Rowing at the Summer Paralympics has been part of the competition since the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Rowing as a sport has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1896 Summer Olympics. Pararowing at the Paralympics is under the jurisdiction of the International Rowing Federation (or FISA, its French acronym) the same as the Olympics.
| Rowing at the Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | FISA |
| Events | 4 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 2) |
| Games | |
Disciplines and events
edit| Discipline | Event | Year Introduced |
| Men's single sculls | AS (Arms and Shoulders) | 2008, as A (Arms only) |
| Women's Single Sculls | AS (Arms and Shoulders) | 2008, as A (Arms only) |
| Mixed Double Sculls | TA (Trunk and Arms) | 2008 |
| Mixed Four Coxed | LTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms) | 2008 |
| Mixed Double Sculls | LTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms) | 2024 |
Race distances
editThrough the 2016 Rio Paralympics all races were raced over a 1000 m[1] straight course. Beginning with the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, competition is raced over the same 2000 m course as the Olympics. [2]
Qualification
editThere is a limited number of crews permitted to race, so the International Rowing Federation holds qualification events in order to determine who competes at the Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Games, each National Olympic Committee can only have one boat per event.
Medal table
editUpdated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
Nations
editList of all athletes that participated in all events (both men's and women's).
| Event | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina (ARG) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) |
3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria (AUT) |
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus (BLR) |
1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil (BRA) |
9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada (CAN) |
8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) |
9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark (DEN) |
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) |
1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) |
9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) |
7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong (HKG) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland (IRL) |
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel (ISR) |
9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) |
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan (JPN) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya (KEN) |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Korea (KOR) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania (LTU) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Niger (NIG) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland (POL) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal (POR) |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa (RSA) |
5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) |
5 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) |
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka (SRI) |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine (UKR) |
4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) |
9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan (UZB) |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Nations | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
See also
edit- Rowing at the Summer Olympics
- List of rowing venues - includes Olympic venues and non Olympic venues
References
edit- ^ "Paralympic Rowing - Information, History, Rules | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ https://worldrowing.com/events/rowing-and-para-rowing/olympics/paralympic-games/
External links
edit- Olympic Rowing Medalists at HickokSports.com