| Times held | 22 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 567 |
| Total countries | 41 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 16 | 3 |
| 1900 | Coxed Pairs (National), Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 6 | 1 |
| 1906 | Coxed Pairs (1 kilometre), Men | Intercalated | 24 | 5 |
| 1906 | Coxed Pairs (1 mile), Men | Intercalated | 21 | 5 |
| 1920 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 12 | 4 |
| 1924 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 15 | 5 |
| 1928 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 18 | 6 |
| 1932 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 12 | 4 |
| 1936 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 36 | 12 |
| 1948 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 28 | 9 |
| 1952 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 45 | 15 |
| 1956 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 24 | 8 |
| 1960 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 54 | 18 |
| 1964 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 48 | 16 |
| 1968 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 54 | 18 |
| 1972 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 63 | 21 |
| 1976 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 40 | 13 |
| 1980 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 33 | 11 |
| 1984 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 36 | 12 |
| 1988 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 42 | 14 |
| 1992 | Coxed Pairs, Men | Olympic | 49 | 16 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Minerva Amsterdam |  NED |
Societé Nautique de la Marne |  FRA |
Rowing Club Castillon | FRA |
| 1906 | Bucintoro Venezia |  ITA |
Barion/Bari | ITA |
Société Nautique de la Basse Seine | FRA |
| 1906 | Bucintoro Venezia | ITA |
Royal Club Nautique de Gand |  BEL |
Société Nautique de Bayonne | FRA |
| 1920 | Italy | ITA |
France | FRA |
Switzerland |  SUI |
| 1924 | Switzerland | SUI |
Italy | ITA |
United States |  USA |
| 1928 | Switzerland | SUI |
France | FRA |
Belgium | BEL |
| 1932 | United States | USA |
Poland |  POL |
France | FRA |
| 1936 | Germany |  GER |
Italy | ITA |
France | FRA |
| 1948 | Denmark |  DEN |
Italy | ITA |
Hungary |  HUN |
| 1952 | France | FRA |
Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Denmark | DEN |
| 1956 | United States | USA |
Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Soviet Union |  URS |
| 1960 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Soviet Union | URS |
United States | USA |
| 1964 | United States | USA |
France | FRA |
Netherlands | NED |
| 1968 | Italy | ITA |
Netherlands | NED |
Denmark | DEN |
| 1972 | East Germany |  GDR |
Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
Romania |  ROU |
| 1976 | East Germany | GDR |
Soviet Union | URS |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Soviet Union | URS |
Yugoslavia |  YUG |
| 1984 | Italy | ITA |
Romania | ROU |
United States | USA |
| 1988 | Italy | ITA |
East Germany | GDR |
Great Britain |  GBR |
| 1992 | Great Britain | GBR |
Italy | ITA |
Romania | ROU |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | ITA |
6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| East Germany | GDR |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| United States | USA |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Germany | GER |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Denmark | DEN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmine Abbagnale | ITA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Giuseppe Abbagnale | ITA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Giuseppe Di Capua | ITA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Conn Findlay | USA |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Harald Jährling | GDR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Georg Spohr | GDR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich | GDR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Enrico Bruna | ITA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Giorgio Cesana | ITA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emilio Fontanella | ITA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1896 | 1900 | 1900 | 1906 | 1906 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | 2 h2 r3/4 | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | DNS r3/3 | 11 | 4 h3 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Australia |  AUS |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r3/4 | 4 h2 r2/3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austria |  AUT |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | 8 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Belgium | BEL |
11 | — | 3 h2 r1/2 | — | 5 | Silver | 2 h1 r1/2 | 3 h1 r1/2 | Bronze | — | — | — | 2 h2 r4/5 | 3 h1 r3/4 | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 4 h4 r2/4 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS | — | 4 | 5 h1 r2/3 | DNS | 3 h2 r2/5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 4 | 4 h1 r2/4 | 13 |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 15 |
| Canada |  CAN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | — |
| Chile |  CHI |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cuba |  CUB |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | 10 | — | — | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h2 r2/3 | 5 | 6 h2 r2/4 | Silver | Bronze | 6 | — | 7 | 16 |
| Denmark | DEN |
8 | — | — | — | AC | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | Gold | Bronze | — | 4 | 4 h1 r2/3 | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | Silver | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/5 | — | — | 5 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 h3 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
18 | — | Silver, Bronze, 4, 4 h2 r1/2, AC h1 r1/2 | 1, 2, 3 | Bronze, 4 | Bronze, AC | Silver | 4 | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | 2 h1 r3/4 | Gold | — | — | Silver | 5 h2 r2/4 | 3 h4 r2/4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | 6 |
| Germany | GER |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | Silver | Silver | Gold | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h2 r2/4 | — | — | 3 h3 r2/3 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Bronze | Gold |
| Greece |  GRE |
5 | DNS | — | — | AC, AC | AC, AC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r2/4 | 3 h1 r2/5 | — | 5 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS h2 r2/3 | Bronze | 3 h2 r4/5 | — | 5 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland |  IRL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — |
| Italy | ITA |
16 | — | — | — | Gold, Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | AC h1 r3/5 | — | Silver | Silver | 4 | — | 5 | — | Gold | 3 h1 r2/4 | 5 | 7 | Gold | Gold | Silver |
| Japan |  JPN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | 4 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuania |  LTU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
7 | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | AC h2 r1/5 | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | 3 h2 r2/3 | Bronze | Silver | 3 h2 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS h1 r3/4 | — |
| Norway |  NOR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peru |  PER |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Poland | POL |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 3 h2 r2/3 | — | 2 h3 r4/5 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 7 |
| Romania | ROU |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | Bronze | — | 4 | Silver | 4 | Bronze |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r4/5 | Bronze | Silver | 4 | DNS r4/4 | 5 | Silver | Silver | — | 6 | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | 6 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 12 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h2 r2/5 | — | 4 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland | SUI |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Gold | Gold | — | 5 | — | 2 h1 r2/5 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| United States | USA |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | Bronze | 2 h1 r2/5 | Gold | 4 h1 r2/3 | 2 h1 r2/4 | 2 h1 r4/5 | Gold | Bronze | Gold | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | Bronze | 11 | 8 |
| Uruguay |  URU |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/3 | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | 5 h4 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany |  FRG |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 h3 r3/4 | — | — | 2 h3 r2/3 | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | — | 12 | Bronze | 7 | 8 | — |
