Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

Women's double sculls at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
Date	6–11 August 2016
Competitors	26 from 13 nations
Winning time	7:40.10
Medalists
01 ! Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozłowska Natalia Madaj  Poland 02 ! Victoria Thornley Katherine Grainger  Great Britain 03 ! Donata Vištartaitė Milda Valčiukaitė  Lithuania
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01 !		Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozłowska Natalia Madaj	Poland
02 !		Victoria Thornley Katherine Grainger	Great Britain
03 !		Donata Vištartaitė Milda Valčiukaitė	Lithuania

The women's double sculls competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 6–11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.

The medals for the competition were presented by Nenad Lalović, Serbia, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Lenka Dientsbach-Wech, Germany, Member of the Executive Committee of the International Rowing Federation.

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