Rowing at the Summer Paralympics has been part of the competition since 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 ...

Rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

as a sport has been part of the Summer Olympics since

1896 Summer Olympics The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...

. Rowing at the paralympics is under the jurisdiction of the

International 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 ...

(or FISA, its French acronym) the same as the Olympics.

Disciplines and events

Race distances

All races are raced over a 1000 m straight course, whereas the Olympic distance is 2000 m.

Qualification

There is a limited number of crews permitted to race, so the

holds qualification events in order to determine who competes at the Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Games, each

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can only have one boat per event.

Medal table

Updated after the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

Nations

List of all athletes that participated in all events (both men's and women's).

References

External links

Olympic Rowing Medalists
at HickokSports.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing At The Summer Paralympics

Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...