| Women's double sculls at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 19–24 July 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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1980 → | |||||||||||||
| Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
Thewomen's double sculls competition at the1976 Summer Olympics took place atNotre Dame Island Olympic Basin,Canada.[1] It was the first time the event was contested for women.[1]
The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. Two heats were held in the repechage, with 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each heat of the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place.[2]
All races were over a 1000 metre course.
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3:21.75 | QA | |
| 2 |  East Germany | 3:22.35 | R | |
| 3 |  Norway | 3:29.54 | R | |
| 4 |  Canada | 3:31.88 | R | |
| 5 |  United States | 3:33.15 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria | 3:25.05 | QA | |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 3:31.17 | R | |
| 3 |  France | 3:31.38 | R | |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia | 3:33.98 | R | |
| 5 |  Austria | 3:40.09 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 3:34.99 | QA | |
| 2 | Canada | 3:42.73 | QA | |
| 3 | France | 3:43.00 | QB | |
| 4 | Austria | 3:52.93 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3:44.02 | QA | |
| 2 | United States | 3:45.19 | QA | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3:47.80 | QB | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3:49.39 | QB |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Netherlands | 4:03.37 | |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 4:03.66 | |
| 9 | France | 4:05.16 | |
| 10 | Austria | 4:11.38 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bulgaria | 3:44.36 | |
 | East Germany | 3:47.86 | |
 | Soviet Union | 3:49.93 | |
| 4 | Norway | 3:52.18 | |
| 5 | United States | 3:58.25 | |
| 6 | Canada | 4:06.23 |
