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Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
Key Facts
Olympic debut
1996
2008 Gold medallist
- Zac Purchase / Mark Hunter
- Great Britain & N. Ireland
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- Gold Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist
Denmark - Silver Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter
Team GB - Bronze Storm Uru, Peter Taylor
New Zealand
Hunter and Purchase take silver
Great Britain's Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase narrowly fail to defend their lightweight men's double sculls title, beaten to the line by Denmark.
4 Aug 12
Purchase & Hunter cruise to semis
29 Jul 12
Defending Olympic champions Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter reach the men's lightweight double sculls semi-finals.
GB duo target Olympic fightback
25 Jul 12
Rowers Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase insist they can defend their Olympic title despite a series of setbacks in the build-up.
Purchase & Hunter set for battle
25 Jul 12
Olympic rowing champions Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter say recent poor form just motivates them to "fight" for their title.
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Final Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Medal moment |
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| 1 | Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist |
Denmark
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| 2 | Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter |
Team GB
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| 3 | Storm Uru, Peter Taylor |
New Zealand
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Head to Head
Mark Hunter vs Zac Purchase
Mark Hunter
London 2012 medals
1
London 2012 appearances
3
London 2012 results
6:37.78 Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
Height
1.82m (6'0")
Weight
73kg
Age
34
Zac Purchase
One to watch London 2012 medals
1
London 2012 appearances
3
London 2012 results
6:37.78 Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
Height
1.86m (6'1")
Weight
72kg
Age
27
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Comment & Analysis
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