WINDSOR, Inglaterra (AP) — Nathan Cohen y Joseph Sullivan añadieron un título olímpico a su palmarés, que incluye dos campeonatos mundiales, y dieron el jueves a Nueva Zelanda su primera presea de oro en Londres 2012, al imponerse en la modalidad de un par de remos cortos sin timonel en el Lago Dorney.

Cohen y Sullivan, que rompieron el récord olímpico en las eliminatorias, se llevaron el oro con un tiempo de seis minutos, 31.67 segundos. Italia se quedó con la plata, a media embarcación de distancia, y Eslovenia consiguió el bronce.

La regata final no contó con la participación de los australianos David Crawshay y Scott Brennan, campeones en Beijing 2008, ni de los alemanes Hans Gruhne y Stephan Kruger, los favoritos. Ambas duplas fueron eliminadas en las semifinales.

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  • Great Britain's Katherine Copeland, left, and Sophie Hosking celebrate on the podium after winning the gold medal for the lightweight women's rowing double sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

  • Great Britain's Katherine Copeland, right, and Sophie Hosking celebrate after winning the gold medal for the lightweight women's rowing double sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

  • Great Britain's Katherine Copeland, right, and Sophie Hosking celebrate after winning the gold medal for the lightweight women's rowing double sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

  • Greece's Alexandra Tsiavou, left, and Christina Giazitzidou celebrate after winning the bronze medal for the lightweight women's rowing double sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

  • Denmark's Fie Udby Erichsen, with silver medal on the left, Denmark's Fie Udby Erichsen, with the gold medal at center, and Australia's Kim Crow, with the bronze medal, pose during the award ceremony for the women's rowing single sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

  • Great Britain's, bottom from right, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Tom James, Pete Reed and Alex Gregory and Australia's, top bost from right, Joshua Dunkley-Smith, Drew Ginn, James Chapman and William Lockwood celebrate after winning the gold and silver medal for the men's rowing four in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

  • Great Britain's, from left, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Tom James, Pete Reed and Alex Gregory celebrate after winning the gold medal for the men's rowing four in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

  • United States' Scott Gault, Charles Cole, Henrik Rummel and Glenn Ochal compete on their way to earning the bronze medal in the men's rowing four final at the 2012 London Summer Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England. (AP Photo/Phil Walter, Pool)

  • Great Britain's, bottom left to right, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Tom James, Pete Reed and Alex Gregory, bottom, and Australia's, top from left, Joshua Dunkley-Smith, Drew Ginn, James Chapman and William Lockwood compete during a men's rowing four semifinal in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Great Britain finished first and Australia second. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

  • Olympics Day 6 - Rowing

    WINDSOR, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen of New Zealand celebrate in their boat with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for the Men's Double Sculls final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney on August 2, 2012 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

  • Olympics Day 6 - Rowing

    WINDSOR, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen of New Zealand celebrate before receiving their gold medals during the medal ceremony for the Men's Double Sculls final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney on August 2, 2012 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Olympics Day 6 - Rowing

    WINDSOR, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Romano Battisti and Alessio Sartori of Italy celebrate winning silver in the Men's Double Sculls final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney on August 2, 2012 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

  • Olympics Day 6 - Rowing

    WINDSOR, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Bill Lucas and Sam Townsend of Great Britain react after finishing outside of the medal positions in the Men's Double Sculls final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney on August 2, 2012 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

  • Olympics Day 6 - Rowing

    WINDSOR, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen of New Zealand celebrate with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for the Men's Double Sculls final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney on August 2, 2012 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)