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Rowing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Coxless Four
The women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 40 rowers from 10 nations competed. Background This was the 2nd appearance of the women's coxless four, with the event last previously held at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The reigning Olympic medalists in the event were Canada, the United States, and Germany. Canada and the United States qualified for the event, whereas Germany did not qualify. The reigning 2019 World Championship medalists were Australia, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat in the event since 1912. There are 10 qualifying places in the women's coxless four: * 8 from the 2019 World Championship * 2 from the final qualification regatta Competition format During the first round two heats were held. The first two boats in each heat advanced to final A, while all others were relegated to the repechage. The re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Forest Waterway
The is a regatta venue for rowing (sport), rowing and canoeing, situated in Kōtō and Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Tokyo Bay, in Japan. History The venue was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. Construction began in 2016 and it was inaugurated in June 2019. It was built by Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the waterfront site and is the only rowing venue in Japan that meets international standards. The first international event that was held here were the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships. Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic rowing events are held from 23 to 30 July 2021. The hopes to be able to continue to maintain it after the Olympics. In January 2021, it was reported that oysters were attaching themselves to the floats used to suppress waves in the venue, resulting in 140 million yen (US$1.3 million) in costs to remove them. Location and description Sea Forest Waterway is located in the Special wards of Tokyo, special war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Rowing Federation
World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (former abbreviation FISA; french: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron), is the international governing body for rowing. Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014. The World Rowing Cup, World Rowing Championships, and other such competitions are overseen by this organization. History General It was founded by rowing representatives from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Adriatica, and Italy on 25 June 1892 in Turin in response to the growing popularity of the sport of rowing, and the consequent need for uniformity of regulations over such matters as race lengths, boat composition, and weight classes. Also, at the time, betting on rowing was very popular, and the rowers or coaches were themselves often taking bets. Amateur status, whilst widespread in England and elsewhere, was unknown in the sport in many nations, a state of affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Walker
Kristina Walker (born May 9, 1996) is a Canadian rower. Walker's hometown is Wolfe Island, Ontario. Career In June 2021, Walker was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's four boat. References 1996 births Canadian female rowers Living people Sportspeople from Coquitlam Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Martins
Jennifer Martins (born January 31, 1989) is a Canadian rower. In 2016, she was named to represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's coxless pair with Nicole Hare. They finished in 14th place. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * 1989 births Living people Canadian female rowers Rowers from Toronto Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Canada World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UTC+9
UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time with Tokyo until the fall of the Empire of Japan. As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Seoul, Pyongyang, Yakutsk, Koror, Dili, Jayapura, Ambon'' North Asia *Russia – Yakutsk Time **Far Eastern Federal District ***Amur Oblast, Sakha Republic (western part; west of the Lena River as well as territories adjacent to the Lena on the eastern side) ***Zabaykalsky Krai East Asia *Japan – Japan Standard Time *North Korea – Time in North Korea *South Korea – Korea Standard Time Oceania Micronesia *Palau Southeast Asia *East Timor – Time in East Timor *Indonesia – Eastern Indonesia Time **Eastern zone, including: ***Maluku Islands **** Maluku ****North Maluku ***Western New Guinea **** Papua * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to as Tokyo Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is equivalent to Korean Standard Time, Pyongyang Time (North Korea), Eastern Indonesia Standard Time, East-Timorese Standard Time and Yakutsk Time (Russia). History Before the Meiji era (1868–1912), each local region had its own time zone in which noon was when the sun was exactly at its culmination. As modern transportation methods, such as trains, were adopted, this practice became a source of confusion. For example, there is a difference of about 5 degrees longitude between Tokyo and Osaka and because of this, a train that departed from Tokyo would arrive at Osaka 20 minutes behind the time in Tokyo. In 1886, Ordinance 51 was issued in response to this problem, which stated: Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. National Olympic Committees As of 2020, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one UN observer state (Palestine) and two states with limited recognition (Kosovo and Taiwan). There are also ten dependent territories with recognized NOCs: four territories of the United States (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands), three British Overseas Territories (Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day (Netherlands), Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's Coxless Four
The women's coxless four competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice in the Czech Republic, and Varese ... took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eight finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics. Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) Results Heats The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Repechages The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final. Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Semifinals The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final. Semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time the European nation participated after German reunification in 1990. Previously, West Germany and East Germany had sent independent teams to the Games. 463 competitors, 300 men and 163 women, took part in 237 events in 26 sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In Germany's fifth archery competition, only one of the six archers qualified for the individual elimination rounds. He lost his first match, as did both the men's and women's teams. Women's Individual Competition: * Astrid Hanschen – Ranking round, 43rd place (0-0) * Cornelia Pfohl – Ranking round, 44th place (0-0) * Marion Wagner – Ranking round, 53rd place (0-0) Men's Individual Competition: * Frank Marzoch – Round of 32, 32nd place (0-1) * Marc Rosicke – Ranking round, 38th place (0-0) * Andreas Lippoldt – Ranking round, 43rd place (0-0) Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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