In 1972, two gold medals were awarded to an East German (Horst Hörnlein and Reinhard Bredow) and an Italian pair (Paul Hildgartner and Walter Plaikner), who finished with exactly the same time.
At the 1972 Olympics, two gold medals were given to a duo from East Germany (Horst Hörnlein and Reinhard Bredow) and another team from Italy (Paul Hildgartner and Walter Plaikner), both of whom finished with identical times.