This article details the qualifying phase for rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The majority of berths will be awarded at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria[2] to National Olympic Committees, not to specific competitors. Additional berths will be awarded to NOCs (and tied to specific competitors) at four continental qualifying regattas for Asian & Oceanian / African / American / European nations, plus a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
All qualifying NOCs are limited to one berth per event, and only NOCs with fewer than two berths from the World Championships may contest the continental qualifying regattas. Should it fail to qualify for any event at the various regattas, Japan will be granted host nation berths in both single sculls events.[1]
Timeline
Event | Date | Venue |
2019 World Rowing Championships | 25 August – 1 September 2019 | Ottensheim[2] |
Asian & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta | TBD | TBD |
African Continental Qualification Regatta | TBD | TBD |
Americas Continental Qualification Regatta | TBD | TBD |
European Continental Qualification Regatta | 27–29 April 2020 | Varese |
Final Qualification Regatta | 17–19 May 2020 | Lucerne |
Men's events
Single sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rower |
Host nation (if required) |
− | Japan | |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
9 | | |
Asian & Oceania Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
African Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
Americas Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
European Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Tripartite Invitation |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | Up to 32 | |
Double sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
9 | | |
10 | | |
11 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 13 | |
Lightweight double sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rower |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
Asian & Oceania Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
African Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
Americas Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
European Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 18 | |
Quadruple sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 10 | |
Coxless pair
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
9 | | |
10 | | |
11 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 13 | |
Coxless four
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 10 | |
Eight
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 7 | |
Women's events
Single sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rower |
Host nation (if required) |
− | Japan | |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
9 | | |
Asian & Oceania Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
African Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
Americas Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
European Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Tripartite Invitation |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | Up to 32 | |
Double sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
9 | | |
10 | | |
11 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 13 | |
Lightweight double sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rower |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
Asian & Oceania Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
African Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
Americas Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
European Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 18 | |
Quadruple sculls
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 10 | |
Coxless pair
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
9 | | |
10 | | |
11 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 13 | |
Coxless four
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
6 | | |
7 | | |
8 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 10 | |
Eight
Event |
# |
Nation |
Qualified rowers |
2019 World Rowing Championships |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
Final Qualification Regatta |
1 | | |
2 | | |
Total | 7 | |