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The men's coxed pair competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City.[1] It was held from 13 to 19 October.[2] There were 18 boats (54 competitors) from 18 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the Italian crew, rowers Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo and coxswain Bruno Cipolla; it was Italy's first victory in the event since 1920 and second overall (tying Switzerland for second-most among nations to that point). The Netherlands made the podium for the second consecutive Games, though with an all-new team: Herman Suselbeek, Hadriaan van Nes, and cox Roderick Rijnders took silver. A Danish boat medaled in the event for the first time since 1952, with Jørn Krab, Harry Jørgensen, and Preben Krab earning bronze. The American medal streak of three Games ended with the United States boat placing fifth.
| Men's coxed pair at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 The gold medalists, Renzo Sambo, Bruno Cipolla, and Primo Baran | ||||||||||
| Venue | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course | |||||||||
| Dates | 13–19 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:04.81 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This was the 12th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's coxed pair was one of the original four events in 1900, but was not held in 1904, 1908, or 1912. It returned to the programme after World War I and was held every Games from 1924 to 1992, when it (along with the men's coxed four) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.[2]
One of the 18 competitors from the 1964 coxed pair Final A returned: Igor Rudakov, the veteran coxswain from the Soviet Union's 1960 silver-medal team and 1964 fourth-place team. The favorites were Italian rowers Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo; the two had won the 1967 European championship, taken silver at the 1965 European championship, and earned bronze at the 1966 World Championship. Baran and Sambo had a different cox for each of those results, with their Olympic teammate Bruno Cipolla having been on the 1967 championship crew. Hadriaan van Nes had been on the Dutch 1966 World Championship team, but came to Mexico City with a new rowing partner and new coxswain.[2]
Bulgaria, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru each made their debut in the event; East and West Germany competed separately for the first time. France and the United States each made their 10th appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.
The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948).[3] This rowing competition consisted of three main rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their quarterfinal heats to advance to the semifinals.
All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 13 October 1968 | 10:15 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 15 October 1968 | 10:15 | Repechage |
| Thursday, 17 October 1968 | 12:00 | Semifinals |
| Friday, 18 October 1968 | 12:00 | Final B |
| Saturday, 19 October 1968 | 10:30 | Final A |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| Ladislau Lovrenschi |  Romania | 8:13.31 | Q |
| 2 | Lutz Benter |  West Germany | 8:19.78 | Q | |
| 3 | Filiberto Marco |  Spain | 8:33.45 | R | |
| 4 | Karel Kovář |  Czechoslovakia | 9:02.98 | R | |
| 5 | Luis Colman |  Uruguay | ST | R | |
| 6 | Igor Rudakov |  Soviet Union | ST | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veselin Staevski |  Bulgaria | 8:11.13 | Q | |
| 2 | Stewart MacDonald |  United States | 8:12.48 | Q | |
| 3 | Richard Lippi |  France | 8:12.88 | R | |
| 4 | Carlos Otero |  Argentina | 8:20.38 | R | |
| 5 | Jesús Rosello |  Cuba | 8:23.39 | R | |
| 6 | Beat Wirz |  Switzerland | 8:29.98 | R |
The third heat featured all three eventual medalists (Italy, the Netherlands, and Denmark), though none won the heat—the East German boat that won the heat finished fourth overall.
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus-Dieter Neubert | East Germany | 8:01.82 | Q | |
| 2 | Bruno Cipolla |  Italy | 8:03.00 | Q | |
| 3 | Roderick Rijnders |  Netherlands | 8:18.78 | R | |
| 4 | Preben Krab |  Denmark | 8:21.42 | R | |
| 5 | Armando Castro |  Mexico | 8:28.41 | R | |
| 6 | Juan López |  Peru | 8:49.26 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roderick Rijnders | Netherlands | 7:52.43 | Q | |
| 2 | Beat Wirz | Switzerland | 8:01.57 | Q | |
| 3 | Carlos Otero | Argentina | 8:03.62 | Q | |
| 4 | Armando Castro | Mexico | 8:08.05 | ||
| 5 | Luis Colman | Uruguay | 8:11.88 | ||
| 6 | Filiberto Marco | Spain | 8:24.17 |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preben Krab | Denmark | 7:52.83 | Q | |
| 2 | Jesús Rosello | Cuba | 7:57.01 | Q | |
| 3 | Igor Rudakov | Soviet Union | 8:06.14 | Q | |
| 4 | Juan López | Peru | 8:25.90 | R | |
| 5 | Richard Lippi | France | ST | R | |
| 6 | Karel Kovář | Czechoslovakia | ST | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus-Dieter Neubert | East Germany | 8:00.75 | Q | |
| 2 | Roderick Rijnders | Netherlands | 8:01.19 | Q | |
| 3 | Stewart MacDonald | United States | 8:03.74 | Q | |
| 4 |
| Ladislau Lovrenschi | Romania | 8:05.52 | C |
| 5 | Carlos Otero | Argentina | 8:09.75 | C | |
| 6 | Jesús Rosello | Cuba | 8:11.82 | C |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Cipolla | Italy | 7:59.95 | Q | |
| 2 | Preben Krab | Denmark | 8:02.78 | Q | |
| 3 | Lutz Benter | West Germany | 8:05.49 | Q | |
| 4 | Igor Rudakov | Soviet Union | 8:06.39 | C | |
| 5 | Veselin Staevski | Bulgaria | 8:06.41 | C | |
| 6 | Beat Wirz | Switzerland | 8:55.81 | C |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Beat Wirz | Switzerland | 7:57.21 | |
| 8 | Veselin Staevski | Bulgaria | 7:58.10 | |
| 9 |
| Ladislau Lovrenschi | Romania | 8:04.38 |
| 10 | Jesús Rosello | Cuba | 8:04.90 | |
| 11 | Carlos Otero | Argentina | 8:06.91 | |
| 12 | Igor Rudakov | Soviet Union | DNS |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bruno Cipolla | Italy | 8:04.81 | |
 | Roderick Rijnders | Netherlands | 8:06.80 | |
 | Preben Krab | Denmark | 8:08.07 | |
| 4 | Klaus-Dieter Neubert | East Germany | 8:08.22 | |
| 5 | Stewart MacDonald | United States | 8:12.60 | |
| 6 | Lutz Benter | West Germany | 8:41.51 |
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