The 2015 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 2015 at Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette in France.

Description

The annual week-long

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was organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). In non-

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years the regatta is the highlight of the international rowing calendar, and as 2015 was a pre-Olympic year, the championships were also the main qualification event for the following year's

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and

Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

. For the first time,

Rowing New Zealand Rowing New Zealand is the sports governing body for rowing in New Zealand. Its purpose is to provide leadership and support to enable an environment of success for the New Zealand rowing community. This includes secondary schools, clubs, masters ...

started in all (14) Olympic boat classes.

Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Non-Olympic classes

Women's events

Non-Olympic classes

Para-rowing (adaptive) events

Event codes

References

External links

Official website

Official results
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