# Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls

The women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 29 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 36 rowers from 18 nations competed.

## Schedule

The competition was held over six days.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 24 July 2021 | 10:20 | Heats |
| Sunday, 25 July 2021 | 10:20 | Repechage |
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 11:40 | Semifinals A/B* |
| Thursday, 29 July 2021 | 9:00 | Final B* |
| Thursday, 29 July 2021 | 10:10 | Final A |
| Thursday, 29 July 2021 | 11:30 | Final C* |
$^{*Eventhasbeenrescheduled.}$

## Results
### Heats

The first two of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 7:03.47 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:04.66 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Mary Reckford Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:05.30 | R |
| 4 | 3 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:08.66 | R |
| 5 | 4 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 7:17.67 | R |
| 6 | 5 | Mutiara Rahma Putri Melani Putri | Indonesia | 7:52.57 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 7:07.73 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:11.30 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Chiaki Tomita Ayami Oishi | Japan | 7:22.47 | R |
| 4 | 5 | Lường Thị Thảo Đinh Thị Hảo | Vietnam | 7:36.21 | R |
| 5 | 3 | Nour El-Houda Ettaieb Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:39.61 | R |
| 6 | 2 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:53.35 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:01.74 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:03.29 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Anastasia Lebedeva Maria Botalova | ROC | 7:07.67 | R |
| 4 | 3 | Ina Nikulina Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:10.15 | R |
| 5 | 2 | Valentina Cavallar Louisa Altenhuber | Austria | 7:26.22 | R |
| 6 | 6 | Milka Kraljev Evelyn Silvestro | Argentina | 7:29.27 | R |

### Repechage

The first three pairs in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while remaining crew to Final C.

#### Repechage heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Mary Reckford Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:21.25 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ina Nikulina Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:26.99 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Chiaki Tomita Ayami Oishi | Japan | 7:34.45 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Milka Kraljev Evelyn Silvestro | Argentina | 7:39.53 | FC |
| 5 | 5 | Nour El-Houda Ettaieb Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:54.95 | FC |
| 6 | 6 | Mutiara Rahma Putri Melani Putri | Indonesia | 8:03.19 | FC |

#### Repechage heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:22.02 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Anastasia Lebedeva Maria Botalova | ROC | 7:22.72 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 7:23.46 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Valentina Cavallar Louisa Altenhuber | Austria | 7:42.31 | FC |
| 5 | 2 | Lường Thị Thảo Đinh Thị Hảo | Vietnam | 7:53.69 | FC |
| 6 | 6 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 8:13.27 | FC |

### Semifinals
#### Semifinal A/B 1

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 6:41.99 | FA |
| 2 | 3 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 6:42.92 | FA |
| 3 | 4 | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 6:43.85 | FA |
| 4 | 2 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 6:48.92 | FB |
| 5 | 1 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 6:49.24 | FB |
| 6 | 6 | Ina Nikulina Alena Furman | Belarus | 6:54.78 | FB |

#### Semifinal A/B 2

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 6:41.36 WB | FA |
| 2 | 5 | Mary Reckford Michelle Sechser | United States | 6:41.54 | FA |
| 3 | 3 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 6:42.08 | FA |
| 4 | 1 | Anastasia Lebedeva Maria Botalova | ROC | 6:45.23 | FB |
| 5 | 6 | Chiaki Tomita Ayami Oishi | Japan | 6:56.52 | FB |
| 6 | 2 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:00.82 | FB |

### Finals
#### Final C

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time |
| 13 | 3 | Milka Kraljev Evelyn Silvestro | Argentina | 7:05.82 |
| 14 | 4 | Valentina Cavallar Louisa Altenhuber | Austria | 7:15.25 |
| 15 | 2 | Lường Thị Thảo Đinh Thị Hảo | Vietnam | 7:19.05 |
| 16 | 5 | Nour El-Houda Ettaieb Khadija Krimi | Tunisia | 7:22.25 |
| 17 | 1 | Mutiara Rahma Putri Melani Putri | Indonesia | 7:25.06 |
| 18 | 6 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:27.51 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 3 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 6:49.16 |
| 8 | 5 | Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen | Ireland | 6:49.90 |
| 9 | 4 | Anastasia Lebedeva Maria Botalova | ROC | 6:51.65 |
| 10 | 2 | Chiaki Tomita Ayami Oishi | Japan | 6:54.94 |
| 11 | 6 | Ina Nikulina Alena Furman | Belarus | 6:57.84 |
| 12 | 1 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 6:59.72 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time |
| | 4 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 6:47.54 |
| | 2 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bové | France | 6:47.68 |
| | 1 | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 6:48.03 |
| 4 | 3 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 6:48.04 |
| 5 | 5 | Mary Reckford Michelle Sechser | United States | 6:48.54 |
| 6 | 6 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 6:49.40 |