2008 World Rowing Championships
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The 31st World Rowing Championships were held between July 22 and July 27, 2008 in conjunction with the World Junior Rowing Championships
in Linz
/Ottensheim
, Austria
.
Since 2008 is an Olympic year for rowing
, the World Championships did not include Olympic events
scheduled for the 2008 Summer Olympics
, or the adaptive rowing
events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
.
Junior World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31st December of the year in which he reaches the age of 18. After that date, he shall be classified as an Under 23 rower...
in Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
/Ottensheim
Ottensheim
Ottensheim is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in Upper Austria, Austria. In July 2008 it hosted the World Rowing Championships.- History :...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Since 2008 is an Olympic year for rowing
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...
, the World Championships did not include Olympic events
Rowing at the Summer Olympics
Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal...
scheduled for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, or the adaptive rowing
Adaptive rowing
Adaptive rowing is a special category of rowing race for those with physical disabilities. Under FISA rules there are three categories for adaptive rowers:...
events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park from 9 September to 11 September. This was the first time that rowing was competed at the Paralympic Games.-Classfication:...
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Medal summary
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Men's Events | ||||||
| M2+ | Gabriel Bergen Gabriel Bergen Gabriel Bergen is a Canadian rower.- References :... (b) James Dunaway (s) Mark Laidlaw (c) |
7:06.69 | Sebastien Lente (b) Benjamin Lang (s) Benjamin Manceau (c) |
7:08.64 | Nick Baxter (b) Fergus Pragnell (s) Hugh Rawlinson (c) |
7:09.30 |
| LM1x | Duncan Grant Duncan Grant (rower) Duncan Grant is a New Zealand rower.-References:... |
6:52.38 | Jaap Schouten Jaap Schouten Jaap Schouten is a Dutch rower.- External links :... |
6:52.73 | Ilias Pappas |
6:55.00 |
| LM4x | Franco Sancassani Franco Sancassani Franco Sancassani is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... (b) Daniele Gilardoni Daniele Gilardoni Daniele Gilardoni is an Italian lightweight rower.He is reted among the Top 10 male rowers active in 2008... (2) Stefano Basalini Stefano Basalini Stefano Basalini is an Italian rower.- External links :... (3) Daniele Danesin Daniele Danesin Daniele Danesin is an Italian rower.-References:... (s) |
5:57.30 | Remi Di Girolamo Remi Di Girolamo Remi Di Girolamo is a French rower.- External links :... (b) Jeremie Azou Jeremie Azou Jeremie Azou is a French rower.- References :... (2) Fabrice Moreau (3) Pierre-Etienne Pollez Pierre-Etienne Pollez Pierre-Etienne Pollez is a French rower.- References :... (s) |
5:57.56 | Stephan Schad (b) Knud Lange Knud Lange Knud Lange is a German rower.- External links :... (2) Felix Oevermann (3) Michael Wieler Michael Wieler Michael Wieler is a German rower.- External links :... (s) |
5:59.50 |
| LM2- | Nikolaos Gkountoulas Nikolaos Gkountoulas Nikolaos Gkountoulas is a Greek rower.- External links :... (b) Apostolos Gkountoulas Apostolos Gkountoulas Apostolos Gkountoulas is a Greek rower.- External links :... (s) |
6:40.92 | Andrea Caianiello Andrea Caianiello Andrea Caianiello is an Italian rower.- References :... (b) Armando Dell'Aquila Armando Dell'Aquila Armando Dell'Aquila is an Italian rower.- References :... (s) |
6:42.88 | Goran Nedeljković (b) Miloš Tomić (s) |
6:45.25 |
| LM8+ | Simon Carcagno (b) Andrew Bolton (2) Colin Farrell (3) Mike Altman (4) Patrick Todd (5) Will Daly (6) Thomas Paradiso (7) Matt Muffelman (s) Ned del Guercio (c) |
5:50.29 | Matthias Veit (b) Marc Rippel (2) Johann-Sebastian Diemann (3) Jonas Schuetzeberg (4) Matthias Schoemann-Finck (5) Adrian Bretting (6) Olaf Beckmann (7) Axel Schuster (s) Martin Sauer (c) |
5:51.69 | Pieter Rom Colthoff (b) Diederick van den Bouwhuijsen (2) Reinoud de Groot (3) Dennis Beemsterboer (4) Rutger Bruil (5) Jolmer van der Sluis (6) Maarten Tromp (7) Maarten De Boer (s) Ryan Den Drijver (c) |
5:52.37 |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| W4- | Hanna Nakhayeva (b) Volha Shcharbachenia (2) Natallia Helakh Natallia Helakh Natallia Helakh is a Belarusian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in coxless pair.- References :... (3) Yuliya Bichyk Yuliya Bichyk Yuliya Bichyk is a Belarusian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in coxless pair.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... (s) |
6:39.89 | Karen Colwell (b) Stesha Carle Stesha Carle Stesha Carle is an American rower.- References :... (2) Sarah Trowbridge (3) Esther Lofgren Esther Lofgren Esther Lofgren is an American rower. She rowed at Harvard University.- External links :... (s) |
6:43.56 | Maria Pertl (b) Lisbet Jakobsen Lisbet Jakobsen Lisbet Jakobsen is a Danish rower.- External links :... (2) Fie Graugaard (3) Lea Jakobsen (s) |
6:44.69 |
| LW1x | Pamela Weisshaupt Pamela Weisshaupt Pamela Weisshaupt is a Swiss rower.- References :... |
7:43.26 | Sinead Jennings Sinead Jennings Sinead Jennings is an Irish rower.-References:... |
7:43.81 | Mirna Rajle Brodanac |
7:47.15 |
| LW4x | Ingrid Fenger (b) Bronwen Watson (2) Miranda Bennett Miranda Bennett Miranda Bennett is an Australian rower.- References :... (3) Alice McNamara (s) |
6:36.41 | Monika Myszk Monika Myszk Monika Myszk is a Polish rower.- External links :... (s) Magdalena Kemnitz Magdalena Kemnitz Magdalena Kemnitz is a Polish rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... (2) Weronika Deresz (3) Ilona Mokronowska Ilona Mokronowska Ilona Mokronowska is a Polish rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... (s) |
6:39.38 | Elizabeth Peters (b) Wendy Tripician (2) Rebecca Smith (3) Hannah Moore (s) |
6:40.77 |
Medals table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |