The men's coxless pair competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
| Men's coxless pair at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon | ||||||||||||
| Date | 6–11 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:59.71 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The medals for the competition were presented by Barry Maister, New Zealand, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Jean-Christophe Rolland, France, President of the International Rowing Federation.
Results
Heats
First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Turrin Alexander Lloyd |  Australia | 6:40.79 | SF |
| 2 | Lawrence Brittain Shaun Keeling |  South Africa | 6:41.42 | SF |
| 3 | Jakub Podrazil Lukáš Helešic |  Czech Republic | 6:42.710 | SF |
| 4 | Anders Weiss Nareg Guregian |  United States | 6:49.97 | R |
| 5 | Àlex Sigurbjörnsson Pau Vela |  Spain | 6:54.26 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germain Chardin Dorian Mortelette |  France | 6:42.00 | SF |
| 2 | Alan Sinclair Stewart Innes |  Great Britain | 6:50.77 | SF |
| 3 | Cristi-Ilie Pârghie George Alexandru Pălămariu |  Romania | 6:51.71 | SF |
| 4 | Roel Braas Mitchel Steenman |  Netherlands | 7:22.93 | R |
Heat 3
Many of the competitors criticised that the regatta was not called off due to the challenging conditions. Miloš Vasić and Nenad Beđik capsized and did not get back into the boat, but the International Rowing Federation (FISA) ruled that despite their DNF they could compete in the repechage.[1][2]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Murray Hamish Bond |  New Zealand | 6:41.75 | SF |
| 2 | Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo |  Italy | 6:46.04 | SF |
| 3 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon |  Hungary | 6:59.28 | SF |
| 4 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik |  Serbia | DNF (capsized) | R |
Repechage
First three of heat qualify to the semifinals.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roel Braas Mitchel Steenman | Netherlands | 6:34.16 | SF |
| 2 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 6:34.52 | SF |
| 3 | Anders Weiss Nareg Guregian | United States | 6:36.60 | SF |
| 4 | Àlex Sigurbjörnsson Pau Vela | Spain | 6:40.47 |
Semifinals
First three of each heat qualify to the Final A, remainder goes to the Final B.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo | Italy | 6:24.96 | FA |
| 2 | Spencer Turrin Alexander Lloyd | Australia | 6:25.25 | FA |
| 3 | Germain Chardin Dorian Mortelette | France | 6:26.10 | FA |
| 4 | Roel Braas Mitchel Steenman | Netherlands | 6:26.94 | FB |
| 5 | Anders Weiss Nareg Guregian | United States | 6:33.95 | FB |
| 6 | Cristi-Ilie Pârghie George Alexandru Pălămariu | Romania | 6:48.17 | FB |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Murray Hamish Bond | New Zealand | 6:23.36 | FA |
| 2 | Alan Sinclair Stewart Innes | Great Britain | 6:26.37 | FA |
| 3 | Lawrence Brittain Shaun Keeling | South Africa | 6:27.59 | FA |
| 4 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon | Hungary | 6:29.12 | FB |
| 5 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 6:31.00 | FB |
| 6 | Jakub Podrazil Lukáš Helešic | Czech Republic | 6:32.85 | FB |
Final
Final B
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Podrazil Lukáš Helešic | Czech Republic | 7:00.04 | |
| 2 | Roel Braas Mitchel Steenman | Netherlands | 7:01.88 | |
| 3 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon | Hungary | 7:03.34 | |
| 4 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 7:04.71 | |
| 5 | Anders Weiss Nareg Guregian | United States | 7:10.60 | |
| 6 | Cristi-Ilie Pârghie George Alexandru Pălămariu | Romania | 7:13.68 |
Final A
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eric Murray Hamish Bond | New Zealand | 6:59.71 | |
 | Lawrence Brittain Shaun Keeling | South Africa | 7:02.51 | |
 | Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo | Italy | 7:04.52 | |
| 4 | Alan Sinclair Stewart Innes | Great Britain | 7:07.99 | |
| 5 | Germain Chardin Dorian Mortelette | France | 7:09.91 | |
| 6 | Spencer Turrin Alexander Lloyd | Australia | 7:11.60 |