INDEX to Australian National Championships

Men's Lightweight Double Scull Summary

This Championships commenced in 1972 and has become one of the most important championships at the National Championships due it being an Olympic event.

Australia has always performed well in this event at the Olympic Games.

ML2x

Inaugural Champions in 1972 from Haberfield

Str: Steve Roll, Bow: Colin Bullard

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Time
1972	Haberfield No 1, NSW	Balmain, NSW	Haberfield No 2, NSW				7:12.50
1975	Haberfield No 1, NSW	Haberfield No 2, NSW	Grafton, NSW				7:31.90
1978	Haberfield, NSW	Sydney, NSW	ANA, WA	Corio Bay / Ballarat City, VIC			7:51.8
1979	ANR / Mannum, SA	Corio Bay / Ballarat City, VIC	Haberfield, NSW	Canberra / ANU, ACT			7:19.5
1980	St George / Sydney, NSW	Haberfield, NSW	Mercantile / MUBC, VIC	ANR / Mannum, SA			8:09.56
1981	St George / Balmain, NSW	MUBC No 1, VIC	MUBC No2, VIC				6:43.12
1982	MUBC, VIC	Haberfield, NSW / MUBC, VIC	St George / Balmain, NSW	Sydney, NSW			6:58.60
1983	MUBC, VIC	St George, NSW	ACTRA, ACT				6:49.94
1984	St George / Haberfield, NSW	MUBC, VIC	Corio Bay / Melbourne, VIC	ACTRA, ACT	Commercial / Pine River, QLD	Franklin / New Norfolk, TAS	7:34.60
1985	UWA / Swan River, WA	UQBC / Commercial, QLD	ACTRA, ACT	Drummoyne, NSW	St George, NSW	Footscray City, VIC	7:00.40
1986	Corio Bay / Barwon, VIC	St George / Drummoyne, NSW	Footscray City, VIC	Drummoyne No 2, NSW	UQBC / Commercial, QLD	Tweed Heads, QLD	6:55.26
1987	Corio Bay / Barwon, VIC						6:43.30
1988	UQBC, QLD						6:16.66
1989	No race - cyclone
1990	Commercial / Toowong, QLD						7:32.41
1991	Geeveston / Lindisfarne, TAS						6:27.60
1992	Ballarat City, VIC						6:55.73
1993	Commercial, QLD / Canberra, ACT						6:28.10
1994	Commercial, QLD / Canberra, ACT						6:38.48
1995	Ballarat, VIC / Geeveston, TAS						6:54.60
1996	Dukla, Prague CZE						7:27.64
1997	ACTAS, ACT						6:50.26
1998	Ulverston, TAS						6:40.14
1999	Toowong, QLD / Curtin, WA						6:31.24
2000	Canberra, ACT / Toowong, QLD						6:29.40
2001	UTS, NSW						6:28.77
2002	Nepean, NSW / Toowong, QLD						6:35.73
2003	Ballarat, VIC / Toowong, QLD						6:28.28
2004	Huon / North Esk, TAS	Drummoyne / UTS, NSW	Leichhardt, NSW	St George, NSW	Leichhardt / St George, NSW		7:07.79
2005	Lindisfarne, TAS	Mosman / UTS, NSW	Glenorchy, TAS	Adelaide, SA / Newcastle, NSW	Leichhardt No 1, NSW	Drummoyne / Sydney, NSW	6:44.02
2006	Huon / North Esk, TAS	MUBC, VIC / Glenorchy, TAS	Leichhardt, NSW	Canberra, ACT / Power House, VIC	Swan River / Bunbury, WA		6:43.56
2007	Sydney University, NSW	Sydney University / Leichhardt, NSW	Melbourne University, VIC / ANU, ACT	Mercantile, VIC, / St George, NSW			7:03.84

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