Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls

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Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls

Overview
- The event took place at Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne near Paris, from July 28 to August 2, 2024.
- 32 rowers from 16 nations competed.
- The event will not return in 2028; coastal rowing beach sprint events will replace it.

Records
- Before the competition, the world and Olympic records stood at 6:05.33, set by Ireland in Tokyo 2021. No new records were set in Paris.

Medalists
- Gold: Ireland — Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan, 6:10.99
- Silver: Italy — Stefano Oppo and Gabriel Soares, 6:13.33
- Bronze: Greece — Petros Gkaidatzis and Antonios Papakonstantinou, 6:13.44

Format
- Heats: The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals; the rest went to the repechage.
- Repechage: The best boats from the repechage joined the semifinals.
- Semifinals: Determined Final A (medals) and Finals B and C for ranking.
- Final A decided the medals (above times).