Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
| Men's coxless pair at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 28 July – 3 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:16.65 | ||||||||||||
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Eric Murray Hamish Bond |
 New Zealand
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Germain Chardin Dorian Mortelette |
 France
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George Nash William Satch |
 Great Britain
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The Men's coxless pair competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.
The format of the competition was determined by how many boats are competing as at the entry deadline at the beginning of July.
With 13 boats in with heats, the best boats qualify directly for the semi-finals. All other boats progress to the repechage round, which offers a second chance to qualify for the semi-finals. The best three boats in each of the two semi-finals qualify for final A, which determines places 1–6 (including the medals). Unsuccessful boats from semi-finals A/B go forward to final B, which determines places 7–12.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
First three of each heat qualify for the semifinals, remainder go to repeachge.
First three qualify to the semifinals.
First three qualify to Final A, remainder to Final B.
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