Rowing Men: Olympic Games 1956 at Melbourne (aus) Double Sculls November 23-27: Semifinals: Heat 1: 1. USA (Berard Costello, James Gardiner) * 6:54.5 2. Great Britain (Sidney Rand, William Rand) 7:03.4 3. Uruguay (Miguel Seijas, Paulo Carvahlo) 7:09.6 4. Belgium (Fernand Steenacker, Henri Steenacker) 7:24.1 Heat 2: 1. Soviet Union (Aleksandr Berkutov, Yuriy Tyukalov) * 6:44.4 2. Germany (Thomas Schneider, Kurt Hipper) 6:55.8 3. Australia (Murray Riley, Mervyn Wood) 7:01.2 4. Czechoslovakia (Albert Krajmer, Frantisek Reich) 7:05.1 Repechages: Heat 1: 1. Australia (Murray Riley, Mervyn Wood) * 8:12.2 2. Great Britain (Sidney Rand, William Rand) 8:19.4 3. Belgium (Fernand Steenacker, Henri Steenacker) 9:01.9 Heat 2: 1. Germany (Thomas Schneider, Kurt Hipper) * 8:16.7 2. Uruguay (Miguel Seijas, Paulo Carvahlo) 8:27.5 3. Czechoslovakia (Albert Krajmer, Frantisek Reich) 8:38.2 Final: 1. Soviet Union (Aleksandr Berkutov, Yuriy Tyukalov) 7:24.0 2. USA (Berard Costello, James Gardiner) 7:32.2 3. Australia (Murray Riley, Mervyn Wood) 7:37.4 4. Germany (Thomas Schneider, Kurt Hipper) 7:41.7