Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Rowing at the Paralympic Games | |
 Paralympic Rowing | |
| Venue | Lagoa Stadium, at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 August to 2 September 2016 |
| Competitors | 96 |
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 | ||||
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| 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) |
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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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