[2] The event was won by American crew Edward Ferry, Conn Findlay, and coxswain Kent Mitchell.

Mitchell had also been on the 1960 crew, and was the seventh man to earn multiple medals in the coxed pair.

[2] Argentina's crew included coxswain Oscar Rompani, at age 60 the oldest Olympic rower.

France and the United States each made their ninth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.

The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two rowers and a coxswain.