Rowing — Coxed Pairs, Men (discontinued)

Times held 19
Total participants 565
Total countries 41

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1900 Coxed Pairs, Men Olympic 16 3
1900 Coxed Pairs (National), Men Olympic (non-medal) 6 1
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

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1900 Minerva AmsterdamNED Societé Nautique de la MarneFRA Rowing Club CastillonFRA
1920 ItalyITA FranceFRA SwitzerlandSUI
1924 SwitzerlandSUI ItalyITA United StatesUSA
1928 SwitzerlandSUI FranceFRA BelgiumBEL
1932 United StatesUSA PolandPOL FranceFRA
1936 GermanyGER ItalyITA FranceFRA
1948 DenmarkDEN ItalyITA HungaryHUN
1952 FranceFRA Unified Team of GermanyGER DenmarkDEN
1956 United StatesUSA Unified Team of GermanyGER Soviet UnionURS
1960 Unified Team of GermanyGER Soviet UnionURS United StatesUSA
1964 United StatesUSA FranceFRA NetherlandsNED
1968 ItalyITA NetherlandsNED DenmarkDEN
1972 East GermanyGDR CzechoslovakiaTCH RomaniaROU
1976 East GermanyGDR Soviet UnionURS CzechoslovakiaTCH
1980 East GermanyGDR Soviet UnionURS YugoslaviaYUG
1984 ItalyITA RomaniaROU United StatesUSA
1988 ItalyITA East GermanyGDR Great BritainGBR
1992 Great BritainGBR ItalyITA RomaniaROU

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Italy ITA 4 4 0 8
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 3 8
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
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 1 1 2
Poland POL 0 1 0 1
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1
Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

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

Participation by year

Country # 1900 1900 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 9 3 h2 r1/2 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 6 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 16 Silver, Bronze, 4, 4 h2 r1/2, AC h1 r1/2 1, 2, 3 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 3 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 14 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

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Argentina ARG 1948 Summer Olympics Argentina 2 h2 r3/4 See all
Australia AUS 1956 Summer Olympics Australia 3 h2 r3/4 See all
Austria AUT 1956 Summer Olympics Austria 4 h1 r3/4 See all
Belgium BEL 1928 Summer Olympics Belgium 3 Bronze See all
Brazil BRA 1932 Summer Olympics Brazil 4 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Brazil 4
Bulgaria BUL 1976 Summer Olympics Bulgaria 4 See all
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Canada 5 See all
Chile CHI 1956 Summer Olympics Chile 4 h2 r3/4 See all
Cuba CUB 1992 Summer Olympics Cuba 5 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1972 Summer Olympics Czechoslovakia 2 Silver See all
Denmark DEN 1948 Summer Olympics Denmark 1 Gold See all
East Germany GDR 1972 Summer Olympics East Germany 1 Gold See all
1976 Summer Olympics East Germany 1 Gold
1980 Summer Olympics East Germany 1 Gold
Egypt EGY 1952 Summer Olympics Egypt 4 h1 r2/5 See all
Finland FIN 1952 Summer Olympics Finland 5 See all
France FRA 1952 Summer Olympics France 1 Gold See all
Germany GER 1936 Summer Olympics Germany 1 Gold See all
1960 Summer Olympics Unified Team of Germany 1 Gold
Great Britain GBR 1992 Summer Olympics Great Britain 1 Gold See all
Greece GRE 1948 Summer Olympics Greece 3 h1 r2/4 See all
Hungary HUN 1948 Summer Olympics Hungary 3 Bronze See all
Ireland IRL 1980 Summer Olympics Ireland 11 See all
Italy ITA 1920 Summer Olympics Italy 1 Gold See all
1968 Summer Olympics Italy 1 Gold
1984 Summer Olympics Italy 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Italy 1 Gold
Japan JPN 1936 Summer Olympics Japan 4 h2 r2/3 See all
Lithuania LTU 1992 Summer Olympics Lithuania 9 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico 4 h1 r2/4 See all
Netherlands NED 1900 Summer Olympics Minerva Amsterdam 1 Gold See all
New Zealand NZL 1988 Summer Olympics New Zealand DNS h1 r3/4 See all
Norway NOR 1972 Summer Olympics Norway 7 See all
Peru PER 1984 Summer Olympics Peru 12 See all
Poland POL 1932 Summer Olympics Poland 2 Silver See all
Romania ROU 1984 Summer Olympics Romania 2 Silver See all
Soviet Union URS 1960 Summer Olympics Soviet Union 2 Silver See all
1976 Summer Olympics Soviet Union 2 Silver
1980 Summer Olympics Soviet Union 2 Silver
Spain ESP 1984 Summer Olympics Spain 10 See all
Sweden SWE 1952 Summer Olympics Sweden 2 h2 r2/5 See all
Switzerland SUI 1924 Summer Olympics Switzerland 1 Gold See all
1928 Summer Olympics Switzerland 1 Gold
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Unified Team 11 See all
United States USA 1932 Summer Olympics United States 1 Gold See all
1956 Summer Olympics United States 1 Gold
1964 Summer Olympics United States 1 Gold
Uruguay URU 1960 Summer Olympics Uruguay 2 h1 r2/3 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics West Germany 4 See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1980 Summer Olympics Yugoslavia 3 Bronze See all