Rowing — Coxless Pairs, Women
| Times held | 13 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 235 |
| Total countries | 36 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 22 | 11 |
| 1980 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 12 | 6 |
| 1984 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 12 | 6 |
| 1988 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 |
| 1992 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 |
| 1996 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 |
| 2000 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 |
| 2004 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 |
| 2008 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 |
| 2012 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 20 | 10 |
| 2016 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 2020 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | Coxless Pairs, Women | Olympic | 26 | 13 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bulgaria |  BUL |
East Germany |  GDR |
West Germany |  FRG |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Poland |  POL |
Bulgaria | BUL |
| 1984 | Romania |  ROU |
Canada |  CAN |
West Germany | FRG |
| 1988 | Romania | ROU |
Bulgaria | BUL |
New Zealand |  NZL |
| 1992 | Canada | CAN |
Germany |  GER |
United States |  USA |
| 1996 | Australia |  AUS |
United States | USA |
France |  FRA |
| 2000 | Romania | ROU |
Australia | AUS |
United States | USA |
| 2004 | Romania | ROU |
Great Britain |  GBR |
Belarus |  BLR |
| 2008 | Romania | ROU |
People's Republic of China |  CHN |
Belarus | BLR |
| 2012 | Great Britain | GBR |
Australia | AUS |
New Zealand | NZL |
| 2016 | Great Britain | GBR |
New Zealand | NZL |
Denmark |  DEN |
| 2020 | New Zealand | NZL |
ROC |  ROC |
Canada | CAN |
| 2024 | Netherlands |  NED |
Romania | ROU |
Australia | AUS |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ROU |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | CAN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ROC | ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belarus | BLR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgeta Damian-Andrunache | ROU |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rodica Arba-Pușcatu | ROU |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Viorica Susanu | ROU |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Heather Stanning | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Helen Glover | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| Australia | AUS |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Silver | — | 10 | Silver | — | 7 | Bronze |
| Belarus | BLR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Bronze | — | 15 | — | — |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
5 | Gold | Bronze | — | Silver | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
10 | 5 | — | Silver | 7 | Gold | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 14 | Bronze | — |
| Chile |  CHI |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | DEN |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 8 | 11 |
| East Germany | GDR |
3 | Silver | Gold | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | Bronze | — | 10 | 8 | — | 12 | — | — |
| Germany | GER |
7 | — | — | — | — | Silver | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — |
| Great Britain | GBR |
12 | 10 | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | Silver | 6 | Gold | Gold | 4 | 12 |
| Greece |  GRE |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
2 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland |  IRL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 |
| Italy |  ITA |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 12 | — |
| Japan |  JPN |
1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Latvia |  LAT |
1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuania |  LTU |
2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Netherlands | NED |
5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 13 | — | Gold |
| New Zealand | NZL |
7 | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | Bronze | Silver | Gold | 13 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | Silver | 7 | 7 | 13 | — |
| Poland | POL |
3 | 8 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
2 | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania | ROU |
13 | 6 | 4 | Gold | Gold | 7 | 10 | Gold | Gold | Gold | 5 | 9 | 9 | Silver |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — |
| Soviet Union |  URS |
3 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
12 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | Bronze | Silver | Bronze | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| West Germany | FRG |
3 | Bronze | — | Bronze | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zimbabwe |  ZIM |
1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |