Post by Taxigirl on Aug 21, 2004 10:12:30 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/rowing/3585476.stm
Britain's Sarah Winckless and Elise Laverick won the bronze medal in the women's double sculls on Saturday.
The pair finished in seven minutes 7.58 seconds to cruise into a comfortable third behind New Zealand and Germany.
They surged into medal contention at the 1,000m mark and gave the Germans a brief battle for silver.
But Peggy Waleska and Britta Oppelt pulled away to finish in 7:02.78 , while Kiwi twins Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell took gold in 7:01.79.
Britain's Sarah Winckless and Elise Laverick won the bronze medal in the women's double sculls on Saturday.
The pair finished in seven minutes 7.58 seconds to cruise into a comfortable third behind New Zealand and Germany.
They surged into medal contention at the 1,000m mark and gave the Germans a brief battle for silver.
But Peggy Waleska and Britta Oppelt pulled away to finish in 7:02.78 , while Kiwi twins Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell took gold in 7:01.79.