Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Template:Template otherTemplate:RowingAt2008SummerParalympics 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.

Classification

Rowers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows rowers to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Rowing classes were:

• LTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms) - Mixed coxed fours
• TA (Trunk and Arms) - Mixed double sculls
• A (Arms only) - Men's and women's singles

Events

Four rowing events were held:

• Men's Single Sculls A
• Women's Single Sculls A
• Mixed Double Sculls TA
• Mixed Four Coxed LTA

Participating countries

There were 108 athletes (56 male, 52 female) from 23 nations taking part in this sport.

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Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their rowers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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Women's single sculls Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIPCmedalist	Template:FlagIPCmedalist	Template:FlagIPCmedalist
Mixed double sculls Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIPCteam Zhou Yangjing Shan Zilong	Template:FlagIPCteam John Maclean Kathryn Ross	Template:FlagIPCteam Elton Santana Josiane Lima
Mixed coxed four Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIPCteam Paola Protopapa Luca Agoletto Daniele Signore Graziana Saccocci Cox: Alessandro Franzetti	Template:FlagIPCteam Emma Preuschl Tracy Tackett Jesse Karmazin Jamie Dean Cox: Simona Chin	Template:FlagIPCteam Vicki Hansford Naomi Riches Alastair McKean James Morgan Cox: Alan Sherman

See also

• Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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