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Rowing at the Summer Paralympics
Rowing pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Governing body FISA
Events 4 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 2)
Games
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
  • 2024

  • Medalists

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.

Disciplines and events

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

All races are raced over a 1000 m straight course, whereas the Olympic distance is 2000 m.

Qualification

There 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

Updated 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

List of all athletes that participated in all events (both men's and women's).

 Argentina (ARG)                                 3
 Australia (AUS)                                 22
 Austria (AUT)                                 5
 Belarus (BLR)                                 11
 Brazil (BRA)                                 31
 Canada (CAN)                                 26
 China (CHN)                                 28
 Denmark (DEN)                                 5
 Spain (ESP)                                 7
 France (FRA)                                 24
 Great Britain (GBR)                                 34
 Germany (GER)                                 21
 Hong Kong (HKG)                                 1
 Hungary (HUN)                                 3
 Ireland (IRL)                                 5
 Israel (ISR)                                 22
 Italy (ITA)                                 30
 Japan (JPN)                                 11
 Kenya (KEN)                                 2
 South Korea (KOR)                                 6
 Latvia (LAT)                                 2
 Lithuania (LTU)                                 1
 Mexico (MEX)                                 1
 Netherlands (NED)                                 10
 Niger (NIG)                                 1
 New Zealand (NZL)                                 1
 Norway (NOR)                                 2
 Poland (POL)                                 10
 Portugal (POR)                                 2
 South Africa (RSA)                                 12
 Russia (RUS)                                 13
 Russia (RUS)                                 6
 Sri Lanka (SRI)                                 1
 Ukraine (UKR)                                 30
 United States (USA)                                 36
 Uzbekistan (UZB)                                 2
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)                                 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

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