Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls

Women's lightweight double sculls at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Eton Dorney
Date	29 July – 4 August
Competitors	34 from 17 nations
Winning time	7:09.30
Medalists
01 ! Katherine Copeland Sophie Hosking  Great Britain 02 ! Dongxiang Xu Wenyi Huang  China 03 ! Christina Giazitzidou Alexandra Tsiavou  Greece
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01 !		Katherine Copeland Sophie Hosking	Great Britain
02 !		Dongxiang Xu Wenyi Huang	China
03 !		Christina Giazitzidou Alexandra Tsiavou	Greece

The Women's lightweight double sculls 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.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

First two of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.

First three qualify to the semifinal.