Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
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The men's coxed pair competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States.[1] It was held from 31 July to 5 August.[2] There were 12 boats (36 competitors) from 12 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the Italian crew, brothers Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale and coxswain Giuseppe Di Capua. It was Italy's first victory in the event since 1968 and third overall, tying the United States and East Germany for most among nations to that point. The Abbagnale brothers and Di Capua would go on to repeat as champions in 1988 (the second crew to repeat) and take silver in 1992 (the only crew to earn three medals together; Conn Findlay was the only other individual to earn three medals, doing so with three different rowing partners and two coxswains). The Romanian crew of Dimitrie Popescu, Vasile Tomoiagă, and cox Dumitru Răducanu took silver (the nation's first medal in the event since 1972). Americans Kevin Still, Robert Espeseth, and cox Doug Herland took bronze (the nation's first medal in the event since 1964). The three-Games gold-medal streak for East Germany ended with that nation joining the Soviet-led boycott.
Men's coxed pair at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Lake Casitas | |||||||||
Dates | 31 July – 5 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:05.99 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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