Coxless Pairs, Men
| Date | 17 – 23 September 2000 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith, New South Wales |
| Participants | 30 from 15 countries |
With the two-time defending Olympic champions from Great Britain, Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent, having switched disciplines, the men’s coxless pairs event at the 2000 Games was much more open than it had been at the past. Australia’s James Tomkins, a double Olympic champion in the coxless fours from 1992 and 1996, was one half of the reigning World Champions, but his partner, Drew Ginn, suffered a back injury and could not attend his home Olympics, and thus Tomkins brought Matthew Long instead. The other two recent World Champions, France and Germany, sent their victorious crews to the Games. France, represented by Michel Andrieux and Jean-Christophe Rolland, was the 1997 World champion, the 1999 World runner-up, and the 1996 Olympic bronze medalist. Germany, meanwhile, had Robert Sens and Detlef Kirchhoff, the 1998 World Champions. Kirchhoff also had three previous Olympic medals in other disciplines. Great Britain would attempt to defend its title with Ed Coode and Greg Searle, a 1992 Olympic champion in the coxed pairs and 1996 bronze medalist in the coxless fours.
The Britons posted the fastest time in the opening round, with Serbia and Montenegro (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) only 0.17 seconds slower in winning their own heat with Đorđe Višacki and Nikola Stojić. France was the slowest of the three in capturing its own heat, but was fastest in the semi-finals, with Australia barely emerging victorious in its own heat against Serbia and Montenegro. In the final, France retained its strength and won gold by a margin of a nearly a second, while the American duo of Ted Murphy and Sebastian Bea snuck in for a surprise second-place finish. Murphy had been one half of the bronze medal-winning boat at the 1997 World Championships and had earned a silver medal in the coxed fours in 1994, while Bea was a 1997 gold medalist in the coxed eights. The race for the final podium spot was a tight one, with Australia and Great Britain battling to the line, where the former nabbed the bronze with only 0.14 seconds to spare.
Round One
| Date | 17 September 2000 |
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| Format | Top three finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals |
Heat #1
| Time | 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 | ||
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| 1 | 4 | Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe Rolland |  FRA | 6:44.80 | 1:36.31 (1) | 3:18.18 (1) | 5:02.46 (1) | 1:41.87 (1) | 1:44.28 (2) | 1:42.34 (1) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Luigi Sorrentino / Pasquale Panzarino |  ITA | 6:48.26 | 1:38.46 (3) | 3:21.07 (2) | 5:05.01 (2) | 1:42.61 (2) | 1:43.94 (1) | 1:43.25 (2) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Oliver Martinov / Ninoslav Saraga |  CRO | 6:52.57 | 1:37.47 (2) | 3:21.46 (3) | 5:07.91 (3) | 1:43.99 (3) | 1:46.45 (4) | 1:44.66 (4) | ||
| 4 | 1 | Damián Ordás / Diego Aguirre Gómez Corta |  ARG | 6:55.74 | 1:40.03 (4) | 3:26.22 (4) | 5:12.08 (4) | 1:46.19 (4) | 1:45.86 (3) | 1:43.66 (3) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Kasam Khan / Inderpal Singh |  IND | 7:09.94 | 1:41.10 (5) | 3:29.58 (5) | 5:19.46 (5) | 1:48.48 (5) | 1:49.88 (5) | 1:50.48 (5) |
Heat #2
| Time | 10:20 |
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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 | ||
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| 1 | 3 | Đorđe Višacki / Nikola Stojić |  SCG | 6:42.62 | 1:38.88 (3) | 3:20.05 (1) | 5:03.31 (1) | 1:41.17 (1) | 1:43.26 (3) | 1:39.31 (2) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ramon di Clemente / Donnie Cech |  RSA | 6:43.23 | 1:38.63 (2) | 3:22.11 (4) | 5:04.28 (3) | 1:43.48 (4) | 1:42.17 (2) | 1:38.95 (1) | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ted Murphy / Sebastian Bea |  USA | 6:44.86 | 1:39.49 (4) | 3:21.86 (3) | 5:03.83 (2) | 1:42.37 (2) | 1:41.97 (1) | 1:41.03 (3) | ||
| 4 | 4 | Robert Sens / Detlef Kirchhoff |  GER | 7:10.62 | 1:38.28 (1) | 3:21.26 (2) | 5:04.82 (4) | 1:42.98 (3) | 1:43.56 (4) | 2:05.80 (5) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Amru Temraz / Alaa El-Din Ahmed |  EGY | 7:15.63 | 1:41.89 (5) | 3:34.13 (5) | 5:26.82 (5) | 1:52.24 (5) | 1:52.69 (5) | 1:48.81 (4) |
Heat #3
| Time | 10:30 |
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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 | Ed Coode / Greg Searle |  GBR | 6:42.45 | 1:37.70 (1) | 3:20.41 (1) | 5:02.42 (1) | 1:42.71 (1) | 1:42.01 (1) | 1:40.03 (1) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Matthew Long / James Tomkins |  AUS | 6:46.99 | 1:38.22 (2) | 3:22.04 (2) | 5:04.17 (2) | 1:43.82 (3) | 1:42.13 (2) | 1:42.82 (3) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Phil Graham / Henry Hering |  CAN | 6:48.42 | 1:39.62 (4) | 3:23.13 (3) | 5:06.26 (3) | 1:43.51 (2) | 1:43.13 (3) | 1:42.16 (2) | ||
| 4 | 1 | Miha Pirih / Gregor Sračnjek |  SLO | 6:55.82 | 1:38.97 (3) | 3:26.75 (4) | 5:10.81 (5) | 1:47.78 (5) | 1:44.06 (5) | 1:45.01 (4) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Piotr Basta / Piotr Bochenek |  POL | 6:58.47 | 1:41.41 (5) | 3:26.79 (5) | 5:10.19 (4) | 1:45.38 (4) | 1:43.40 (4) | 1:48.28 (5) |
Round One Repêchage
| Date | 19 September 2000 — 10:10 |
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| Format | Top three finishers advanced to semi-finals |
| 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 | Robert Sens / Detlef Kirchhoff | GER | 6:45.73 | 1:34.86 (1) | 3:16.86 (1) | 4:59.92 (1) | 1:42.00 (1) | 1:43.06 (1) | 1:45.81 (4) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Piotr Basta / Piotr Bochenek | POL | 6:48.74 | 1:37.48 (3) | 3:21.32 (3) | 5:07.80 (3) | 1:43.84 (3) | 1:46.48 (4) | 1:40.94 (1) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Miha Pirih / Gregor Sračnjek | SLO | 6:50.49 | 1:36.99 (2) | 3:19.40 (2) | 5:05.51 (2) | 1:42.41 (2) | 1:46.11 (2) | 1:44.98 (3) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Damián Ordás / Diego Aguirre Gómez Corta | ARG | 6:52.38 | 1:38.93 (5) | 3:24.08 (4) | 5:10.44 (4) | 1:45.15 (4) | 1:46.36 (3) | 1:41.94 (2) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Amru Temraz / Alaa El-Din Ahmed | EGY | 7:07.35 | 1:38.44 (4) | 3:28.40 (6) | 5:17.98 (6) | 1:49.96 (6) | 1:49.58 (5) | 1:49.37 (5) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Kasam Khan / Inderpal Singh | IND | 7:16.10 | 1:39.35 (6) | 3:26.71 (5) | 5:16.94 (5) | 1:47.36 (5) | 1:50.23 (6) | 1:59.16 (6) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 21 September 2000 |
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| Format | Top three finishers in each heat advanced to final |
Heat #1
| Time | 9:10 |
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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 | ||
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| 1 | 4 | Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe Rolland | FRA | 6:30.96 | 1:37.25 (4) | 3:16.39 (2) | 4:56.01 (2) | 1:39.14 (1) | 1:39.62 (3) | 1:34.95 (1) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Ed Coode / Greg Searle | GBR | 6:31.08 | 1:35.28 (1) | 3:14.47 (1) | 4:54.07 (1) | 1:39.19 (2) | 1:39.60 (2) | 1:37.01 (4) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Ramon di Clemente / Donnie Cech | RSA | 6:33.15 | 1:36.51 (3) | 3:17.13 (4) | 4:56.33 (3) | 1:40.62 (4) | 1:39.20 (1) | 1:36.82 (3) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Phil Graham / Henry Hering | CAN | 6:33.22 | 1:36.20 (2) | 3:16.71 (3) | 4:58.22 (4) | 1:40.51 (3) | 1:41.51 (5) | 1:35.00 (2) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Piotr Basta / Piotr Bochenek | POL | 6:43.38 | 1:37.77 (5) | 3:19.65 (5) | 5:00.85 (5) | 1:41.88 (5) | 1:41.20 (4) | 1:42.53 (5) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Oliver Martinov / Ninoslav Saraga | CRO | 6:46.00 | 1:38.07 (6) | 3:20.33 (6) | 5:02.59 (6) | 1:42.26 (6) | 1:42.26 (6) | 1:43.41 (6) |
Heat #2
| Time | 9:20 |
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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 | ||
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| 1 | 2 | Matthew Long / James Tomkins | AUS | 6:34.42 | 1:34.00 (2) | 3:14.41 (2) | 4:55.78 (2) | 1:40.41 (2) | 1:41.37 (1) | 1:38.64 (1) | ||
| 2 | 3 | Đorđe Višacki / Nikola Stojić | SCG | 6:34.93 | 1:34.20 (3) | 3:14.66 (3) | 4:56.04 (3) | 1:40.46 (3) | 1:41.38 (2) | 1:38.89 (2) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Ted Murphy / Sebastian Bea | USA | 6:35.42 | 1:33.71 (1) | 3:13.70 (1) | 4:55.54 (1) | 1:39.99 (1) | 1:41.84 (4) | 1:39.88 (3) | ||
| 4 | 6 | Robert Sens / Detlef Kirchhoff | GER | 6:38.41 | 1:35.05 (4) | 3:16.45 (4) | 4:57.86 (4) | 1:41.40 (5) | 1:41.41 (3) | 1:40.55 (4) | ||
| 5 | 1 | Miha Pirih / Gregor Sračnjek | SLO | 6:49.79 | 1:35.53 (6) | 3:17.46 (6) | 5:03.70 (6) | 1:41.93 (6) | 1:46.24 (5) | 1:46.09 (5) | ||
| 6 | 4 | Luigi Sorrentino / Pasquale Panzarino | ITA | 6:53.57 | 1:35.41 (5) | 3:16.78 (5) | 5:03.48 (5) | 1:41.37 (4) | 1:46.70 (6) | 1:50.09 (6) |
Final Round
| Date | 22 – 23 September 2000 |
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Final A
| Time | 23 September 2000 — 9:30 |
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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 | ||
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| 1 | 4 | Michel Andrieux / Jean-Christophe Rolland | FRA | 6:32.97 | 1:37.46 (5) | 3:18.60 (4) | 4:55.66 (1) | 1:41.14 (4) | 1:37.06 (1) | 1:37.31 (3) | ||
| 2 | 1 | Ted Murphy / Sebastian Bea | USA | 6:33.80 | 1:37.26 (4) | 3:18.38 (3) | 4:57.77 (4) | 1:41.12 (3) | 1:39.39 (2) | 1:36.03 (2) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Matthew Long / James Tomkins | AUS | 6:34.26 | 1:36.98 (3) | 3:18.80 (5) | 4:58.35 (5) | 1:41.82 (5) | 1:39.55 (3) | 1:35.91 (1) | ||
| 4 | 2 | Ed Coode / Greg Searle | GBR | 6:34.38 | 1:35.43 (1) | 3:15.88 (1) | 4:56.41 (2) | 1:40.45 (1) | 1:40.53 (5) | 1:37.97 (4) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Đorđe Višacki / Nikola Stojić | SCG | 6:38.70 | 1:36.61 (2) | 3:17.27 (2) | 4:57.27 (3) | 1:40.66 (2) | 1:40.00 (4) | 1:41.43 (6) | ||
| 6 | 6 | Ramon di Clemente / Donnie Cech | RSA | 6:43.10 | 1:38.27 (6) | 3:21.09 (6) | 5:02.91 (6) | 1:42.82 (6) | 1:41.82 (6) | 1:40.19 (5) |
Final B
| Time | 22 September 2000 — 10:40 |
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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 | ||
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| 1 | 4 | Phil Graham / Henry Hering | CAN | 6:33.60 | 1:36.47 (1) | 3:15.98 (1) | 4:56.83 (1) | 1:39.51 (1) | 1:40.85 (2) | 1:36.77 (2) | ||
| 2 | 6 | Oliver Martinov / Ninoslav Saraga | CRO | 6:35.18 | 1:37.25 (4) | 3:18.48 (4) | 4:58.52 (2) | 1:41.23 (5) | 1:40.04 (1) | 1:36.66 (1) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Robert Sens / Detlef Kirchhoff | GER | 6:37.94 | 1:37.51 (5) | 3:18.06 (3) | 4:59.02 (3) | 1:40.55 (3) | 1:40.96 (3) | 1:38.92 (5) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Piotr Basta / Piotr Bochenek | POL | 6:39.44 | 1:37.81 (6) | 3:18.99 (6) | 5:00.77 (5) | 1:41.18 (4) | 1:41.78 (4) | 1:38.67 (3) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Miha Pirih / Gregor Sračnjek | SLO | 6:40.23 | 1:36.77 (2) | 3:18.76 (5) | 5:01.47 (6) | 1:41.99 (6) | 1:42.71 (6) | 1:38.76 (4) | ||
| 6 | 1 | Luigi Sorrentino / Pasquale Panzarino | ITA | 6:40.35 | 1:37.04 (3) | 3:17.47 (2) | 4:59.80 (4) | 1:40.43 (2) | 1:42.33 (5) | 1:40.55 (6) |