title: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
text: # Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
  
  The men's coxless pairs competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree near Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 November 23 to 27 November. The competition was won by James Fifer and Duvall Hecht representing the United States.
  
  ## Heats
  
  In the heats the first two pairs advanced directly to semi-finals. The others competed in the repechage for the remaining spots in the semi-finals.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reg Douglas Bob Parker | New Zealand (NZL) | 7:32.6 | SF |
  | 2 | Peter Raper Maurice Grace | Australia (AUS) | 7:37.2 | SF |
  | 3 | Alvaro Banchi Maurizio Clerici | Italy (ITA) | 7:41.2 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Helmut Sauermilch Claus Heß | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 7:30.1 | SF |
  | 2 | Finn Pedersen Kjeld Østrøm | Denmark (DEN) | 7:36.6 | SF |
  | 3 | Bob Baetens Michel Knuysen | Belgium (BEL) | 7:45.6 | |
  
  ### Heat 3
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | James Fifer Duvall Hecht | United States (USA) | 7:19.5 | SF |
  | 2 | Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:29.9 | SF |
  | 3 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | 7:37.0 | |
  
  ## Repechage
  
  The first two pairs advanced directly to semi-finals.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | SF |
  | 2 | Alvaro Banchi Maurizio Clerici | Italy (ITA) | SF |
  | 3 | Bob Baetens Michel Knuysen | Belgium (BEL) | |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  The first two pairs advanced directly to the final.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:41.3 | F |
  | 2 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | 8:42.4 | F |
  | 3 | Reg Douglas Bob Parker | New Zealand (NZL) | 8:44.7 | |
  | 4 | Finn Pedersen Kjeld Østrøm | Denmark (DEN) | 8:55.1 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | James Fifer Duvall Hecht | United States (USA) | 8:37.7 | F |
  | 2 | Peter Raper Maurice Grace | Australia (AUS) | 8:48.2 | F |
  | 3 | Helmut Sauermilch Claus Heß | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 8:52.3 | |
  | 4 | Alvaro Banchi Maurizio Clerici | Italy (ITA) | 9:11.1 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Fifer Duvall Hecht | United States (USA) | 7:55.4 |
  | | Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov | Soviet Union (URS) | 8:03.9 |
  | | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Austria (AUT) | 8:11.8 |
  | 4 | Peter Raper Maurice Grace | Australia (AUS) | 8:22.2 |
  