title: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
text: # Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
  
  The men's double sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.
  
  ## Heats
  
  The winner in each heat qualified for the finals. The others must compete in the repechage.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | United States (USA) | 6:54.5 | F |
  | 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:03.4 | |
  | 3 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho | Uruguay (URU) | 7:09.6 | |
  | 4 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) | 7:24.1 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) | 6:44.4 | F |
  | 2 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 6:55.8 | |
  | 3 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 7:01.2 | |
  | 4 | Albert Krajmer František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:05.1 | |
  
  ## First repechage
  
  The winner in each heat qualified for the finals.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 8:12.2 | F |
  | 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:19.4 | |
  | 3 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) | 9:01.9 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 8:16.7 | F |
  | 2 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho | Uruguay (URU) | 8:27.5 | |
  | 3 | Albert Krajmer František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 8:38.2 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:24.0 |
  | | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | United States (USA) | 7:32.2 |
  | | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 7:37.4 |
  | 4 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 7:41.7 |
  