Men's double sculls at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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Venue | Meilahti | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 November – 27 November | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Aleksandr Berkutov Yury Tyukalov |
Soviet Union | ||
Pat Costello Jim Gardiner |
United States | ||
Murray Riley Mervyn Wood |
Australia |
The men's double sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 November until 27 November.
The winner in each heat qualified for the finals. The others must compete in the repechage.
The winner in each heat qualified for the finals.