| Times held | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 564 |
| Total countries | 41 |
| 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 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Minerva Amsterdam | NED |
Societé Nautique de la Marne | FRA |
Rowing Club Castillon | 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — |