| | Event type
Double Sculls, Men
| Date | 27 – 29 August 1920 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Willebroekse Vaart, Vilvoorde |
| Participants | 10 from 5 countries |
In the double sculls, John Kelly and his cousin, Paul Costello, won easily in both the semi-finals and finals. Kelly and Costello returned in 1924 to defend their gold medal. Kelly then retired. But Costello won a third consecutive gold medal in the event at Amsterdam in 1928, partnered by Charles McIlvaine.
| Pos | Pair | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Kelly, Sr. / Paul Costello |  USA | Gold | ||
| 2 | Erminio Dones / Pietro Annoni |  ITA | Silver | ||
| 3 | Alfred Plé / Gaston Giran |  FRA | Bronze | ||
| 2 h1 r1/2 | Ernest Sadzawka / Georges Léonet |  BEL | |||
| 2 h2 r1/2 | Bastiaan Veth / Koos de Haas |  NED | |||
 SUI | 1 | ||||
 BRA | 2 |
Round One
| Date | 27 August 1920 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 15:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Erminio Dones / Pietro Annoni | ITA | 7:25.4 | – | Q OB | |
| 2 | – | Ernest Sadzawka / Georges Léonet | BEL | 7:34.8 | at 2½ lengths |
Heat #2
| Time | 15:40 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Alfred Plé / Gaston Giran | FRA | 7:26.0 | – | Q walkover | |
| – | SUI | – | – | 3 |
Heat #3
| Time | 16:05 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jack Kelly, Sr. / Paul Costello | USA | 7:16.8 | – | Q OB | |
| 2 | – | Bastiaan Veth / Koos de Haas | NED | 7:24.8 | – | ||
| – | BRA | – | – | 4 |
Final Round
| Date | 29 August 1920 — 16:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jack Kelly, Sr. / Paul Costello | USA | 7:09.0 | ||
| 2 | – | Erminio Dones / Pietro Annoni | ITA | 7:19.0 | ||
| 3 | – | Alfred Plé / Gaston Giran | FRA | 7:21.0 |