| Event: | Women's lightweight double sculls |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Date: | 22–28 July |
| Competitors: | 33 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Gold: | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc |
| Goldnoc: | ROU |
| Silver: | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce |
| Bronzenoc: | AUS |
| Next: | 2000 |
The inaugural women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.[1]
The winner of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the repechage.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns | 7:28.28 | S | ||
| 2 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | 7:31.58 | R | ||
| 3 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | 7:32.30 | R | ||
| 4 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | 7:36.71 | R | ||
| 5 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | 7:36.75 | R | ||
| 6 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi | 8:01.60 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce | 7:33.16 | S | ||
| 2 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | 7:45.52 | R | ||
| 3 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | 7:48.15 | R | ||
| 4 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez | 7:51.05 | R | ||
| 5 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta | 7:55.99 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc | 7:33.61 | S | ||
| 2 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | 7:36.47 | R | ||
| 3 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | 7:41.20 | R | ||
| 4 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | 7:45.45 | R | ||
| 5 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz | 8:00.92 | R |
The first three places advanced to the semifinals, remainder go to the Final C.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | 7:00.17 | S | ||
| 2 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | 7:05.29 | S | ||
| 3 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | 7:07.34 | S | ||
| 4 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta | 7:15.61 | FC | ||
| 5 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi | 7:21.39 | FC |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | 6:59.06 | S | ||
| 2 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | 7:02.54 | S | ||
| 3 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | 7:03.27 | S | ||
| 4 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez | 7:12.96 | FC |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | 7:03.80 | S | ||
| 2 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | 7:03.68 | S | ||
| 3 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | 7:10.96 | S | ||
| 4 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz | 7:18.31 | FC |
The first three places advanced to the Final A, remainder go to the Final B.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns | 7:09.47 | FA | ||
| 2 | Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc | 7:11.13 | FA | ||
| 3 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | 7:15.29 | FA | ||
| 4 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | 7:19.69 | FB | ||
| 5 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | 7:20.11 | FB | ||
| 6 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | 7:27.01 | FB |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce | 7:17.67 | FA | ||
| 2 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | 7:19.20 | FA | ||
| 3 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | 7:19.79 | FA | ||
| 4 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | 7:23.46 | FB | ||
| 5 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | 7:27.19 | FB | ||
| 6 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | 7:32.07 | FB |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ayako Yoshida Noriko Shibuta | 7:44.81 | |||
| 14 | Ana Sofía Soberanes Andrea Boltz | 7:46.57 | |||
| 15 | Angeliki Gremou Chrysi Biskitzi | 7:51.80 | |||
| 16 | Anna Accensi Esperanza Márquez Nuria Domínguez | 7:55.84 |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colleen Miller Wendy Wiebe | 7:03.87 | |||
| 8 | Michelle Darvill Ruth Kaps | 7:04.31 | |||
| 9 | Li Fei Ou Shaoyan | 7:07.81 | |||
| 10 | Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | 7:09.95 | |||
| 11 | Karola Schustereder Monika Felizeter | 7:11.22 | |||
| 12 | Monika Knejp Kristina Knejp | 7:12.03 |
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constanța Burcică Camelia Macoviciuc | 7:12.78 | ||||
| Teresa Bell Lindsay Burns | 7:14.65 | ||||
| Virginia Lee Rebecca Joyce | 7:16.56 | ||||
| 4 | Lisa Bertini Martina Orzan | 7:16.83 | |||
| 5 | Berit Christoffersen Lene Andersson | 7:18.20 | |||
| 6 | Laurien Vermulst Ellen Meliesie | 7:21.92 |