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

The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 8–12 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
The medals for the competition were presented by Poul-Erik Høyer, Denmark, a member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Tricia Smith, Canada, Vice President of the International Rowing Federation.

## Results
### Heats

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

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Huang Wenyi Pan Feihong | China | 7:00.13 | SA/B |
| 2 | Anne Lolk Thomsen Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:01.84 | SA/B |
| 3 | Devery Karz Kathleen Bertko | United States | 7:07.37 | R |
| 4 | Laura Milani Valentina Rodini | Italy | 7:09.12 | R |
| 5 | Charlotte Taylor Katherine Copeland | Great Britain | 7:10.25 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ilse Paulis Maaike Head | Netherlands | 6:57.28 | SA/B |
| 2 | Sophie MacKenzie Julia Edward | New Zealand | 7:02.01 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:07.29 | R |
| 4 | Ayami Oishi Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:15.75 | R |
| 5 | Tạ Thanh Huyền Hồ Thị Lý | Vietnam | 7:29.91 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 7:07.37 | SA/B |
| 2 | Claire Lambe Sinéad Lynch | Ireland | 7:10.91 | SA/B |
| 3 | Vanessa Cozzi Fernanda Ferreira | Brazil | 7:20.79 | R |
| 4 | Yislena Hernández Licet Hernández | Cuba | 7:26.43 | R |
| 5 | Khadija Krimi Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 7:43.33 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lindsay Jennerich Patricia Obee | Canada | 7:03.51 | SA/B |
| 2 | Weronika Deresz Martyna Mikołajczak | Poland | 7:05.02 | SA/B |
| 3 | Fini Sturm Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:11.08 | R |
| 4 | Josefa Vila Melita Abraham | Chile | 7:20.63 | R |
| 5 | Lee Yuen Yin Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 7:29.87 | R |

### Repechage

First two of each heat qualify to the semifinals A/B, remainder goes to the semifinals C/D.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Devery Karz Kathleen Bertko | United States | 7:58.90 | SA/B |
| 2 | Ayami Oishi Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 8:00.50 | SA/B |
| 3 | Charlotte Taylor Katherine Copeland | Great Britain | 8:05.70 | SC/D |
| 4 | Josefa Vila Melita Abraham | Chile | 8:11.97 | SC/D |
| 5 | Vanessa Cozzi Fernanda Ferreira | Brazil | 8:15.53 | SC/D |
| 6 | Lee Yuen Yin Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:20.96 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 8:00.47 | SA/B |
| 2 | Fini Sturm Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 8:02.28 | SA/B |
| 3 | Laura Milani Valentina Rodini | Italy | 8:03.03 | SC/D |
| 4 | Tạ Thanh Huyền Hồ Thị Lý | Vietnam | 8:19.79 | SC/D |
| 5 | Yislena Hernández Licet Hernández | Cuba | 8:22.05 | SC/D |
| 6 | Khadija Krimi Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 8:33.49 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

First three of each heat qualify to the Final C, remainder goes to the Final D.

#### Semifinal C/D 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Charlotte Taylor Katherine Copeland | Great Britain | 7:59.11 | FC |
| 2 | Lee Yuen Yin Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 8:14.17 | FC |
| 3 | Tạ Thanh Huyền Hồ Thị Lý | Vietnam | 8:18.47 | FC |
| 4 | Yislena Hernández Licet Hernández | Cuba | 8:27.44 | FD |

#### Semifinal C/D 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Laura Milani Valentina Rodini | Italy | 8:11.21 | FC |
| 2 | Vanessa Cozzi Fernanda Ferreira | Brazil | 8:14.06 | FC |
| 3 | Josefa Vila Melita Abraham | Chile | 8:20.26 | FC |
| 4 | Khadija Krimi Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 8:29.45 | FD |

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

First three of each heat qualify to the Final A, remainder goes to the Final B.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 7:19.09 | FA |
| 2 | Sophie MacKenzie Julia Edward | New Zealand | 7:19.27 | FA |
| 3 | Huang Wenyi Pan Feihong | China | 7:20.94 | FA |
| 4 | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:21.38 | FB |
| 5 | Weronika Deresz Martyna Mikołajczak | Poland | 7:22.06 | FB |
| 6 | Ayami Oishi Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:46.41 | FB |

#### Semifinals A/B 2

First three of each heat qualify to the Final A, remainder goes to the Final B.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ilse Paulis Maaike Head | Netherlands | 7:13.93 | FA |
| 2 | Lindsay Jennerich Patricia Obee | Canada | 7:16.35 | FA |
| 3 | Claire Lambe Sinéad Lynch | Ireland | 7:18.24 | FA |
| 4 | Anne Lolk Thomsen Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:20.29 | FB |
| 5 | Devery Karz Kathleen Bertko | United States | 7:22.78 | FB |
| 6 | Fini Sturm Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:33.21 | FB |

### Finals
#### Final D

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yislena Hernández Licet Hernández | Cuba | 7:50.21 | |
| 2 | Khadija Krimi Nour El-Houda Ettaieb | Tunisia | 7:56.26 | |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Laura Milani Valentina Rodini | Italy | 7:36.64 |
| 2 | Charlotte Taylor Katherine Copeland | Great Britain | 7:37.89 |
| 3 | Vanessa Cozzi Fernanda Ferreira | Brazil | 7:44.78 |
| 4 | Lee Yuen Yin Lee Ka Man | Hong Kong | 7:46.85 |
| 5 | Josefa Vila Melita Abraham | Chile | 7:46.99 |
| 6 | Tạ Thanh Huyền Hồ Thị Lý | Vietnam | DNS |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Weronika Deresz Martyna Mikołajczak | Poland | 7:24.34 |
| 2 | Ionela-Livia Lehaci Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:24.61 |
| 3 | Anne Lolk Thomsen Juliane Rasmussen | Denmark | 7:27.36 |
| 4 | Devery Karz Kathleen Bertko | United States | 7:29.96 |
| 5 | Fini Sturm Marie-Louise Dräger | Germany | 7:32.73 |
| 6 | Ayami Oishi Chiaki Tomita | Japan | 7:42.87 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Ilse Paulis Maaike Head | Netherlands | 7:04.73 |
| | Lindsay Jennerich Patricia Obee | Canada | 7:05.88 |
| | Huang Wenyi Pan Feihong | China | 7:06.49 |
| 4 | Sophie MacKenzie Julia Edward | New Zealand | 7:10.61 |
| 5 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 7:11.26 |
| 6 | Claire Lambe Sinéad Lynch | Ireland | 7:13.09 |