Rowing Men: Olympic Games 1956 at Melbourne (aus) Coxless Pairs November 23-27: Semifinals: Heat 1: 1. Soviet Union (Igor Buldakov, Viktor Ivanov) * 8:41.3 2. Austria (Josef Kloimstein, Alfred Sageder) * 8:42.4 3. New Zealand (Reginald Douglas, Robert Parker) 8:44.7 4. Denmark (Finn Pedersen, Kjeld Østrøm) 8:55.1 Heat 2: 1. USA (James Fifer, Duvall Hecht) * 8:37.7 2. Australia (Peter Raper, Maurice Grace) * 8:48.2 3. Germany (Helmut Sauermilch, Claus-Gert Hess) 8:52.3 4. Italy (Alvaro Banchi, Maurizio Clerici) 9:11.1 Final: 1. USA (James Fifer, Duvall Hecht) * 7:55.4 2. Soviet Union (Igor Buldakov, Viktor Ivanov) 8:03.9 3. Austria (Josef Kloimstein, Alfred Sageder) 8:11.8 4. Australia (Peter Raper, Maurice Grace) 8:22.2