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Result World Cup World_Rowing_Championships_2009,_Poznan - Race 167: M2- Final A
Rank	Boat	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	Finish	Lane
1	NZL	1:30.46 (1)	3:04.11 (1)	4:40.71 (1)	6:15.93	4
Eric MURRAY, Hamish BOND
2	GBR	1:32.51 (3)	3:07.05 (2)	4:42.11 (2)	6:17.45	3
Peter REED, Andrew TRIGGS HODGE
3	GRE	1:31.08 (2)	3:08.15 (3)	4:45.47 (3)	6:23.01	2
Nikolaos GKOUNTOULAS, Apostolos GKOUNTOULAS
4	FRA	1:32.60 (4)	3:10.15 (4)	4:49.23 (4)	6:24.69	5
Germain CHARDIN, Dorian MORTELETTE
5	USA	1:34.30 (6)	3:12.71 (6)	4:52.77 (5)	6:33.16	6
David BANKS, Charles COLE
6	RSA	1:34.08 (5)	3:11.78 (5)	4:52.85 (6)	6:38.06	1
Shaun KEELING, Ramon DI CLEMENTE

MEN’S PAIR (M2-) – Final

Greece decided if they were going to pull this off they had to do it at the start. Belting out at the beginning, they settled to a 38 stroke rate from a 46 stroke start. Greece’s Nikolaos and Apostolos Gkountoulas have been waiting in the wings, improving their speed and aiming for the top. Today they wanted gold.

This initial burst by Greece did not faze the New Zealanders. Eric Murray and Hamish Bond must have known the pace was unsustainable. The British, Andrew Triggs Hodge and Peter Reed also looked unconcerned. There was still a lot of water to go. With half the race gone, Murray and Bond had moved into the position they know so well, first. Triggs Hodge and Reed had moved into the position that they are getting to know well, second. And with that these two mighty crews went clear away from the rest of the field.

Despite their fast start the Gkountoulas brothers were able to hold their pace and remain in third, with France doing their best to attack. Greece held them off, although only just. Murray and Bond become World Champions for the second time, but first time in the pair. Their outstanding unbeaten season ends with a race just one second outside of the World Best Time set nine years ago by the incredible Pinsent and Cracknell.

Results: NZL, GBR, GRE, FRA, USA, RSA

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