The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place.

The other three boats were static in their positioning, with the Netherlands third, the United States fourth, and Argentina fifth at each of the quarter marks and at the finish.

The contest then became between the two European squads for the second advancement place; Norway, however, was never able to close that one-second gap and finished out of the "A" final.

The United States, close behind Canada at halfway, was unable to make the same break and fell behind the rest of the field.

[3] The second repechage heat was another three-way race for the two "A" final spots, with Argentina well out of the running by halfway.

Norway passed the Netherlands between 1000 and 1500 metres, taking 8th by fighting off a last-quarter push back from the Dutch, who finished 9th overall.

Argentina competed well over the first quarter of the course (and was ahead of Norway at the 500 metre mark), but fell 6 seconds behind by halfway and continued to lag.

Both West Germany and Canada gained on Australia in the final 500 metres, but only the Germans were able to catch the Australians to take the gold medal.

Italy, which had been in third until passed by Canada, fought off a late push from France for fourth place.

By contrast, Spain, which had been fourth until Canada's surge, fell behind the French and finished sixth.