Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Rowing at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Dorney Lake |
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Dates | 31 August – 2 September 2012 |
Competitors | 96 |
Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics ![]() |
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Men's single sculls |
Women's single sculls |
Mixed double sculls |
Mixed coxed four |
Rowing competitions at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London were held from 31 August to 2 September 2012, at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.
Classification
Rowers are 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.
The three rowing classes are:
- LTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms) - Mixed coxed fours
- TA (Trunk and Arms) - Mixed double sculls
- AS (Arms and shoulders) - Men's and women's singles
Events
Four rowing events are scheduled to be held, each over a course of 1000 metres:
- Men's single sculls AS
- Women's single sculls AS
- Mixed double sculls TA
- Mixed four coxed LTA
Qualification
Ninety-six athletes (48 male, 48 female) are expected to part in this sport.
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's single sculls |
Cheng Huang![]() |
Erik Horrie![]() |
Aleksey Chuvashev![]() |
Women's single sculls |
Alla Lysenko![]() |
Nathalie Benoit![]() |
Liudmila Vauchok![]() |
Mixed double sculls |
![]() Lou Xiaoxian Fei Tianming |
![]() Perle Bouge Stephane Tardieu |
![]() Oksana Masters Rob Jones |
Mixed coxed four |
![]() Pamela Relph Naomi Riches David Smith James Roe Lily van den Broecke (Cox) |
![]() Anke Molkenthin Astrid Hengsbach Tino Kolitscher Kai Kruse Katrin Splitt (Cox) |
![]() Andrii Stelmakh Kateryna Morozova Olena Pukhaieva Denys Sobol Volodymyr Kozlov (Cox) |
References
- "Rowing - About". The London Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
External links
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