Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Rowing
at the XV Paralympic Games
Rowing - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic Rowing
Venue Lagoa Stadium, at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Dates 31 August to 2 September 2016
Competitors 96
«2012 2020»

Rowing competitions at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio will be held from 31 August to 2 September 2012, at Lagoa Stadium at the Games' Copacabana hub.


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 take part in this sport.

The majority of the spots were awarded based on the results at the 2015 World Rowing Championships, held at Lac d'Aiguebelette, France from August 30 to September 6, 2015. Places are awarded to National Olympic Committees, not to specific athletes. Further berths are distributed at the final Paralympic qualification regatta in Gavirate, Italy.[1] A minimum of two places were held over for the host, Brazil, one rower of each gender. In the event, however, Brazil qualified that minimum number via the World Championships, and the host nation places were therefore added to the Tripartite commission quota distribution.

Qualifiers for the Paralympic Games 2016 - Rowing
Qualification Event AS M1x AS W1x TA X2x LTA X4+
2015 World Rowing Championships
Lucerne, Switzerland
(Top 8 boats per event - 64 athletes)
Australia
Great Britain
Ukraine
Russia
United States
Netherlands
Brazil
Italy
Israel
Great Britain
Norway
Brazil
Belarus
Italy
South Africa
United States
Australia
Great Britain
France
Ukraine
Netherlands
Poland
Brazil
Israel
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Italy
South Africa
Ukraine
Germany
France
2016 Final Paralympic Regatta
Gavirate, Italy
(Top 2 boats per event - 16 athletes)
China
South Korea
China
South Korea
China
Russia
Australia
China
Host Nation Quotas
N/A
Tripartite Commission quotas
(8 male, 8 female rowers - 16 athletes)
Lithuania[2]

Medal summary

Medal Table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0


References

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