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Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2X)

2000 Olympic Games

 

     Pre-race Analyses
and Predictions
     Results
Heats Heats 1-4 H1   H2   H3   H4
Repechage R1   R2    R3   R4 R1   R2   R3   R4
Semi-finals SFAB1   SFAB2 SFAB1   SFAB2
Finals FA FA   FB   FC

Pre-Olympic Summary

August 13, 2000 -- Italy, with Elia Luini and Leonardo Pettino, the 1999 World Champion, was second to another Italian double in the Vienna World Cup, but reversed that loss and was 1st in Lucerne, beating its countrymen decisively. Compared to the other nations in this event, Italy seems to have a lock on the gold medal in Sydney. Challenges should come from France (5th at 1999 Worlds, but with 1st and 2nd place finishes in World Cup competition), Germany (3rd at 1999 Worlds, and 3rd in two World Cup competitions), and perhaps Switzerland (4th at 1999 Worlds, with a 3rd, 2nd and 10th in World Cup races). Last year's silver medalist from Australia returns with its 1999 boat intact, but has turned in disappointing 6th and 8th place finishes in World Cup racing at Vienna and Lucerne.

World and Olympic Championship Histories

Nation 2000 Place 1999 Place '99 Rowers in '00 Boat

Avg. Place in Prev Events

# Prev Events Total medals Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals
ITA 2 1 1 2.4 10 7 4 2 1
AUS 7 2 2 4.0 10 5 1 3 1
GER 4 3 2 3.8 11 6 - 2 4
SUI 5 4 2 3.4 12 8 2 2 4
FRA 3 5 2 5.5 5 - - - -
USA 11 6 2 6.2 6 1 - - 1
JPN 6 7 2 7.5 4 - - - -
NED 12 8 2 5.8 12 3 - 2 1
GBR 14 9 1 5.8 7 1 1 - -
GRE 8 10 2 9.8 8 - - - -
RUS 19 11 1 12.0 4 - - - -
SWE 15 R 2 R 5 - - - -
HKG 16 R 2 R 5 - - - -
CUB 18 - 0 12.7 3 - - - -
ESP 9 - 0 9.0 6 - - - -
MEX 10 - 0 8.7 3 - - - -
POL 1 - 2 3.1 10 4 4 - -
ARG 13 - 0 7.0 1 - - - -
PAK 17 - 0 - - - - - -
Total 122 35 12 11 12

R = 13th place or lower.

To see detailed Olympic and World Championship histories for the rowers in any of these crews, click on that crew's abbreviation.

 

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