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Rowing At The 2008 Summer Paralympics
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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park () was built for the Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, rowing, Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, canoeing and Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing. The first competitions at the venue were held in August 2007, a year ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic Games for which it was built. The World Junior Rowing Championships, China Open Canoe/Kayak Slalom and China Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Open were all held in that month as part of the "Good Luck Beijing" series of sporting events. The Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 10 km marathon swimming event and the second qualifying event of the 2008 Summer Olympics were also held there. Slalom course The slalom course is generally considered to be difficult, even by Olympic standards. The water speed is 7.5 meters/second. With a drop of 6.3 meters (21 ft) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiane Lima
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Alastair McKean
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Naomi Riches
Naomi Joy Riches MBE (born on 15 June 1983) is a British adaptive rower who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Personal life Riches was born on 15 June 1983 in Hammersmith, London, England. She attended Cannon Lane school as a child. She is registered blind and is classified for competition in the B3 category. She competed for Harrow in the London Youth Games as a disability swimmer. At the age of 12 she was a National Disabled Swimming champion. She attended the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) College in Worcester. She graduated from Buckinghamshire New University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in metalwork and jewellery design. Riches currently works for a psychometric assessment provider as a sport and education consultant. Rowing Riches took up rowing whilst at the RNIB College in Worcester. She competes in the legs, trunks and arms adaptive mixed coxed four (LTAMix4+) event. She won gold m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Hansford
Vicki Hansford (born 31 October 1979) is a retired British Paralympic rower who competed in international level events. She was also a track athlete at national level. Hansford lost her right leg due to sarcoma A sarcoma is a malignant tumor, a type of cancer that arises from transformed cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin. Connective tissue is a broad term that includes bone, cartilage, fat, vascular, or hematopoietic tissues, and sarcom .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansford, Vicki 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Woking Paralympic rowers of Great Britain British female rowers English female rowers Rowers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in rowing Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Chin
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Jamie Dean (rower)
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Jesse Karmazin
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Tracy Tackett
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Emma Preuschl
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Alessandro Franzetti
Alessandro Franzetti (born 16 May 1991) is an Italian paralympic rower who won a gold medal as cox at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ... (he was seventeen). References External links * 1991 births Living people Paralympic rowers of Italy Paralympic gold medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in rowing rowers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics {{Paralympics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graziana Saccocci
Graziana Saccocci (born 2 January 1960) is a former Italian Paralympic rower who competed in mixed coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ... events in international level events. References 1960 births Living people Rowers from Milan Paralympic rowers of Italy Rowers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in rowing Paralympic gold medalists for Italy {{DEFAULTSORT:Saccocci, Graziana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
