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

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Women's single sculls
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Rowing - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic Rowing
VenueShunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates9–11 September
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helene Raynsford  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liudmila Vauchok  Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Laura Schwanger  United States
2012

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
1 Helene Raynsford  Great Britain 5:38.44
2 Liudmila Vauchok  Belarus 5:45.51
3 Martyna Snopek  Poland 6:05.13
4 Pascale Bercovitch  Israel 6:12.32
5  South Korea 6:24.04
6  Hong Kong 6:38.46

Heat 2[]

Rowed 9 September at 15:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1 Laura Schwanger  United States 6:01.78
2  China 6:11.02
3  Ukraine 6:13.49
4 Cláudia Santos  Brazil 6:14.76
5  Italy 6:26.38
6  Portugal 7:31.90

Repechage[]

Heat 1[]

Rowed 10 September at 15:00.

Rank Rower Country Time
1 Liudmila Vauchok  Belarus 6:22.26
2  Ukraine 6:28.44
3  Italy 7:01.36
4 Pascale Bercovitch  Israel 7:06.20
5  Hong Kong 7:34.64

Heat 2[]

Rowed 10 September at 15:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1  China 6:43.78
2 Cláudia Santos  Brazil 6:57.12
3 Martyna Snopek  Poland 7:00.71
4  South Korea 7:15.70
5  Portugal 8:29.90

Final Round[]

Final B[]

Rowed 11 September at 15:00.

Rank Rower Country Time
1  Italy 7:01.24
2 Pascale Bercovitch  Israel 7:02.43
3  South Korea 7:11.48
4  Hong Kong 7:41.06
5  Portugal 8:04.89
Martyna Snopek  Poland DNS

Final A[]

Rowed 11 September at 16:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helene Raynsford  Great Britain 6:12.93
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liudmila Vauchok  Belarus 6:25.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Laura Schwanger  United States 6:35.07
4  Ukraine 6:40.04
5  China 6:40.81
6 Cláudia Santos  Brazil 6:54.76

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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