Men's coxless pair competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Germany held a small lead followed by Canada, South Africa and Serbia and Montenegro.

Canada suddenly veered off course, interfering with South Africa and allowing Serbia to pass it.

In the finals, Australia's Drew Ginn and James Tomkins established an early lead over the field which they stretched to 2 seconds at the 1000 metre mark (halfway), with Croatia in second and Serbia in third.

Over the last 1000 meters, Australia maintained its margin over the rest of the field, Croatia continued to run second and South Africa rowed through to finish third.