Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's single sculls explained

Event:Women's single sculls
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates:9–11 September
Competitors:12
Nations:12
Gold:Helene Raynsford
Goldnpc:GBR
Silver:Liudmila Vauchok
Silvernpc:BLR
Bronze:Laura Schwanger
Bronzenpc:USA
Next:2012

The women's single sculls rowing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held from 9 to 11 September at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.[1] The event was competed by Category A rowers, propelling boats by use of arms only.

Winners of two heats qualified for the A Final. The remainder rowed in two repechage heats, with the first two in each qualifying for the A Final, the remainder rowing in the B Final. The event was won by Helene Raynsford, representing .[2]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rowed 9 September at 15:00.

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1Helene Raynsford5:38.44
2Liudmila Vauchok5:45.51
3Martyna Snopek6:05.13
4Pascale Bercovitch6:12.32
5Lee Jong Rye6:24.04
6Cho Ping6:38.46

Heat 2

Rowed 9 September at 15:20.

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1Laura Schwanger6:01.78
2Zhang Jinhong6:11.02
3Svitlana Kupriianova6:13.49
4Cláudia Santos6:14.76
5Agnese Moro6:26.38
6Filomena Franco7:31.90

Repechage

Heat 1

Rowed 10 September at 15:00.

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1Liudmila Vauchok6:22.26
2Svitlana Kupriianova6:28.44
3Agnese Moro7:01.36
4Pascale Bercovitch7:06.20
5Cho Ping7:34.64

Heat 2

Rowed 10 September at 15:20.

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1Zhang Jinhong6:43.78
2Cláudia Santos6:57.12
3Martyna Snopek7:00.71
4Lee Jong Rye7:15.70
5Filomena Franco8:29.90

Final Round

Final B

Rowed 11 September at 15:00.

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1Agnese Moro7:01.24
2Pascale Bercovitch7:02.43
3Lee Jong Rye7:11.48
4Cho Ping7:41.06
5Filomena Franco8:04.89
Martyna SnopekDNS

Final A

Rowed 11 September at 16:20.

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Helene Raynsford6:12.93
Liudmila Vauchok6:25.44
Laura Schwanger6:35.07
4Svitlana Kupriianova6:40.04
5Zhang Jinhong6:40.81
6Cláudia Santos6:54.76

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080913060845/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/RO.shtml. Schedules and Results - Rowing. 13 September 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 4 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Women's single sculls. 4 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.