Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
The men's coxless pair 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 19 boats were divided into four heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 15 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured four heats, with 3 or 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each repechage heat advanced to the main semifinals. The slowest boat overall in the repechage finished in 19th place. The remaining 6 boats were placed in the "C" final to compete for 13th through 18th places.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 | 6:41.65 | |||
| 2 | 6:43.10 | |||
| 3 | 6:47.43 | |||
| 4 | 6:48.18 | |||
| 5 | 7:08.35 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:38.49 | |||
| 2 | 6:39.95 | |||
| 3 | 6:42.84 | |||
| 4 | 6:59.38 | |||
| 5 | 7:25.20 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:36.53 | |||
| 2 | 6:37.11 | |||
| 3 | 6:44.82 | |||
| 4 | 6:52.43 | |||
| 5 | 6:53.82 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:41.37 | |||
| 2 | 6:42.91 | |||
| 3 | 7:09.37 | |||
| 4 | 7:44.81 |
Repechage
Repechage 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:46.43 | |||
| 2 | 6:47.61 | |||
| 3 | 6:54.76 | |||
| 4 | 7:01.82 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:46.71 | |||
| 2 | 6:47.46 | |||
| 3 | 6:48.67 |
Repechage 3
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:43.83 | |||
| 2 | 6:52.89 | |||
| 3 | 6:53.44 | |||
| 4 | 7:28.57 |
Repechage 4
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:42.97 | |||
| 2 | 6:45.31 | |||
| 3 | 6:51.57 | |||
| 4 | 7:26.14 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:31.13 | |||
| 2 | 6:33.72 | |||
| 3 | 6:34.48 | |||
| 4 | 6:38.28 | |||
| 5 | 6:45.42 | |||
| 6 | 6:47.03 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:33.88 | |||
| 2 | 6:34.72 | |||
| 3 | 6:35.99 | |||
| 4 | 6:37.29 | |||
| 5 | 6:39.85 | |||
| 6 | 6:47.87 |
Finals
Final C
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 13 | 6:44.06 | ||
| 14 | 6:44.52 | ||
| 15 | 6:48.24 | ||
| 16 | 6:51.20 | ||
| 17 | 7:03.01 | ||
| 18 | 7:17.93 |
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 6:36.16 | ||
| 8 | 6:37.22 | ||
| 9 | 6:37.32 | ||
| 10 | 6:37.57 | ||
| 11 | 6:39.64 | ||
| 12 | 6:46.68 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 6:27.72 | |||
| 6:32.68 | |||
| 6:33.43 | |||
| 4 | 6:36.34 | ||
| 5 | 6:38.20 | ||
| 6 | 6:39.23 |
Final classification
The following rowers took part:| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| Matthew Pinsent Steve Redgrave | ||
| Colin von Ettingshausen Peter Hoeltzenbein | ||
| Iztok Čop Denis Žvegelj | ||
| Michel Andrieux Jean-Christophe Rolland | ||
| Jaak Van Driessche Luc Goiris | ||
| Peter Sharis John Pescatore | ||
| Snorre Lorgen Sverke Lorgen | ||
| Sjors van Iwaarden Kai Compagner | ||
| Henry Hering Harold Backer | ||
| Zlatko Bužina Marko Perinović | ||
| Christoph Küffer Thomas Studhalter | ||
| Karl Sinzinger Jr. Hermann Bauer | ||
| Nick McDonald-Crowley Matthew McArdle | ||
| Vladimir Banjanac Lazo Pivač | ||
| Yury Pimenov Nikolay Pimenov | ||
| Henrik Schneider Imre Magyar | ||
| Ričardas Bukys Zigmas Gudauskas | ||
| Mitsuru Kimura Kazuaki Mimoto | ||
| Vasile Tomoiagă Dragoş Neagu |