# Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time the event was contested for women.

## 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 advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. Two heats were held in the repechage, with 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each heat of the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place.
All races were over a 1000 metre course.

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

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Eleonora KaminskaitėGenovaitė Ramoškienė | Soviet Union | 3:21.75 | QA |
| 2 | Petra BoeslerSabine Jahn | East Germany | 3:22.35 | R |
| 3 | Ingun BrechanSolfrid Johansen | Norway | 3:29.54 | R |
| 4 | Bev CameronCheryl Howard | Canada | 3:31.88 | R |
| 5 | Diane BracelandJan Palchikoff | United States | 3:33.15 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Svetla OtsetovaZdravka Yordanova | Bulgaria | 3:25.05 | QA |
| 2 | Helie KlaasseAndrea Vissers | Netherlands | 3:31.17 | R |
| 3 | Josiane RabillerFrançoise Wittington | France | 3:31.38 | R |
| 4 | Miluše NeffeováZuzana Prokešová | Czechoslovakia | 3:33.98 | R |
| 5 | Maria LeibetsederRenate Sigl | Austria | 3:40.09 | R |

### Repechage
#### Repechage heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Petra BoeslerSabine Jahn | East Germany | 3:34.99 | QA |
| 2 | Bev CameronCheryl Howard | Canada | 3:42.73 | QA |
| 3 | Josiane RabillerFrançoise Wittington | France | 3:43.00 | QB |
| 4 | Maria LeibetsederRenate Sigl | Austria | 3:52.93 | QB |

#### Repechage heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ingun BrechanSolfrid Johansen | Norway | 3:44.02 | QA |
| 2 | Diane BracelandJan Palchikoff | United States | 3:45.19 | QA |
| 3 | Helie KlaasseAndrea Vissers | Netherlands | 3:47.80 | QB |
| 4 | Miluše NeffeováZuzana Prokešová | Czechoslovakia | 3:49.39 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Helie KlaasseAndrea Vissers | Netherlands | 4:03.37 |
| 8 | Miluše NeffeováZuzana Prokešová | Czechoslovakia | 4:03.66 |
| 9 | Josiane RabillerFrançoise Wittington | France | 4:05.16 |
| 10 | Maria LeibetsederRenate Sigl | Austria | 4:11.38 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| | Svetla OtsetovaZdravka Yordanova | Bulgaria | 3:44.36 |
| | Petra BoeslerSabine Jahn | East Germany | 3:47.86 |
| | Eleonora KaminskaitėGenovaitė Ramoškienė | Soviet Union | 3:49.93 |
| 4 | Ingun BrechanSolfrid Johansen | Norway | 3:52.18 |
| 5 | Diane BracelandJan Palchikoff | United States | 3:58.25 |
| 6 | Bev CameronCheryl Howard | Canada | 4:06.23 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| | Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Bulgaria |
| | Sabine Jahn Petra Boesler | East Germany |
| | Eleonora Kaminskaitė Genovaitė Ramoškienė | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Solfrid Johansen Ingun Brechan | Norway |
| 5 | Jan Palchikoff Diane Braceland | United States |
| 6 | Cheryl Howard Bev Cameron | Canada |
| 7 | Andrea Vissers Helie Klaasse | Netherlands |
| 8 | Miluše Neffeová Zuzana Prokešová | Czechoslovakia |
| 9 | Josiane Rabiller Françoise Wittington | France |
| 10 | Renate Sigl Maria Leibetseder | Austria |