Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

Men's coxless pair at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
Date	6–11 August 2016
Competitors	26 from 13 nations
Winning time	6:59.71
Medalists
01 ! Eric Murray Hamish Bond  New Zealand 02 ! Lawrence Brittain Shaun Keeling  South Africa 03 ! Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo  Italy
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01 !		Eric Murray Hamish Bond	New Zealand
02 !		Lawrence Brittain Shaun Keeling	South Africa
03 !		Giovanni Abagnale Marco Di Costanzo	Italy

The men's coxless pair competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 6–11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas

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

Many of the competitors criticised that the regatta was not called off due to the challenging conditions. Miloš Vasić and Nenad Beđik capsized and did not get back into the boat, but the International Rowing Federation (FISA) ruled that despite their DNF they could compete in the repechage.

First three of heat qualify to the semifinals.

First three of each heat qualify to the Final A, remainder goes to the Final B.