Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair
The women's coxless pair competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time the event was contested for women.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two main rounds as well as a repechage. The 11 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 6 boats in one heat and 5 boats in the other. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 9 boats were placed in the repechage. Two heats were held in the repechage, with 5 boats in one heat and 4 boats in the other. The top two boats in each heat of the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 5 boats competed in the "B" final for 7th through 11th place.All races were over a 1000 metre course.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3:31.01 | |||
| 2 | 3:33.24 | |||
| 3 | 3:33.91 | |||
| 4 | 3:36.26 | |||
| 5 | 3:41.05 | |||
| 6 | 3:42.53 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3:37.53 | |||
| 2 | 3:42.18 | |||
| 3 | 3:46.65 | |||
| 4 | 3:46.76 | |||
| 5 | 3:57.17 |
Repechage
Repechage heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3:48.73 | |||
| 2 | 3:54.58 | |||
| 3 | 4:01.18 | |||
| 4 | 4:02.54 | |||
| 5 | 4:06.81 |
Repechage heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3:52.59 | |||
| 2 | 3:53.93 | |||
| 3 | 3:58.41 | |||
| 4 | 4:02.20 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 4:02.91 | ||
| 8 | 4:03.26 | ||
| 9 | 4:05.10 | ||
| 10 | 4:07.99 | ||
| 11 | 4:11.93 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 4:01.22 | |||
| 4:01.64 | |||
| 4:02.35 | |||
| 4 | 4:03.27 | ||
| 5 | 4:08.09 | ||
| 6 | 4:15.44 |
Final classification
| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| Siyka Kelbecheva Stoyanka Gruycheva | ||
| Angelika Noack Sabine Dähne | ||
| Edith Eckbauer Thea Einöder | ||
| 4 | Nataliya Horodilova Hanna Karnaushenko | |
| 5 | Tricia Smith Betty Craig | |
| 6 | Marlena Predescu-Zagoni Marinela Maxim | |
| 7 | Sue Morgan Laura Staines | |
| 8 | Anna Krzemińska-Karbowiak Małgorzata Kawalska | |
| 9 | Oldřiška Pěkná Zdena Tichá | |
| 10 | Lin Clark Beryl Mitchell | |
| 11 | Katalin Pál-Ribáry Judit Kéri-Novák |