Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games:
Men's Coxed Pairs Round One
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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Location: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Xochimilco
Date Started: October 13, 1968
Date Finished: October 13, 1968
Format: Top two finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals
| Gold: | Italy |
| Silver: | Netherlands |
| Bronze: | Denmark |
| Rank |
Team |
NOC |
T |
|
| 1 |
Romania |
ROU |
8:13.31 |
QU |
| 2 |
West Germany |
FRG |
8:19.78 |
QU |
| 3 |
Spain |
ESP |
8:33.45 |
QU |
| 4 |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
9:02.98 |
|
| 5 |
Uruguay |
URU |
|
|
| 6 |
Soviet Union |
URS |
|
|
| Rank |
Team |
NOC |
T |
|
| 1 |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
8:11.13 |
QU |
| 2 |
United States |
USA |
8:12.48 |
QU |
| 3 |
France |
FRA |
8:12.88 |
QU |
| 4 |
Argentina |
ARG |
8:20.38 |
|
| 5 |
Cuba |
CUB |
8:23.39 |
|
| 6 |
Switzerland |
SUI |
8:29.98 |
|
| Rank |
Team |
NOC |
T |
|
| 1 |
East Germany |
GDR |
8:01.82 |
QU |
| 2 |
Italy |
ITA |
8:03.00 |
QU |
| 3 |
Netherlands |
NED |
8:18.78 |
QU |
| 4 |
Denmark |
DEN |
8:21.42 |
|
| 5 |
Mexico |
MEX |
8:28.41 |
|
| 6 |
Peru |
PER |
8:49.26 |
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