# Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final (for 1st through 6th place). The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured two heats, with 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each repechage heat (4 boats total) advanced to the "A" final. The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) were eliminated from medal contention and competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place.
All races were over a 2000 metre course, unlike previous Games in which women used a 1000 metre course.

## Results
### Heats
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Liliana GeneșElisabeta Lipă | Romania | 7:30.09 | QA |
| 2 | Mariya OmelianovychMarina Zhukova | Soviet Union | 7:35.82 | R |
| 3 | Maria BrandinCarina Gustavsson | Sweden | 7:38.14 | R |
| 4 | Monica HavelkaCathy Thaxton-Tippett | United States | 7:38.62 | R |
| 5 | Silken LaumannKay Worthington | Canada | 7:46.89 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Birgit PeterMartina Schröter | East Germany | 7:25.95 | QA |
| 2 | Stefka MadinaVioleta Ninova | Bulgaria | 7:32.82 | R |
| 3 | Cao MianyingGuo Mei | China | 7:39.20 | R |
| 4 | Sally AndreaeAlison Gill | Great Britain | 8:01.34 | R |
| 5 | Han Hye-sunJang Myeong-hui | South Korea | 8:16.55 | R |

### Repechage
#### Repechage heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mariya OmelianovychMarina Zhukova | Soviet Union | 7:30.00 | QA |
| 2 | Cao MianyingGuo Mei | China | 7:32.39 | QA |
| 3 | Silken LaumannKay Worthington | Canada | 7:36.80 | QB |
| 4 | Sally AndreaeAlison Gill | Great Britain | 7:59.75 | QB |

#### Repechage heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stefka MadinaVioleta Ninova | Bulgaria | 7:24.96 | QA |
| 2 | Monica HavelkaCathy Thaxton-Tippett | United States | 7:29.52 | QA |
| 3 | Maria BrandinCarina Gustavsson | Sweden | 7:30.23 | QB |
| 4 | Han Hye-sunJang Myeong-hui | South Korea | 8:13.57 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Silken LaumannKay Worthington | Canada | 8:03.56 |
| 8 | Maria BrandinCarina Gustavsson | Sweden | 8:09.35 |
| 9 | Sally AndreaeAlison Gill | Great Britain | 8:15.70 |
| 10 | Han Hye-sunJang Myeong-hui | South Korea | 8:58.45 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| | Birgit PeterMartina Schröter | East Germany | 7:00.48 |
| | Veronica CochelaElisabeta Lipă | Romania | 7:04.36 |
| | Stefka MadinaVioleta Ninova | Bulgaria | 7:06.03 |
| 4 | Mariya OmelianovychMarina Zhukova | Soviet Union | 7:12.67 |
| 5 | Cao MianyingGuo Mei | China | 7:18.69 |
| 6 | Monica HavelkaCathy Thaxton-Tippett | United States | 7:21.28 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Nation |
| | Birgit Peter Martina Schröter | East Germany |
| | Elisabeta Lipă Veronica Cogeanu Liliana Geneș | Romania |
| | Violeta Ninova Stefka Madina | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Marina Zhukova Mariya Omelianovych | Soviet Union |
| 5 | Guo Mei Cao Mianying | China |
| 6 | Monica Havelka Cathy Thaxton-Tippett | United States |
| 7 | Silken Laumann Kay Worthington | Canada |
| 8 | Maria Brandin Carina Gustavsson | Sweden |
| 9 | Sally Andreae Alison Gill | Great Britain |
| 10 | Jang Myeong-hui Han Hye-sun | South Korea |