Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's single sculls

Women's single sculls
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Rowing
Venue Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates 9–11 September
Competitors 12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Helene Raynsford  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Liudmila Vauchok  Belarus
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Laura Schwanger  United States

The women's single 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 A rowers, propelling boats by use of arms only.

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 Helene Raynsford, representing  Great Britain. [2]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rowed 9 September at 15:00.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Helene Raynsford Great Britain5:38.44
2Liudmila Vauchok Belarus5:45.51
3Martyna Snopek Poland6:05.13
4Pascale Bercovitch Israel6:12.32
5Lee Jong Rye South Korea6:24.04
6Cho Ping Hong Kong6:38.46

Heat 2

Rowed 9 September at 15:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Laura Schwanger United States6:01.78
2Zhang Jinhong China6:11.02
3Svitlana Kupriianova Ukraine6:13.49
4Claudia Santos Brazil6:14.76
5Agnese Moro Italy6:26.38
6Filomena Franco Portugal7:31.90

Repechage

Heat 1

Rowed 10 September at 15:00.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Liudmila Vauchok Belarus6:22.26
2Svitlana Kupriianova Ukraine6:28.44
3Agnese Moro Italy7:01.36
4Pascale Bercovitch Israel7:06.20
5Cho Ping Hong Kong7:34.64

Heat 2

Rowed 10 September at 15:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Zhang Jinhong China6:43.78
2Claudia Santos Brazil6:57.12
3Martyna Snopek Poland7:00.71
4Lee Jong Rye South Korea7:15.70
5Filomena Franco Portugal8:29.90

Final Round

Final B

Rowed 11 September at 15:00.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Agnese Moro Italy7:01.24
2Pascale Bercovitch Israel7:02.43
3Lee Jong Rye South Korea7:11.48
4Cho Ping Hong Kong7:41.06
5Filomena Franco Portugal8:04.89
Martyna Snopek PolandDNS

Final A

Rowed 11 September at 16:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1st, gold medalist(s)Helene Raynsford Great Britain6:12.93
2nd, silver medalist(s)Liudmila Vauchok Belarus6:25.44
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Laura Schwanger United States6:35.07
4Svitlana Kupriianova Ukraine6:40.04
5Zhang Jinhong China6:40.81
6Claudia Santos Brazil6:54.76

References

  1. "Schedules and Results - Rowing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. "Women's single sculls". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
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