Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
| Men's coxless pairs at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Lake Wendouree | |||||||||
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| Date | November 23 – November 27 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics  | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pairs | men |
| Coxed pairs | men |
| Coxless fours | men |
| Coxed fours | men |
| Eights | men |
The men's coxless pairs competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from November 23 – November 27.
Heats
First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reg Douglas Bob Parker |  New Zealand (NZL) | 7:32.6 | SF |
| 2 | Peter Raper Maurice Grace |  Australia (AUS) | 7:37.2 | SF |
| 3 | Alvaro Bianchi Maurizio Clerici |  Italy (ITA) | 7:41.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Sauermilch Claus Heß |  United Team of Germany (EUA) | 7:30.1 | SF |
| 2 | Finn Pedersen Kjeld Østrøm |  Denmark (DEN) | 7:36.6 | SF |
| 3 | Bob Baetens Michel Knuysen | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 7:45.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Fifer Duvall Hecht |  United States (USA) | 7:19.5 | SF |
| 2 | Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 7:29.9 | SF |
| 3 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder |  Austria (AUT) | 7:37.0 |
Repechage
First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | SF | |
| 2 | Alvaro Bianchi Maurizio Clerici | Italy (ITA) | SF | |
| 3 | Bob Baetens Michel Knuysen | Belgium (BEL) |
Semi-finals
First two rowers advanced directly to finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:41.3 | F |
| 2 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | 8:42.4 | F |
| 3 | Reg Douglas Bob Parker | New Zealand (NZL) | 8:44.7 | |
| 4 | Finn Pedersen Kjeld Østrøm | Denmark (DEN) | 8:55.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Fifer Duvall Hecht | United States (USA) | 8:37.7 | F |
| 2 | Peter Raper Maurice Grace | Australia (AUS) | 8:48.2 | F |
| 3 | Helmut Sauermilch Claus Heß | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 8:52.3 | |
| 4 | Alvaro Bianchi Maurizio Clerici | Italy (ITA) | 9:11.1 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | James Fifer Duvall Hecht | United States (USA) | 7:55.4 | |
 | Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:03.9 | |
 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | 8:11.8 | |
| 4 | Peter Raper Maurice Grace | Australia (AUS) | 8:22.2 |
References
- Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2015-01-25.
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