Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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The majority of qualification places for Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
were awarded based on results at the 2011 World Championships
, to be held at Lake Bled
, Bled
, Slovenia in August and September. Places are awarded to National Olympic Committee
s, not the specific athletes. Further berths will be allocated at three continental qualifying regatta
s in Africa, Asia and Latin America (heavyweight single and lightweight double sculls only) and a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne
, Switzerland.
Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Rowing competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are scheduled to be held from Saturday 28 July to Sunday 4 August 2012, at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney...
were awarded based on results at the 2011 World Championships
2011 World Rowing Championships
The 2011 World Rowing Championships, the 40th edition of the World Rowing Championships, were held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia between August 28 and September 4, 2011....
, to be held at Lake Bled
Lake Bled
Lake Bled is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination.-Geography and history:...
, Bled
Bled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, Slovenia in August and September. Places are awarded to National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s, not the specific athletes. Further berths will be allocated at three continental qualifying regatta
Regatta
A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...
s in Africa, Asia and Latin America (heavyweight single and lightweight double sculls only) and a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Switzerland.
Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Rowing Championships 2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships, the 40th edition of the World Rowing Championships, were held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia between August 28 and September 4, 2011.... |
Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2011 |  BledBled Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:... |
| African Continental Qualification Regatta | 1 – 3 November 2011 |  AlexandriaAlexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving... |
| Latin America Continental Qualification Regatta | 22 – 25 March 2012 |  PoncePonce, Puerto Rico Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... |
| Asian Continental Qualification Regatta | 26 – 29 April 2012 |  ChungjuChungju Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city.The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon grew up here.... |
| Final Qualification Regatta | May 20 – 23, 2012 |  LucerneLucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... |
Single Sculls Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rower |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 |  Czech Republic |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 |  Germany |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 |  Sweden |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 |  Norway |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 |  Lithuania |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 |  Cuba |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 |  People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 |  United States |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Egypt |
African Regatta | |
| 2 |  Zimbabwe |
African Regatta | |
| 3 |  Cameroon |
African Regatta | |
| 4 |  Tunisia |
African Regatta | |
| 1 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 2 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 3 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 4 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 5 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 6 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 1 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 2 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 3 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 4 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 5 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 6 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
| 3 | Final Continental | ||
Pairs Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 |  Italy |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 |  Greece |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 |  Canada |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 |  Australia |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 | United States |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 |  Serbia |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 |  Hungary |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Double Sculls Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 |  France |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Slovenia |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 |  Estonia |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | Norway |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 |  Argentina |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 | Lithuania |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 | Canada |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Fours Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Greece |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | United States |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | Canada |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 |  Belarus |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 | Italy |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 | Serbia |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Quadruple Sculls Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 |  Poland |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 |  Russia |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Italy |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | United States |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 | Switzerland |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 |  Ukraine |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Eights Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | Canada |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Poland |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | Ukraine |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
Double Sculls Lightweight Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | Italy |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 |  Denmark |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | France |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | Greece |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 | Norway |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 |  Portugal |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 | Canada |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Egypt |
African Regatta | |
| 1 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 2 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 3 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 1 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 2 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 3 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Fours Lightweight Men
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Italy |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Denmark |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Switzerland |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | Poland |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 10 | France |
2011 Worlds (4th in B Final) | |
| 11 |  South Africa |
2011 Worlds (5th in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Single Sculls Women
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Belarus |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Sweden |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | Azerbaijan |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | Russia |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 9 | Lithuania |
2011 Worlds (3rd in B Final) | |
| 1 | Zimbabwe |
African Regatta | |
| 2 |  Algeria |
African Regatta | |
| 3 | Tunisia |
African Regatta | |
| 1 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 2 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 3 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 4 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 5 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 1 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 2 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 3 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 4 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 5 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
| 3 | Final Continental | ||
Pairs Women
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 |  Romania |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | South Africa |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | Italy |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | United States |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Double Sculls Women
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Poland |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Quadruple Sculls Women
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | United States |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | Ukraine |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
Eights Women
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Canada |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | Romania |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Netherlands |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
Double Sculls Lightweight Women
| # | Nation | Qualification Tournament | Rowers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece |
2011 Worlds (Gold) | |
| 2 | Canada |
2011 Worlds (Silver) | |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
2011 Worlds (Bronze) | |
| 4 | United States |
2011 Worlds (4th) | |
| 5 | Australia |
2011 Worlds (5th) | |
| 6 | New Zealand |
2011 Worlds (6th) | |
| 7 | People's Republic of China |
2011 Worlds (1st in B Final) | |
| 8 | Denmark |
2011 Worlds (2nd in B Final) | |
| 1 | Egypt |
African Regatta | |
| 1 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 2 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 3 | Asian Regatta | ||
| 1 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 2 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 3 | Latin American Regatta | ||
| 1 | Final Continental | ||
| 2 | Final Continental | ||
- The Tripartite Commission can issue invitations covering up to 4 rowers.