Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Rowing at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Rowing
Venue	Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates	9–11 September 2008
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Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park from 9 September to 11 September. This was the first time that rowing was competed at the Paralympic Games.

Classfication

Rowers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows rowers to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Rowing classes were:

• LTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms) - Mixed coxed fours
• TA (Trunk and Arms) - Mixed double sculls
• A (Arms only) - Men's and women's singles

Events

Four rowing events were held:

• Men's Single Sculls
• Women's Single Sculls
• Mixed Double Sculls
• Mixed Four Coxed

Qualification

There were 96 athletes (48 male, 48 female) taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their rowers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	0	1	3
2	China (CHN)	1	0	0	1
2	Italy (ITA)	1	0	0	1
4	United States (USA)	0	1	1	2
5	Australia (AUS)	0	1	0	1
5	Belarus (BLR)	0	1	0	1
5	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	0	1
8	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
8	Israel (ISR)	0	0	1	1
Total		4	4	4

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's single sculls	Tom Aggar Great Britain (GBR)	Oleksandr Petrenko Ukraine (UKR)	Eli Nawi Israel (ISR)
Women's single sculls	Helene Raynsford Great Britain (GBR)	Liudmila Vauchok Belarus (BLR)	Laura Schwanger United States (USA)
Mixed double sculls	China (CHN) Zhou Yangjing Shan Zilong	Australia (AUS) John MacLean Kathryn Ross	Brazil (BRA) Elton Santana Josiane Lima
Mixed coxed four	Italy (ITA) Paola Protopapa Luca Agoletto Daniele Signore Graziana Saccocci Cox: Alessandro Franzetti	United States (USA) Emma Preuschl Tracy Tackett Jesse Karmazin Jamie Dean Cox: Simona Chin	Great Britain (GBR) Vicki Hansford Naomi Riches Alastair McKean James Morgan Cox: Alan Sherman

References

• "Schedules and Results - Rowing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/RO.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 

External links

• Official Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics