Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Mixed double sculls explained

Event:Mixed double sculls
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates:9–11 September
Competitors:12
Nations:12
Gold:Zhou Yangjing
Shan Zilong
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
Silvernpc:AUS
Bronze:Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
Bronzenpc:BRA
Next:2012

The mixed double 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 TA rowers, propelling boats by use of trunk & arms only. Each crew consisted of one man & one woman.

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 Zhou Yangjing and Shan Zilong, representing .[2]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rowed 9 September at 16:20.

Rankwidth=200Rowerwidth=150Countrywidth=5emTime
1Zhou Yangjing
Shan Zilong
4:14.67
2John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
4:18.66
3Sergii Dereza
Iryna Kyrychenko
4:27.50
4Angela Madsen
William Brown
4:29.69
5Harald Wimmer
Siglind Koehler
4:44.67
6Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson
4:50.54

Heat 2

Rowed 9 September at 16:40.

Rankwidth=200Rowerwidth=150Countrywidth=5emTime
1Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
4:18.45
2Daniele Stefanoni
Stefania Toscano
4:23.36
3Karen Cromie
James Roberts
4:25.73
4Piotr Majka
Jolanta Pawlak
4:29.14
5Igor Kogan
Mari Kogan
4:43.53
6Miho Hamada
Megumi Matsumoto
4:52.96

Repechage

Heat 1

Rowed 10 September at 16:20.

Rankwidth=200Rowerwidth=150Countrywidth=5emTime
1John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
4:31.24
2Karen Cromie
James Roberts
4:41.74
3Angela Madsen
William Brown
4:42.64
4Igor Kogan
Mari Kogan
5:03.38
5Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson
5:12.47

Heat 2

Rowed 10 September at 16:40.

Rankwidth=200Rowerwidth=150Countrywidth=5emTime
1Daniele Stefanoni
Stefania Toscano
4:35.24
2Piotr Majka
Jolanta Pawlak
4:37.90
3Sergii Dereza
Iryna Kyrychenko
4:38.90
4Harald Wimmer
Siglind Koehler
4:59.69
5Miho Hamada
Megumi Matsumoto
5:09.86

Final Round

Final B

Rowed 11 September at 15:40.

Rankwidth=200Rowerwidth=150Countrywidth=5emTime
1Angela Madsen
William Brown
4:30.33
2Sergii Dereza
Iryna Kyrychenko
4:37.78
3Harald Wimmer
Siglind Koehler
4:49.05
4Igor Kogan
Mari Kogan
4:50.43
5Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson
4:54.08
6Miho Hamada
Megumi Matsumoto
5:01.30

Final A

Rowed 11 September at 17:00.

Rankwidth=200Rowerwidth=150Countrywidth=5emTime
Zhou Yangjing
Shan Zilong
4:20.69
John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
4:21.58
Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
4:28.36
4Daniele Stefanoni
Stefania Toscano
4:32.30
5Karen Cromie
James Roberts
4:32.52
6Piotr Majka
Jolanta Pawlak
4:35.08

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. 5 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Mixed double sculls. 5 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.