# Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair

The women's coxless pair competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held on 6–11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
The medals for the competition were presented by Ivo Ferriani, Italy, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Mike Williams, Great Britain, Treasurer of the International Rowing Federation.

## Results
### Heats

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

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Helen Glover Heather Stanning | Great Britain | 7:05.05 | SA/B |
| 2 | Hedvig Rasmussen Anne Andersen | Denmark | 7:05.28 | SA/B |
| 3 | Kerstin Hartmann Kathrin Marchand | Germany | 7:17.98 | SA/B |
| 4 | Jennifer Martins Nicole Hare | Canada | 7:22.99 | R |
| 5 | Aletta Jorritsma Karien Robbers | Netherlands | 7.23.10 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown | New Zealand | 7:09.23 | SA/B |
| 2 | Lee-Ann Persse Kate Christowitz | South Africa | 7:11.29 | SA/B |
| 3 | Zhang Min Miao Tian | China | 7:15.66 | SA/B |
| 4 | Noémie Kober Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:26.28 | R |
| 5 | Alena Furman Ina Nikulina | Belarus | 7.35.23 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Felice Mueller Grace Luczak | United States | 7:05.14 | SA/B |
| 2 | Anna Boada Aina Cid | Spain | 7:12.00 | SA/B |
| 3 | Anna Wierzbowska Maria Wierzbowska | Poland | 7:12.82 | SA/B |
| 4 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:13.06 | R |
| 5 | Mădălina Bereș Laura Oprea | Romania | 7.18.16 | R |

### Repechage

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

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mădălina Bereș Laura Oprea | Romania | 7:55.25 | SA/B |
| 2 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:58.89 | SA/B |
| 3 | Noémie Kober Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:59.44 | SA/B |
| 4 | Jennifer Martins Nicole Hare | Canada | 8:01.09 | FC |
| 5 | Aletta Jorritsma Karien Robbers | Netherlands | 8:03.07 | FC |
| 6 | Alena Furman Ina Nikulina | Belarus | 8:07.16 | FC |

### Semifinal

First three of each heat qualify to the Final A, remainder goes to Final B.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Helen Glover Heather Stanning | Great Britain | 7:18.69 | FA |
| 2 | Felice Mueller Grace Luczak | United States | 7:20.93 | FA |
| 3 | Lee-Ann Persse Kate Christowitz | South Africa | 7:24.03 | FA |
| 4 | Mădălina Bereș Laura Oprea | Romania | 7:29.20 | FB |
| 5 | Anna Wierzbowska Maria Wierzbowska | Poland | 7:39.12 | FB |
| 6 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:45.44 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hedvig Rasmussen Anne Andersen | Denmark | 7:27.56 | FA |
| 2 | Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown | New Zealand | 7:29.67 | FA |
| 3 | Anna Boada Aina Cid | Spain | 7:30.79 | FA |
| 4 | Zhang Min Miao Tian | China | 7:30.90 | FB |
| 5 | Kerstin Hartmann Kathrin Marchand | Germany | 7:39.79 | FB |
| 6 | Noémie Kober Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:44.81 | FB |

### Finals
#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Aletta Jorritsma Karien Robbers | Netherlands | 8:23.61 |
| 2 | Jennifer Martins Nicole Hare | Canada | 8:26.03 |
| 3 | Alena Furman Ina Nikulina | Belarus | 8:32.54 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Zhang Min Miao Tian | China | 7:17.12 |
| 2 | Kerstin Hartmann Kathrin Marchand | Germany | 7:18.57 |
| 3 | Mădălina Bereș Laura Oprea | Romania | 7:19.63 |
| 4 | Anna Wierzbowska Maria Wierzbowska | Poland | 7:21.53 |
| 5 | Alessandra Patelli Sara Bertolasi | Italy | 7:24.51 |
| 6 | Noémie Kober Marie Le Nepvou | France | 7:26.55 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Helen Glover Heather Stanning | Great Britain | 7:18.29 |
| | Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown | New Zealand | 7:19.53 |
| | Hedvig Rasmussen Anne Andersen | Denmark | 7:20.71 |
| 4 | Felice Mueller Grace Luczak | United States | 7:24.77 |
| 5 | Lee-Ann Persse Kate Christowitz | South Africa | 7:28.50 |
| 6 | Anna Boada Aina Cid | Spain | 7:35.22 |