| | Event type
Coxless Pairs, Men
| Date | 19 – 24 September 1988 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Mi-sa-ri Jo-jeong-gyeong-gi-jang, Hanam |
| Participants | 37 from 18 countries |
Andy Holmes and Steven Redgrave were the reigning World and Commonwealth champions in the men’s coxless pairs and favorites to take gold in the event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Both men were already Olympic champions, having been members of Great Britain’s coxed fours crew at the 1984 Games, and had won the 1986 and 1987 Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cups at the Henley Royal Regatta. Romania, the defending Olympic champion, sent Dragoş Neagu and Dănuţ Dobre, runners-up at the most recent World Championships, to Seoul, while the reigning Pan-American champions, Ronaldo and Ricardo de Carvalho of Brazil, were also present. Spain, meanwhile, sent Fernando Climent and Luis Lasúrtegui, the defending runners-up and its only Olympic rowing medalists.
The Romanians won their heat in Olympic record time and were joined as victors by the Britons and Yugoslavians Sadik Mujkič and Bojan Prešern, representing a nation that had never seen the podium in this event at the World Championships. Spain, meanwhile, was eliminated in the repêchage. Romania and Great Britain were victorious in the semi-finals and went head to head in the final, but Holmes and Redgrave were the superior duo and the won the gold medal comfortably. Romania settled for silver and Yugoslavia finished well ahead of Belgium to earn a bronze medal. In addition to their triumph in this event, Holmes and Redgrave also captured bronze in the coxed pairs in Seoul.
| Pos | Pair | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Holmes / Steven Redgrave |  GBR | Gold | ||
| 2 | Dragoș Neagu / Dănuț Dobre |  ROU | Silver | ||
| 3 | Bojan Prešern / Sadik Mujkič |  YUG | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Alain Lewuillon / Wim Van Belleghem |  BEL | |||
| 5 | Carl Ertel / Uwe Gasch |  GDR | |||
| 6 | Igor Zuborenko / Valery Vyrvich |  URS | |||
| 7 | Frank Dietrich / Michael Twittmann |  FRG | |||
| 8 | Laurent Lacasa / Alex Perahia |  FRA | |||
| 9 | Kurt Bausback / Edward Ives |  USA | |||
| 10 | Ricardo de Carvalho / Ronaldo de Carvalho |  BRA | |||
| 11 | Aarne Lindroos / Kari Lindroos |  FIN | |||
| 12 | Hermann Bauer / Karl Sinzinger, Jr. |  AUT | |||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Fernando Climent / Luis Lasúrtegui |  ESP | |||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | Malcolm Batten / Sam Patten |  AUS | |||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | Claudio Águila / Daniel Scuri |  ARG | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Don Dickison / David Johnson |  CAN | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Audun Hadler-Olsen / Tore Øvrebø / Ole Andreassen |  NOR | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Maki Kobayashi / Satoru Miyoshi |  JPN |
Round One
| Date | 19 September 1988 |
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| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals |
Heat #1
| Time | 11:33 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dănuț Dobre / Dragoș Neagu | ROU | 6:31.95 | 1:34.48 (2) | 3:11.68 (1) | 4:51.01 (1) | 1:37.20 (1) | 1:39.33 (2) | 1:40.94 (2) | Q OB | |
| 2 | 4 | Alain Lewuillon / Wim Van Belleghem | BEL | 6:36.62 | 1:36.74 (4) | 3:16.41 (3) | 4:55.19 (2) | 1:39.67 (2) | 1:38.78 (1) | 1:41.43 (3) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Kurt Bausback / Edward Ives | USA | 6:40.15 | 1:35.97 (3) | 3:17.59 (4) | 4:59.46 (4) | 1:41.62 (=3) | 1:41.87 (4) | 1:40.69 (1) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Valery Vyrvich / Igor Zuborenko | URS | 6:43.21 | 1:33.95 (1) | 3:15.57 (2) | 4:58.09 (3) | 1:41.62 (=3) | 1:42.52 (5) | 1:45.12 (5) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Ricardo de Carvalho / Ronaldo de Carvalho | BRA | 6:45.20 | 1:37.27 (5) | 3:20.72 (5) | 5:00.97 (5) | 1:43.45 (5) | 1:40.25 (3) | 1:44.23 (4) | ||
| 6 | 2 | Don Dickison / David Johnson | CAN | 6:57.59 | 1:38.98 (6) | 3:23.11 (6) | 5:10.56 (6) | 1:44.13 (6) | 1:47.45 (6) | 1:47.03 (6) |
Heat #2
| Time | 11:42 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sadik Mujkič / Bojan Prešern | YUG | 6:36.35 | 1:31.66 (1) | 3:11.64 (1) | 4:54.17 (1) | 1:39.98 (1) | 1:42.53 (1) | 1:42.18 (2) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Carl Ertel / Uwe Gasch | GDR | 6:40.74 | 1:33.39 (4) | 3:15.04 (3) | 4:59.14 (3) | 1:41.65 (2) | 1:44.10 (2) | 1:41.60 (1) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Laurent Lacasa / Alex Perahia | FRA | 6:41.66 | 1:32.01 (2) | 3:13.92 (2) | 4:58.03 (2) | 1:41.91 (3) | 1:44.11 (3) | 1:43.63 (3) | ||
| 4 | 4 | Malcolm Batten / Sam Patten | AUS | 6:46.79 | 1:33.06 (3) | 3:16.34 (4) | 5:00.99 (4) | 1:43.28 (4) | 1:44.65 (4) | 1:45.80 (4) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Aarne Lindroos / Kari Lindroos | FIN | 7:00.29 | 1:36.82 (5) | 3:23.25 (5) | 5:10.95 (5) | 1:46.43 (5) | 1:47.70 (5) | 1:49.34 (6) | ||
| 6 | 3 | Maki Kobayashi / Satoru Miyoshi | JPN | 7:07.51 | 1:39.22 (6) | 3:27.42 (6) | 5:18.24 (6) | 1:48.20 (6) | 1:50.82 (6) | 1:49.27 (5) |
Heat #3
| Time | 11:55 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Andy Holmes / Steven Redgrave | GBR | 6:42.43 | 1:32.97 (1) | 3:14.45 (1) | 4:55.94 (1) | 1:41.48 (2) | 1:41.49 (1) | 1:46.49 (3) | ||
| 2 | 6 | Frank Dietrich / Michael Twittmann | FRG | 6:45.73 | 1:36.74 (2) | 3:17.45 (2) | 4:59.22 (2) | 1:40.71 (1) | 1:41.77 (2) | 1:46.51 (4) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Hermann Bauer / Karl Sinzinger, Jr. | AUT | 6:54.62 | 1:37.07 (3) | 3:21.11 (3) | 5:06.37 (3) | 1:44.04 (3) | 1:45.26 (5) | 1:48.25 (5) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Fernando Climent / Luis Lasúrtegui | ESP | 6:56.54 | 1:40.26 (5) | 3:26.74 (4) | 5:11.68 (4) | 1:46.48 (4) | 1:44.94 (4) | 1:44.86 (1) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Claudio Águila / Daniel Scuri | ARG | 6:59.05 | 1:41.61 (6) | 3:28.62 (6) | 5:13.45 (5) | 1:47.01 (5) | 1:44.83 (3) | 1:45.60 (2) | ||
| 6 | 4 | Ole Andreassen / Tore Øvrebø | NOR | 7:05.78 | 1:39.93 (4) | 3:27.58 (5) | 5:15.69 (6) | 1:47.65 (6) | 1:48.11 (6) | 1:50.09 (6) |
Round One Repêchage
| Date | 21 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top three finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals |
Heat #1
| Time | 11:08 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Carl Ertel / Uwe Gasch | GDR | 7:02.15 | 1:39.63 (1) | 3:24.55 (1) | 5:16.42 (3) | 1:44.92 (2) | 1:51.87 (4) | 1:45.73 (1) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Aarne Lindroos / Kari Lindroos | FIN | 7:03.72 | 1:41.67 (5) | 3:26.85 (3) | 5:15.09 (2) | 1:45.18 (3) | 1:48.24 (1) | 1:48.63 (2) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Kurt Bausback / Edward Ives | USA | 7:04.99 | 1:41.24 (4) | 3:25.88 (2) | 5:14.44 (1) | 1:44.64 (1) | 1:48.56 (2) | 1:50.55 (4) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Fernando Climent / Luis Lasúrtegui | ESP | 7:09.10 | 1:40.90 (3) | 3:28.18 (4) | 5:18.07 (4) | 1:47.28 (4) | 1:49.89 (3) | 1:51.03 (5) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Don Dickison / David Johnson | CAN | 7:13.07 | 1:39.99 (2) | 3:29.27 (5) | 5:22.92 (5) | 1:49.28 (5) | 1:53.65 (5) | 1:50.15 (3) |
Heat #2
| Time | 11:20 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Lewuillon / Wim Van Belleghem | BEL | 6:54.57 | 1:40.44 (4) | 3:23.86 (3) | 5:09.11 (1) | 1:43.42 (1) | 1:45.25 (1) | 1:45.46 (1) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Hermann Bauer / Karl Sinzinger, Jr. | AUT | 6:58.96 | 1:38.31 (2) | 3:22.80 (2) | 5:10.23 (2) | 1:44.49 (2) | 1:47.43 (3) | 1:48.73 (2) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Ricardo de Carvalho / Ronaldo de Carvalho | BRA | 7:01.00 | 1:39.30 (3) | 3:24.89 (4) | 5:11.98 (3) | 1:45.59 (4) | 1:47.09 (2) | 1:49.02 (3) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Malcolm Batten / Sam Patten | AUS | 7:06.17 | 1:36.74 (1) | 3:22.05 (1) | 5:13.38 (4) | 1:45.31 (3) | 1:51.33 (5) | 1:52.79 (5) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Audun Hadler-Olsen / Tore Øvrebø | NOR | 7:20.88 | 1:48.21 (5) | 3:40.05 (5) | 5:30.65 (5) | 1:51.84 (5) | 1:50.60 (4) | 1:50.23 (4) |
Heat #3
| Time | 11:32 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Frank Dietrich / Michael Twittmann | FRG | 6:52.03 | 1:37.99 (3) | 3:22.58 (2) | 5:08.57 (2) | 1:44.59 (1) | 1:45.99 (2) | 1:43.46 (1) | ||
| 2 | 2 | Laurent Lacasa / Alex Perahia | FRA | 6:53.72 | 1:35.40 (1) | 3:20.14 (1) | 5:07.21 (1) | 1:44.74 (2) | 1:47.07 (3) | 1:46.51 (2) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Valery Vyrvich / Igor Zuborenko | URS | 6:57.39 | 1:37.44 (2) | 3:24.52 (3) | 5:10.35 (3) | 1:47.08 (3) | 1:45.83 (1) | 1:47.04 (3) | ||
| 4 | 4 | Claudio Águila / Daniel Scuri | ARG | 7:06.57 | 1:38.42 (4) | 3:25.80 (4) | 5:13.90 (4) | 1:47.38 (4) | 1:48.10 (4) | 1:52.67 (5) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Maki Kobayashi / Satoru Miyoshi | JPN | 7:18.56 | 1:42.63 (5) | 3:35.77 (5) | 5:27.85 (5) | 1:53.14 (5) | 1:52.08 (5) | 1:50.71 (4) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 22 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top three finishers in each heat advanced to final |
Heat #1
| Time | 19:14 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dănuț Dobre / Dragoș Neagu | ROU | 6:46.70 | 1:35.35 (2) | 3:17.47 (1) | 5:01.67 (1) | 1:42.12 (1) | 1:44.20 (1) | 1:45.03 (2) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Sadik Mujkič / Bojan Prešern | YUG | 6:49.44 | 1:34.79 (1) | 3:18.76 (2) | 5:04.18 (2) | 1:43.97 (3) | 1:45.42 (3) | 1:45.26 (3) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Valery Vyrvich / Igor Zuborenko | URS | 6:50.49 | 1:35.82 (3) | 3:20.82 (4) | 5:06.17 (3) | 1:45.00 (4) | 1:45.35 (2) | 1:44.32 (1) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Frank Dietrich / Michael Twittmann | FRG | 6:54.24 | 1:37.20 (4) | 3:20.45 (3) | 5:07.84 (4) | 1:43.25 (2) | 1:47.39 (5) | 1:46.40 (4) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Hermann Bauer / Karl Sinzinger, Jr. | AUT | 7:02.66 | 1:39.10 (5) | 3:25.46 (5) | 5:11.45 (5) | 1:46.36 (5) | 1:45.99 (4) | 1:51.21 (5) | ||
| 6 | 5 | Aarne Lindroos / Kari Lindroos | FIN | 7:15.36 | 1:42.59 (6) | 3:31.89 (6) | 5:23.20 (6) | 1:49.30 (6) | 1:51.31 (6) | 1:52.16 (6) |
Heat #2
| Time | 17:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Andy Holmes / Steven Redgrave | GBR | 6:45.03 | 1:33.25 (1) | 3:15.89 (1) | 4:59.34 (1) | 1:42.64 (1) | 1:43.45 (2) | 1:45.69 (5) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Alain Lewuillon / Wim Van Belleghem | BEL | 6:47.44 | 1:37.63 (5) | 3:21.34 (4) | 5:04.21 (3) | 1:43.71 (4) | 1:42.87 (1) | 1:43.23 (4) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Carl Ertel / Uwe Gasch | GDR | 6:48.11 | 1:36.52 (4) | 3:20.07 (3) | 5:05.30 (4) | 1:43.55 (3) | 1:45.23 (6) | 1:42.81 (2) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Laurent Lacasa / Alex Perahia | FRA | 6:49.03 | 1:35.58 (2) | 3:21.63 (5) | 5:06.42 (5) | 1:46.05 (5) | 1:44.79 (5) | 1:42.61 (1) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Kurt Bausback / Edward Ives | USA | 6:50.47 | 1:35.90 (3) | 3:18.87 (2) | 5:02.89 (2) | 1:42.97 (2) | 1:44.02 (3) | 1:47.58 (6) | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ricardo de Carvalho / Ronaldo de Carvalho | BRA | 6:54.89 | 1:40.25 (6) | 3:27.16 (6) | 5:11.82 (6) | 1:46.91 (6) | 1:44.66 (4) | 1:43.07 (3) |
Final Round
| Date | 23 – 24 September 1988 |
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Final A
| Time | 24 September 1988 — 12:05 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Andy Holmes / Steven Redgrave | GBR | 6:36.84 | 1:34.90 (1) | 3:15.41 (1) | 4:57.30 (1) | 1:40.51 (3) | 1:41.89 (4) | 1:39.54 (1) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Dragoș Neagu / Dănuț Dobre | ROU | 6:38.06 | 1:36.44 (2) | 3:16.88 (2) | 4:58.42 (2) | 1:40.44 (2) | 1:41.54 (2) | 1:39.64 (2) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Bojan Prešern / Sadik Mujkič | YUG | 6:41.01 | 1:37.20 (3) | 3:18.59 (3) | 4:59.91 (3) | 1:41.39 (4) | 1:41.32 (1) | 1:41.10 (3) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Alain Lewuillon / Wim Van Belleghem | BEL | 6:45.47 | 1:42.91 (6) | 3:19.36 (4) | 5:01.08 (4) | 1:36.45 (1) | 1:41.72 (3) | 1:44.39 (6) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Carl Ertel / Uwe Gasch | GDR | 6:48.86 | 1:38.18 (4) | 3:21.05 (5) | 5:06.45 (5) | 1:42.87 (5) | 1:45.40 (6) | 1:42.41 (4) | ||
| 6 | 1 | Igor Zuborenko / Valery Vyrvich | URS | 6:51.11 | 1:38.50 (5) | 3:22.02 (6) | 5:07.11 (6) | 1:43.52 (6) | 1:45.09 (5) | 1:44.00 (5) |
Final B
| Time | 23 September 1988 — 10:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Pair | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Frank Dietrich / Michael Twittmann | FRG | 7:19.48 | 1:43.10 (2) | 3:33.84 (2) | 5:26.36 (1) | 1:50.74 (1) | 1:52.52 (1) | 1:53.12 (3) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Laurent Lacasa / Alex Perahia | FRA | 7:22.36 | 1:41.21 (1) | 3:32.31 (1) | 5:27.49 (2) | 1:51.10 (2) | 1:55.18 (2) | 1:54.87 (5) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Kurt Bausback / Edward Ives | USA | 7:26.65 | 1:44.68 (3) | 3:37.00 (3) | 5:33.21 (3) | 1:52.32 (3) | 1:56.21 (4) | 1:53.44 (4) | ||
| 4 | 1 | Ricardo de Carvalho / Ronaldo de Carvalho | BRA | 7:28.30 | 1:46.88 (4) | 3:40.56 (4) | 5:36.81 (4) | 1:53.68 (4) | 1:56.25 (5) | 1:51.49 (2) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Aarne Lindroos / Kari Lindroos | FIN | 7:28.46 | 1:48.58 (6) | 3:42.30 (5) | 5:37.97 (5) | 1:53.72 (5) | 1:55.67 (3) | 1:50.49 (1) | ||
| 6 | 2 | Hermann Bauer / Karl Sinzinger, Jr. | AUT | 10:45.56 | 1:47.25 (5) | 3:42.97 (6) | 6:31.16 (6) | 1:55.72 (6) | 2:48.19 (6) | 4:14.40 (6) |