title: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls
text: # Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls
  
  The women's double sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.
  
  ## Heats
  
  * SA/B denotes qualification to Semifinal A/B.
  * R denotes qualification to Repechage.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | Canada | 7:23.07 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying | China | 7:26.47 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Michelle Knox-Zaloom Jennifer Devine | United States | 7:31.98 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | Latvia | 7:36.18 | R |
  | 5 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | Italy | 7:47.07 | R |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | Australia | 7:20.10 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Jana Thieme Manuela Lutze | Germany | 7:21.13 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | Bulgaria | 7:36.48 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Dolores Amaya María Garisoain | Argentina | 7:57.05 | R |
  | 5 | Min Byeong-sun Park Yeong-ja | South Korea | 8:34.55 | R |
  
  ### Heat 3
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes | Netherlands | 7:23.12 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | New Zealand | 7:26.83 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Olena Reutova | Ukraine | 7:27.12 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | Norway | 7:30.32 | R |
  
  ## Repechage
  
  First three qualify to the semifinals, the remainder are eliminated.
  
  ### Repechage 1
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | Norway | 7:43.75 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | Latvia | 7:48.02 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | Italy | 7:52.07 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Dolores Amaya María Garisoain | Argentina | 8:09.24 | E |
  | 5 | Min Byeong-sun Park Yeong-ja | South Korea | 8:44.34 | E |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  * A denotes qualification to Final A.
  * B denotes qualification to Final B.
  
  ### Semi-final 1
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | Canada | 7:11.21 | A |
  | 2 | Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | New Zealand | 7:15.57 | A |
  | 3 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | Australia | 7:15.58 | A |
  | 4 | Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | Bulgaria | 7:18.33 | B |
  | 5 | Michelle Knox-Zaloom Jennifer Devine | United States | 7:21.97 | B |
  | 6 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | Italy | 7:38.85 | B |
  
  ### Semi-final 2
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying | China | 7:15.47 | A |
  | 2 | Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes | Netherlands | 7:16.39 | A |
  | 3 | Jana Thieme Manuela Lutze | Germany | 7:19.62 | A |
  | 4 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | Norway | 7:26.24 | B |
  | 5 | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Olena Reutova | Ukraine | 7:28.53 | B |
  | 6 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | Latvia | 7:32.00 | B |
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Final B
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kristine Bjerknes Kristine Klaveness | Norway | 6:53.31 |
  | 2 | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Olena Reutova | Ukraine | 6:53.96 |
  | 3 | Michelle Knox-Zaloom Jennifer Devine | United States | 6:58.78 |
  | 4 | Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | Bulgaria | 7:00.14 |
  | 5 | Sanita Ozoliņa Liene Lutere | Latvia | 7:06.47 |
  | 6 | Erika Bello Marianna Barelli | Italy | 7:16.54 |
  
  ### Final A
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | Canada | 6:56.84 | |
  | | Zhang Xiuyun Cao Mianying | China | 6:58.35 | |
  | | Irene Eijs Eeke van Nes | Netherlands | 6:58.74 | |
  | 4 | Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | Australia | 7:01.26 | |
  | 5 | Jana Thieme Manuela Lutze | Germany | 7:04.14 | |
  | 6 | Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | New Zealand | 7:09.92 | B |
  