history of australian rowing at olympic games

Rowing Course and Events at the Olympic Games and Paralympics

Standard Olympic Course

The standard Olympic course is 2000 metres. However in 1904 the course was 2 miles (3218 metres), in 1908 1.5 miles (2414 metres) and in 1948 1 mile 350 yards (1929 metres). In 1976, 1980 and 1984, the women's events were conducted over 1000 metres.

Paralympic events were 1000 metres until 2020 when they were extended to 2000 metres.

The Albano lane system was introduced at the 1960 Olympic Games.

Progression

Since 1924, repechages have been used to provide a second chance to competing crews.

Rowing Events

Rowing made it's Paralympic debut in 2008. The names, and sometimes classifications of the Paralympic events have changed over time.

Rowing Events Held 1900-1972
Event	1900	1904	1908	1912	1920	1924-1972
Men's Single Scull	X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Double Scull	X	X			X	X
Men's Lwt Double
Men's Quad Scull
Men's Coxless Pair	X	X	X			X
Men's Coxed Pair	X				X	X
Men's Inrigger Four				X
Men's Coxless Four		X	X			X
Men's Lwt Four
Men's Coxed Four	X			X	X	X
Men's Eight	X	X	X	X	X	X

Rowing Events Held 1976 Onwards
Event	1976	1988 & 1992	1996- 2004	2008- 2016	2020
Men's Single Scull	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Double Scull	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Lwt Double			X	X	X
Men's Quad Scull	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Coxless Pair	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Coxed Pair	X	X
Men's Inrigger Four
Men's Coxless Four	X	X	X	X	X
Men's Lwt Four			X	X
Men's Coxed Four	X	X
Men's Eight	X	X	X	X	X
PR1 Men's Scull				X	X
Women's Single Scull	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Double Scull	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Lwt Double			X	X	X
Women's Quad Scull	X	X	X	X	X
Women's Pair			X	X	X
Women's Coxless Four		X			X
Women's Coxed Four	X
Women's Eight	X	X	X	X	X
PR1 Women's Scull				X	X
PR2 Mixed Double Scull				X	X
PR3 Mixed Coxed Four				X	X

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The idea for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 & 1993 for the Australian team handbooks. Andrew Guerin developed and extended these histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and then expanded the site.

Steve Roll has been an invaluable contributor to the website in locating errors and finding Christian names of rowers. His superb work is acknowledged.

© Andrew Guerin – 2004
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Rowing Course and Events at the Olympic Games and Paralympics

Standard Olympic Course

Progression

Rowing Events

Australian Rowing at Olympic & Paralympic Games