Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls
The women's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
Competition format
The competition consisted of three main rounds as well as a repechage. The 13 boats were divided into three heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The top three boats in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 4 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top three boats in the repechage advanced to the semifinals. The slowest boat in the repechage finished in 13th place.The 12 semifinalist boats were divided into two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each semifinal advanced to the "A" final to compete for medals and 4th through 6th place; the bottom three boats in each semifinal were sent to the "B" final for 7th through 12th.
All races were over a 2000 metre course.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7:16.74 | |||
| 2 | 7:19.53 | |||
| 3 | 7:23.59 | |||
| 4 | 7:26.73 | |||
| 5 | 7:47.64 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7:16.41 | |||
| 2 | 7:20.49 | |||
| 3 | 7:24.14 | |||
| 4 | 7:31.85 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7:27.62 | |||
| 2 | 7:34.73 | |||
| 3 | 7:41.32 | |||
| 4 | 7:47.05 |
Repechage
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7:20.97 | |||
| 2 | 7:22.29 | |||
| 3 | 7:29.27 | |||
| 4 | 7:43.84 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7:01.32 | |||
| 2 | 7:03.92 | |||
| 3 | 7:04.78 | |||
| 4 | 7:07.00 | |||
| 5 | 7:14.90 | |||
| 6 | 7:42.37 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:58.09 | |||
| 2 | 7:01.07 | |||
| 3 | 7:03.89 | |||
| 4 | 7:04.02 | |||
| 5 | 7:07.35 | |||
| 6 | 7:13.04 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 7:04.19 | ||
| 8 | 7:05.91 | ||
| 9 | 7:06.98 | ||
| 10 | 7:10.62 | ||
| 11 | 7:12.24 | ||
| 12 | 7:19.10 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 6:49.00 | |||
| 6:51.47 | |||
| 6:55.16 | |||
| 4 | 6:56.81 | ||
| 5 | 7:06.62 | ||
| 6 | 7:09.45 |
Final classification
The following rowers took part:| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| Kerstin Köppen Kathrin Boron | ||
| Veronica Cochelea Elisabeta Lipă | ||
| Gu Xiaoli Lu Huali | ||
| Philippa Baker Brenda Lawson | ||
| Annabel Eyres Alison Gill | ||
| Sariya Zakyrova Inna Frolova | ||
| Daniela Oronova Galina Kamenova | ||
| Jennifer Luff Gillian Campbell | ||
| Renée Govaert Ann Haesebrouck | ||
| Rita de Jong Marie-José de Groot | ||
| Cindy Ryder Mary Mazzio | ||
| Martha García Lourdes Montoya | ||
| Edit Punk Anikó Kapócs |