are eliminated.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | 7:43.75 | SA/B | |
| 2 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | 7:48.02 | SA/B | |
| 3 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | 7:52.07 | SA/B | |
| 4 | Dolores Amaya María Garisoain | 8:09.24 | E | |
| 5 | Min Byeong-sun Park Yeong-ja | 8:44.34 | E | |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | 7:11.21 | A | ||
| 2 | Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | 7:15.57 | A | ||
| 3 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | 7:15.58 | A | ||
| 4 | Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | 7:18.33 | B | ||
| 5 | Michelle Knox-Zaloom Jennifer Devine | 7:21.97 | B | ||
| 6 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | 7:38.85 | B |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying | 7:15.47 | A | ||
| 2 | Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes | 7:16.39 | A | ||
| 3 | Jana Thieme Manuela Lutze | 7:19.62 | A | ||
| 4 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | 7:26.24 | B | ||
| 5 | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Olena Reutova | 7:28.53 | B | ||
| 6 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | 7:32.00 | B |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | 6:53.31 | |||
| 2 | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Olena Reutova | 6:53.96 | |||
| 3 | Michelle Knox-Zaloom Jennifer Devine | 6:58.78 | |||
| 4 | Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | 7:00.14 | |||
| 5 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | 7:06.47 | |||
| 6 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | 7:16.54 |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | 6:56.84 | ||||
| Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying | 6:58.35 | ||||
| Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes | 6:58.74 | ||||
| 4 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | 7:01.26 | |||
| 5 | Jana Thieme Manuela Lutze | 7:04.14 | |||
| 6 | Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | 7:09.92 | B |