Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Rowing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
[edit] Events
14 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Single Sculls Men
- Pairs Men
- Double Sculls Men
- Fours Men
- Quadruple Sculls Men
- Eights Men
- Double Sculls Lightweight Men
- Fours Lightweight Men
- Single Sculls Women
- Pairs Women
- Double Sculls Women
- Quadruple Sculls Women
- Eights Women
- Double Sculls Lightweight Women
[edit] Qualification
An NOC may enter 1 boat in each event. The following numbers of crews are entitled to participate in the Olympic Regatta as follows:
| Event | 2007 Worlds | Asia | Africa | Latin America | Final Continental | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Sculls Men | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| Pairs Men | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| Double Sculls Men | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| Fours Men | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| Quadruple Sculls Men | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| Eights Men | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| Double Sculls Lightweight Men | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Fours Lightweight Men | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| Single Sculls Women | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| Pairs Women | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 |
| Double Sculls Women | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 |
| Quadruple Sculls Women | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 |
| Eights Women | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| Double Sculls Lightweight Women | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Host Nation | 2* | |||||
| Invitation Places | 4** | |||||
* Note: 1 entry in the men's and women's single sculls will be allocated to the host nation if it does not achieve a qualification place
** Note: 4 individual places
Qualification timeline:
- July 11-23, 2007 : All-African Games (Algiers, ALG)
- Aug 26 - Sep 2, 2007 : 2007 World Rowing Championships (Munich, GER)
- TBD : Asian Olympic Qualification Regatta
- TBD : Latin America Olympic Qualification Regatta
- June 15-18, 2008 : Final Olympic Qualification Regatta (Lucerne, SUI)
[edit] References
| Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Rowing at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in rowing (men) and List of Olympic medalists in rowing (women) |
