Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
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Qualification rules

A nation may earn up to 1 boat in each of the 14 Rowing events.

Note that though crew members' names are given below, for boats which qualified at the 2007 World Championships the crew racing at the Olympics is not required to include the same crew members as the crew which qualified.

Summary

Nation | Men | Women
Event Date Venue
2007 World Rowing Championships
2007 World Rowing Championships
The 30th World Rowing Championships was held between August 26 and September 2, 2007 in Munich, Germany.-Medal summary:- Men's & Women's Events :- Paralympic Events :...

 
Aug 26 - Sep 2, 2007   Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

2007 All-Africa Games
Rowing at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Men :- Women :...

 
July 19–21, 2007   Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

Latin America Qualification Regatta * November 16–18, 2007   Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

Asian Qualification Regatta April 25–27, 2008   Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

Final Qualification Regatta ** June 15–18, 2008   Poznan
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...



* Open to NOCs that are members of Organización Deportiva Panamericana, with the exception of USA and Canada.

** Open to all NOCs except in the M1x, LM2x, W1x and LW2x events where the NOCs from Africa, Asia and Latin America are excluded.

Single Sculls Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rower
1 2007 Worlds 1 Mahé Drysdale
Mahe Drysdale
Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale, MNZM ) is a New Zealand rower and five-time World Champion single sculler. The name Mahé came from the largest island in the Seychelles....

2 2007 Worlds 2 Ondřej Synek
Ondrej Synek
Ondřej Synek is a Czech rower and World Champion from Single Sculls at Lake Karapiro on the 2010 World Rowing Championships. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Olaf Tufte
Olaf Tufte
Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Alan Campbell
5 2007 Worlds 5 Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker is a German rower. He has won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville.-External links:*...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Lassi Karonen
Lassi Karonen
Lassi Karonen is a Swedish rower. He finished 6th in the men's single sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Tim Maeyens
Tim Maeyens
Tim Maeyens is a Belgian rower who competes primarily in the single scull.He started rowing at age of nine and rows for the Royal Rowing Association of Bruges....

8 2007 Worlds 8 Santiago Fernandez
Santiago Fernandez (rower)
Santiago Fernández is a male rower from Argentina. He competed in three Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 1996, 2004 and 2008.-References:*...

9 2007 Worlds 9 Andre Vonarburg
André Vonarburg
André Vonarburg is a Swiss rower. He finished 5th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

10 2007 Worlds 10 Sjoerd Hamburger
Sjoerd Hamburger
Sjoerd Hamburger is a rower from the Netherlands, who competes in the single scull.Hamburger was born and raised in Oldeberkoop where he played korfball and was involved in training for triathlons. When he was 18 he moved to Utrecht to study and started rowing in an Eight at the Orca Rowing Club...

11 2007 Worlds 11 Peter Hardcastle
Peter Hardcastle (rower)
Peter Hardcastle is an Australian rower who competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, and 2008.-References:*...

12 Asian Regatta 1 Zhang Liang
Zhang Liang (rower)
Zhang Liang is a male Chinese rower, competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Zhang gained international recognition when he failed to show up for the men's single sculls and was also disqualifed from the doubles event in line with international rowing rules.-References:...

13 Asian Regatta 2 Bajrang Lal Takhar
14 Asian Regatta 3 Mohsen Shadi
Mohsen Shadi
Mohsen Shadi Naghadeh is an Iranian rower.-Medals:* 2008 World U23 Championships – * 2009 World U23 Championships – * 2010 World U23 Championships – * 2010 Asian Games – * 2011 Asian Championships – -Placing:...

15 Asian Regatta 4 Law Hiu Fung
16 Asian Regatta 5 Ruslan Naurzaliev
17 Asian Regatta 6 Wang Ming-Hui
18 African Games 1 Aly Ibrahim
Aly Ibrahim
Ali Ibrahim was an Egyptian rower who competed at four Summer Olympic Games.Born in El Sharkia, he took up rowing in 1990, rapidly becoming the most successful Egyptian rower, particularly in finishing 8th at the 1996 Olympic Games and 6th at the 1997 World Championships...

19 African Games 3 Chaouki Dries
20 African Games 5 Paul Etia Ndoumbe
21 African Games 6 Mathew Minanga Lidaywa
22 Latin America Regatta 1 Anderson Nocetti
23 Latin America Regatta 2 Patrick Loliger Salas
24 Latin America Regatta 3 Oscar Vasquez Ochoa
25 Latin America Regatta 4 Dhiso Hernandez Echezuria
26 Latin America Regatta 5 Leandro Salvagno Rattaro
27 Latin America Regatta 6 Rodrigo Ideus Forero
28 Final Continental 1 Kenneth Jurkowski
Kenneth Jurkowski
Kenneth Jurkowski is an American rower. He finished 11th in the men's single sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

29 Final Continental 2 Mindaugas Griskonis
Mindaugas Griškonis
Mindaugas Griškonis is a professional Lithuanian rower.At the 2007 European Rowing Championships Mindaugas Griskonis won the silver medal in the men's single sculls....

30 Final Continental 3 Andrei Jämsä
Andrei Jämsa
Andrei Jämsä is an Estonian rower. Due to a back injury he could not compete in 2007. He is a member of rowing club "SK Pärnu" located in Pärnu.-Junior years:...

31 * Final Continental 4 Ioannis Christou
Ioannis Christou
Ioannis Christou is a Greek rower. He represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

32 Invitational
33 Invitational

Pairs Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Drew Ginn
Drew Ginn
Drew Cameron Ginn, OAM, is an Australian rower and triple Olympic gold medallist....

, Duncan Free
Duncan Free
Duncan Free, is an Australian rower and Olympic medallist. Free was born in Hobart, Tasmania but currently lives on Queensland's Gold Coast....

2 2007 Worlds 2 Nathan Twaddle
Nathan Twaddle
Nathan Twaddle, MNZM is a rower from New Zealand and Olympic medallist. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the coxless pair rowing with his partner George Bridgewater and came out with a bronze medal....

, George Bridgewater
George Bridgewater
George Bridgewater, MNZM, is a New Zealand rower who currently competes in the pair at international level with Nathan Twaddle. The pair won bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Colin Smith
Colin Smith (rower)
Colin Smith is a British rower, Olympic silver medallist and three times an Oxford Blue.-Education:...

, Matthew Langridge
Matthew Langridge
Matthew Langridge is a current Great Britain oarsman.-Junior Rowing Career:...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Erwan Peron, Laurent Cadot
5 2007 Worlds 5 Ramon di Clemente
Ramon di Clemente
Ramon di Clemente is an South African rower and Olympic medalist.He competes in the coxless pair event with his boat partner of the past few years, Donovan Cech. They won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....

, Donovan Cech
Donovan Cech
Donovan Cech is a South African rower. He competes in the Coxless Pairs division and his boat partner for the past few years has been Ramon di Clemente. The pair won a Bronze medal won in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....

6 2007 Worlds 6 Goran Jagar
Goran Jagar
Goran Jagar is a Serbian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Nikola Stojić
Nikola Stojic
1998-20032003-20062007-presentNikola Stojić is a rower from Serbia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. He won the silver medal in the Men's Single Sculls event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.In 2006 Olympic Committee of Serbia has declared for...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Piotr Hojka, Jaroslaw Godek
8 2007 Worlds 8 Jason Read
Jason Read
Jason Read is a rower who sat in the bow seat in the 2004 Summer Olympics Gold medal-winning U.S. Men's Rowing Team....

, Kyle Larson
9 2007 Worlds 9 Andreas Penkner, Jochen Urban
10 2007 Worlds 10 Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his younger brother Nikša.-External links:*...

, Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša.-External links:*...

11 2007 Worlds 11 Morten Nielsen, Thomas Larsen
12 Final Continental 1 Dave Calder
David Calder (rower)
David Calder or Dave Calder is a Canadian rower. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He graduated from Brentwood College School in 1996....

, Scott Frandsen
Scott Frandsen
Scott Frandsen is a Canadian rower of Swedish and Danish descent.-Biography:Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, he began rowing at age 16 at Brentwood College , in British Columbia, Canada.He rowed for four years at the University of California, Berkeley...

13 Final Continental 2 Giuseppe De Vita, Raffaello Leonardo
Raffaello Leonardo
Raffaello Leonardo is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

14 * Final Continental 3 Jakub Makovicka, Vaclav Chalupa
Václav Chalupa
Václav Chalupa, Jr. is a Czech rower who competed at six consecutive Olympics from 1988 to 2008, winning a silver medal in 1992 behind Thomas Lange in the single scull....


Double Sculls Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Luka Špik
Luka Spik
Luka Špik , is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia....

, Iztok Čop
Iztok Cop
Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....

2 2007 Worlds 2 Jean-Baptiste Macquet
Jean-Baptiste Macquet
Jean-Baptiste Macquet is a French rower.-External links:*...

, Adrien Hardy
Adrien Hardy
Adrien Hardy is a French rower and Olympic gold medallist.- References :...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Jüri Jaanson
Jüri Jaanson
Jüri Jaanson is the most successful Estonian rower of all time and the winner of five medals at Rowing World Championships. He became World Champion in Tasmania 1990 in the single sculls event. 14 years later, at age 38 he won an Olympic silver medal in the single sculls event at the 2004 Summer...

, Tõnu Endrekson
Tõnu Endrekson
Tõnu Endrekson is an Estonian rower. He was fourth in the double sculls event with Leonid Gulov at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Endrekson won a silver medal in 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the double sculls event with Jüri Jaanson...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Matthew Wells
Matthew Wells (rower)
Matthew Wells is a British Olympic rower.Wells was born in Bradford and grew up in Hexham, where he learnt to row at Queen Elizabeth High School...

, Stephen Rowbotham
Stephen Rowbotham
Stephen Christopher Rowbotham is a British rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in double sculls. Rowbotham was educated at Clifton College and Durham University where he switched from tennis to rowing, having previously represented the UK in tennis....

5 2007 Worlds 5 Dzianis Mihal, Stanislau Shcharbachenia
6 2007 Worlds 6 Nathan Cohen, Matthew Trott
7 2007 Worlds 7 Mario Vekic
Mario Vekić
- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Ante Kusurin
8 2007 Worlds 8 Scott Brennan
Scott Brennan (rower)
Scott Brennan is an Australian rower.Brennan took up rowing in 1995 whilst at St Virgil's College in Hobart, where he eventually became captain of the school in 1998...

, David Crawshay
David Crawshay
David Crawshay is an Australian rower. Crawshay is a member of Mercantile Rowing Club based on the Yarra River in Victoria....

9 2007 Worlds 9 Samuel Stitt, Matthew Hughes
10 2007 Worlds 10 Christian Schreiber
Christian Schreiber
Christian Schreiber is a German rower. -References: * at sports-reference.com...

, Rene Burmeister
11 2007 Worlds 11 Stijn Smulders, Christophe Raes
12 Final Continental 1 Su Hui
Su Hui
Su Hui is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2001 National Games - 1st quadruple sculls;*2002/2006 Asian Games - 1st/3rd double sculls;...

, Zhang Liang
Zhang Liang (rower)
Zhang Liang is a male Chinese rower, competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Zhang gained international recognition when he failed to show up for the men's single sculls and was also disqualifed from the doubles event in line with international rowing rules.-References:...

13 Final Continental 2 Alexander Kornilov, Alexey Svirin
14 * Final Continental 3 Ivo Yanakiev
Ivo Yanakiev
Ivo Yanakiev is an Olympic medal-winning rower from Bulgaria. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.He won the bronze medal in the single sculls....

, Martin Yanakiev
15 Invitational

Fours Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Meyer
Carl Meyer (rower)
Carl Meyer is a New Zealand rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Dallinger
James Dallinger
James William Dallinger, is a New Zealand rower.He was a member of the World Champion under-23 coxed four in 2006, and the world champion senior coxless four in 2007...

, Murray
Eric Murray (rower)
Eric Murray is a New Zealand rower. He has won four World Rowing Championships gold medals. The first was as a member of the New Zealand coxless four at 2007 World Rowing Championships. Murray then went on to become a member of the double gold medal-winning coxless pair with fellow coxless four...

, Bond
Hamish Bond
Hamish Bond is a New Zealand Olympic rower.Bond was a member of the gold medal-winning coxless fours at the 2007 World Rowing Championships. Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Bond was officially named as New Zealand's 1000th Olympian but later corrected to 1002 after a miscount...

2 2007 Worlds 2 Mornati
Carlo Mornati
Carlo Mornati is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Sartori
Alessio Sartori
Alessio Sartori is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and Rossano Galtarossa....

, Mornati
Niccolo Mornati
Niccolo Mornati is an Italian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Carboncini
Lorenzo Carboncini
Lorenzo Carboncini is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Cirkel
Geert Cirkel
Geert Cirkel is a rower from the Netherlands.Cirkel started rowing in 1994. He mainly rows in the fours and occasionally participates in the quadruple sculls. In the quadruple sculls he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in Luzern...

, Vellenga
Matthijs Vellenga
Matthijs Vellenga is a rower from the Netherlands.His career highlight so far was in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal in the eights together with Michiel Bartman, Geert-Jan Derksen, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Daniël Mensch, Diederik Simon, Jan-Willem Gabriëls, Gijs...

, Gabriels
Jan-Willem Gabriëls
Jan-Willem Gabriëls is a rower from the Netherlands.Gabriëls started rowing in 1997. He started rowing in the eights, but after the 2004 Summer Olympics he switched to the fours...

, Vermeulen
Gijs Vermeulen
Gijs Vermeulen is a rower from the Netherlands.His career highlight so far was in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal in the eights together with Michiel Bartman, Geert-Jan Derksen, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Daniël Mensch, Diederik Simon, Matthijs Vellenga, Jan-Willem...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Williams
Steve Williams (rower)
Stephen David Williams OBE is an English rower and double Olympic champion.In April and May 2011, Steve will be taking part in Richard Parks'...

, Reed
Peter Reed (rower)
Peter Reed MBE is a British Olympic rower. Reed has achieved two gold medals and two silver medals in the World Championships, and in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he earned a gold medal in the Men's coxless four.- Biography :Reed was born in Seattle, but his family moved to England several months...

, Partridge
Alex Partridge
Alex Partridge is a British rower, and an Olympic silver medallist- Education :Partridge started rowing at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and attended Oxford Brookes University to study Technology Management...

, Triggs-Hodge
Andrew Triggs-Hodge
Andrew Triggs Hodge MBE is a British rower and an Olympic and double World Champion.- Education :...

5 2007 Worlds 5 Pirih
Tomaž Pirih
Tomaž Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four. His brother Miha Pirih is also Olympic rower.- References :...

, Rozman
Rok Rozman
Rok Rozman is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four.- References :...

, Kolander
Rok Kolander
Rok Kolander is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Coxless Four.-References:* *...

, Pirih
Miha Pirih
Miha Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Desprès
Julien Desprès
Julien Desprès is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in Coxless four.- References :*...

, Rondeau
Benjamin Rondeau
Benjamin Rondeau is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in Coxless four.- References :*...

, Chardin
Germain Chardin
Germain Chardin is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in Coxless four. He also competed at the 2010_World_Rowing_Championships, where he won a gold medal in Coxless four....

, Mortelette
Dorian Mortelette
Dorian Mortelette is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in Coxless four.- References :*...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Horvath
Michal Horváth
Michal Horváth is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Gruber
Jan Gruber
Jan Gruber is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Bruncvik, Neffe
8 2007 Worlds 8 Hoopman
Beau Hoopman
-Olympic career:Beau was part of the Olympic gold medal winning Men's 8+ team in 2004, which also set the M8+ 2000m World Record during a qualifying heat...

, Schnobrich, Lanzone
Giuseppe Lanzone
Giuseppe Lanzone is an American rower. Along with his teammates he finished 9th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Volpenhein
Bryan Volpenhein
Bryan Volpenhein , is an American rower. He is a three-time Olympian, having participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....

9 2007 Worlds 9 Hauffe
Gregor Hauffe
Gregor Hauffe is a German rower.-References:...

, Seifert
Toni Seifert
Toni Seifert is a German rower.-References:*...

, Kaeufer, Adamski
Filip Adamski
Filip Kamil Adamski is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

10 2007 Worlds 10 O'Neill, Folan, Casey, Martin
11 2007 Worlds 11 Lialin, Dzemyanenka, Nosau, Kazubouski
12 Final Continental 1 Alfred, Marburg
James Marburg
James Marburg is an Australian rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the Coxless four.-External links:*...

, McKenzie, Hegerty
Francis Hegerty
Francis Hegerty is an Australian rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in Coxless four.- References :*...

13 Final Continental 2 Zhang
Zhang Xingbo
Zhang Xingbo is a male Chinese rower. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5487...

, Zhao
Zhao Linquan
Zhao Linquan is a male Chinese rower. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5488...

, Guo
Guo Kang
Guo Kang is a male Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5489...

, Song
Song Kai
Song Kai is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5486...


Quadruple Sculls Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Wasielewski
Konrad Wasielewski
Konrad Wasielewski is a Polish rower. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.For his sport achievements, he received: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2008....

, Kolbowicz
Marek Kolbowicz
Marek Kolbowicz is a Polish rower. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was world champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007.For his sport achievements, he received:...

, Jelinski, Korol
Adam Korol
Adam Korol is a Polish rower. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.For his sport achievements, he received: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2008.- References :...

2 2007 Worlds 2 Bernard
Jean-David Bernard
Jean-David Bernard is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Berrest
Cédric Berrest
Cédric Berrest is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in quadruple scull....

, Coeffic
Jonathan Coeffic
Jonathan Coeffic is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in quadruple skull.- References :*...

, Bahain
Julien Bahain
Julien Bahain is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in quadruple scull.- References :*...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Bertram
René Bertram
Rene Bertram is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Brodowski
Karsten Brodowski
Karsten Brodowski is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Gruhne
Hans Gruhne
Hans Gruhne is a German rower. He finished 6th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com* at rudern.de...

, Sens
Robert Sens
Robert Sens is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Ghezzi, Gattinoni, Galtarossa
Rossano Galtarossa
Rossano Galtarossa is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and Alessio Sartori.He received a bronze medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer...

, Raineri
Simone Raineri
Simone Raineri is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Rossano Galtarossa, and Alessio Sartori.-References:*...

5 2007 Worlds 5 Vitasek
Petr Vitásek
Petr Vitásek is a Czech rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Karas
Tomáš Karas
Tomáš Karas is a Czech rower.-References:*...

, Hanak
Jakub Hanák
Jakub Hanák is a Czech rower.-References:*...

, Jirka
David Jirka
David Jirka is a Czech rower.-References:*...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Pavlovskyi, Prokopenko, Biloushchenko, Gryn
7 2007 Worlds 7 Morgachev
Nikita Morgachev
Nikita Andreyevich Morgachev is a Russian rower. He finished 7th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Svirin, Kornilov, Bikua-Mfantse
8 2007 Worlds 8 Taimsoo
Kaspar Taimsoo
Kaspar Taimsoo is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "Viljandi Sõudeklubi" ....

, Latin
Vladimir Latin
Vladimir Latin is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva. He finished 9th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Rowing World Cup:- External links :...

, Kuzmin
Igor Kuzmin
Igor Kuzmin is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva.-Junior years:...

, Raja
Allar Raja
Allar Raja is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu.-Junior years:...

9 2007 Worlds 9 Du Ross, McEachern, Schroeder, Flickinger
10 2007 Worlds 10 Morgan, Gatti, McRae
James McRae
James McRae is a World Champion and Olympic rower. McRae grew up in Murray Bridge South Australia where he rowed for the Murray Bridge Rowing Club...

, Kelly
11 2007 Worlds 11 Cascaret, Fournier, Concepcion, Hernandez
12 Final Continental 1 Lemiashkevich, Novikau, Shurmei, Radzevich
13 Final Continental 2 Zupanc, Jurse, Jurse, Fistravec

Eights Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT
1 2007 Worlds 1
2 2007 Worlds 2
3 2007 Worlds 3
4 2007 Worlds 4
5 2007 Worlds 5
6 2007 Worlds 6
7 2007 Worlds 7
8 Final Continental 1

Double Sculls Lightweight Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Mads Rasmussen
Mads Rasmussen
Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*...

, Rasmus Quist
Rasmus Quist
Rasmus Quist Hansen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen....

2 2007 Worlds 2 Dimitrios Mougios
Dimitrios Mougios
Dimitrios Mougios is a Greek rower.-Career:Mougios won the silver medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Vasileios Polymeros at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:*...

, Vasileios Polymeros
3 2007 Worlds 3 Zac Purchase
Zac Purchase
Zachary Jake Nicholas 'Zac' Purchase MBE is an English rower.Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999 at the King's School, Worcester. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004...

, Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter (rower)
Mark John Hunter MBE is a British rower.In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season. At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Samuel Beltz, Thomas Gibson
5 2007 Worlds 5 Marcello Miani
Marcello Miani
Marcello Miani is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Elia Luini
Elia Luini
Elia Luini is an Italian rower.-References:*...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Kazushige Ura, Daisaku Takeda
7 2007 Worlds 7 Zsolt Hirling
Zsolt Hirling
Zsolt Hirling is a Hungarian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Tamás Varga
Tamás Varga (rower)
Tamas Varga is an Hungarian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

8 2007 Worlds 8 Joerg Lehnigk, Manuel Brehmer
Manuel Brehmer
Manuel Brehmer is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

9 2007 Worlds 9 Zhang Guolin
Zhang Guolin
Zhang Guolin is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2003 World U23 Championships - 2nd LM2X;...

, Sun Jie
Sun Jie
Sun Jie is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2006 National Spring Champions Tournament - 1st LM1X;*2006 National Championships - 1st LM1X;...

10 2007 Worlds 10 Fabrice Moreau, Frederic Dufour
Frédéric Dufour
Frederic Dufour is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

2007 Worlds 11 Juliusz Madecki, Sebastian Sageder
11 Asian Regatta 1 So Sau Wah, Chow Kwong Wing
12 Asian Regatta 2 Devender Kumar, Manjeet Singh
13 Asian Regatta 3 Park Tae-Hwan, Jang Kang-Eun
14 African Games 1 Kamel Ait Daoud, Mohamed Garidi
15 Latin America Regatta 1 Eyder Batista Vargas, Yunior Perez Aguilera
16 Latin America Regatta 2 Thiago Gomes, Thiago Almeida
17 Latin America Regatta 3 Rodolfo Collazo Tourn, Angel Javier Garcia
18 Final Continental 1 Storm Uru
Storm Uru
Storm Uru is a New Zealand rower.Uru competed for New Zealand in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. Along with Peter Taylor he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics....

, Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor (rower)
Peter Taylor is a New Zealand rower.In 2006 along with Graham Oberlin-Brown he became the Under 23 World Champion in the men's lightweight double sculls, and in doing so set a new world under 23 best time....

19 Final Continental 2 Pedro Fraga
Pedro Fraga
Pedro Fraga is a Portuguese rower from Porto. He started competitive rowing in 1998 and currently represents local club Sport Clube do Porto....

, Nuno Mendes
20 * Final Continental 3 Douglas Vandor, Cameron Sylvester

Fours Lightweight Men

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Chambers
Richard Chambers (rower)
Richard Scott Chambers is a British rower.Richard began rowing at the age of 14, at Coleraine Academical Institution, under the coaching of Bobby Platt MBE. He competed for Ireland as a junior at the 2003 Home Countries in Cork. He then attended Oxford Brookes University reading Construction...

, Lindsay-Fynn
James Lindsay-Fynn
James Lindsay-Fynn is a British rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Mattick
Paul Mattick (rower)
Paul Mattick is a British rower.-References:*...

, Clarke
2 2007 Worlds 2 Solforosi
Franck Solforosi
Franck Solforosi is a French rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Pouge
Jeremy Pouge
Jeremy Pouge is a French rower.- External links :...

, Bette
Jean-Christophe Bette
Jean-Christophe Bette is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.Bette won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics .-References:...

, Tilliet
Fabien Tilliet
Fabien Tilliet is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Vlcek
Jiri Vlcek
Jiri Vlcek is an Italian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Amarante
Catello Amarante
Catello Amarante is an Italian rower, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours.-References:*...

, Amitrano
Salvatore Amitrano
Salvatore Amitrano is an Italian rower.Amitrano was a member of the Italian men's lightweight rowing team that won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....

, Mascarenhas
Bruno Mascarenhas
Bruno Mascarenhas is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Brambell
Iain Brambell
Iain Brambell is a Canadian rower. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 world championships in Seville, Spain in the men's lightweight fours event. He was born in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia...

, Beare
Jon Beare
Jon Beare is a Canadian rower. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he started rowing in 1988 and is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. In 1993 he participated in the Canada Games in Kamloops B.C.as a member of the Ontario Team. The team returned with a gold in the four, and a silver in the eight...

, Lewis
Mike Lewis (rower)
Mike Lewis is a Canadian rower. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia.Lewis won a bronze in the men's lightweight fours at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Iain Brambell, Liam Parsons and Jon Beare.-External links:* at Rowing Canada...

, Parsons
Liam Parsons
Liam Parsons is a Canadian rower. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Parsons won a bronze in the men's lightweight fours at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Iain Brambell, Mike Lewis and Jon Beare.-External links:* at Rowing Canada...

5 2007 Worlds 5 Huang
Huang Zhongming
Huang Zhongming is a male Chinese rower. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics. "Ming" used to coach at the Gorge Rowing and Paddling center in Victoria, BC. In the spring of 2011 he moved back to China, and is currently training and living there...

, Wu
Wu Chongkui
Wu Chongkui is a male Chinese rower, who has competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st LM2X;*2006 World Championships - 1st lightweight fours;...

, Zhang
Zhang Lin (rower)
Zhang Lin is a male Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st lightweight fours;*2006/2007 World Championships - 1st/5th lightweight fours;...

, Tian
6 2007 Worlds 6 Helleberg, Ebbesen
Eskild Ebbesen
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won a total number of four Olympic and six World Championship gold medals....

, Joergensen, Andersen
7 2007 Worlds 7 Chisholm, Edwards
Anthony Edwards (rower)
Anthony John Edwards is an Australian rower and triple Olympic medallist. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria but currently lives in Hobart, Tasmania....

, Cureton, Skipworth
8 2007 Worlds 8 Rańda, Pawełczak, Bernatajtys, Pawlowski
9 2007 Worlds 9 Ibrahim, Azouz, Gad, Ramadan
10 2007 Worlds 10 van der Linden
Gerard van der Linden
Gerard van der Linden is a rower from the Netherlands.Van der Linden started rowing in 1992 and made his international senior debut in the lightweight fours at the 2000 World Championships in Zagreb. Together with Ivo Snijders, Dylan van der Linde and Coen Eggenkamp he finished on the 9th position...

, Snijders
Ivo Snijders
Ivo Snijders is a rower from the Netherlands.Snijders started rowing in 1995 and made his international senior debut in the lightweight fours at the 2000 World Championships in Zagreb. Together with Gerard van der Linden, Dylan van der Linde and Coen Eggenkamp he finished on the 9th position...

, Lievens, Drewes
Paul Drewes
Paul Drewes is a rower from the Netherlands.Drewes rows in the lightweight fours and lightweight double sculls and debuted in the Rowing World Cup circuit May 2005 in Eton in the lightweight fours where he finished in fourth position together with his team mates Wim Bakker, Jacob Haartsen and...

11 2007 Worlds 11 Bolton, Farrell, Todd, Paradiso
12 Final Continental 1 Seibt
Bastian Seibt
Bastian Seibt is a German rower. In 2003 and 2010 he won the World Rowing Championships in the men's lightweight eight. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:...

, Schoemann-Finck, Kuehner, Kuehner
13 Final Continental 2 Moynihan, Towey
Gearoid Towey
Gearoid Towey is an Irish Olympic Athlete and former World Rowing Champion, Trans-Atlantic adventurer and actor....

, Archibald
Richard Archibald
Richard Archibald is an Irish rower. He finished 6th in the men's lightweight coxless four at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Griffin
Paul Griffin (rower)
Paul Griffin is an Irish rower. He finished 6th in the men's lightweight coxless four at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...


Single Sculls Women

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rower
1 2007 Worlds 1 Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch
2 2007 Worlds 2 Rumyana Neykova
Rumyana Neykova
Rumyana Neykova is a Bulgarian rower. Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in Single Sculls, the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the same discipline. Her...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Michelle Guerette
Michelle Guerette
Michelle Guerette is an American rower who competed in the Women's Quadruple Sculls event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Mirka Knapkova
5 2007 Worlds 5 Zhang Xiuyun
Zhang Xiuyun
Zhang Xiuyun is a female Chinese rower. She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Records:*1993 National Games/Asian Championships - 1st single sculls;*1993/1994 World Championships - 1st/2nd quadruple sculls;...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Emma Twigg
Emma Twigg
Emma Twigg is a New Zealand rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Sophie Balmary
8 2007 Worlds 8 Julia Michalska
Julia Michalska
Julia Michalska is a Polish rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

9 2007 Worlds 9 Frida Svensson
Frida Svensson (rower)
Frida Svensson is a professional sculler. She won a gold medal in the women's single sculls at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Lake Karapiro, the victory was notable for narrowly defeating Ekaterina Karsten who has dominated women's sculling since 1996...

10 Asian Regatta 1 Shin Yeong-Eun
11 Asian Regatta 2 Inga Dudchenko
12 Asian Regatta 3 Lee Ka Man
Lee Ka Man
Lee Ka Man is a rower from Hong Kong, China who won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in the lightweight sincle sculls class. She also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Women's Single Sculls.-References:...

13 Asian Regatta 4 Homa Hosseini
Homa Hosseini
Homa Hosseini is an Iranian rower born in Kermanshah.She represented Iran in the single sculls event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Hosseini was one of three female Iranian competitors at the Games, and was the first ever female Iranian Olympic rower. She also was her country's flagbearer...

14 Asian Regatta 5 Latt Shwe Zin
15 African Games 1 Hendrika Geyser
16 African Games 3 Imen Mustapha
17 African Games 4 Elana Hill
Elana Hill
Elana Hill is a Zimbabwean rower. She represented Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....

18 Latin America Regatta 1 Soraya Jadue Arriaza
19 Latin America Regatta 2 Fabiana Beltrame
Fabiana Beltrame
Fabiana Beltrame is a Brazilian rower. She has competed in two Summer Olympics – Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 – in the single scull, and won the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, competing at the Lightweight class.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

20 Latin America Regatta 3 Maira Gonzalez Borroto
21 Latin America Regatta 4 Gabriela Best
22 Latin America Regatta 5 Camila Vargas Palomo
23 Final Continental 1 Phillipa Savage
24 Final Continental 2 Gabriella Bascelli
25 Final Continental 3 Iva Obradovic
26 * Final Continental 4 Nuria Domínguez
Nuria Domínguez
Nuria Domínguez Asensio is a female competition rower from Spain, who was born in Canada. A bronze medal winner at the 2005 Mediterranean Games she represented Spain at three Summer Olympics: 1996, 2004 and 2008....


Pairs Women

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Yuliya Bichyk
Yuliya Bichyk
Yuliya Bichyk is a Belarusian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in coxless pair.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Natallia Helakh
Natallia Helakh
Natallia Helakh is a Belarusian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in coxless pair.- References :...

2 2007 Worlds 2 Nicole Zimmermann
Nicole Zimmermann
Nicole Zimmermann is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Elke Hipler
Elke Hipler
Elke Hipler is a German rower. -References:...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian-Andrunache is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She is married to Valeriu Andrunache....

, Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Kim Crow
Kim Crow
Kim Crow is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Sara Cook
5 2007 Worlds 5 Juliette Haigh
Juliette Haigh
Juliette Haigh is a professional rower. Haigh was in the New Zealand Women's Pair from 2004 to 2008 returned to the event and partnered Rebecca Scown in the boat....

, Nicola Coles
Nicola Coles
Nicola Coles is a New Zealand rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Zhang Yage, Gao Yulan
Gao Yulan
Gao Yulan is a female Chinese rower, who won silver medal in the Women's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her race partner was Wu You.-References:...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Portia McGee, Anna Mickelson
Anna Mickelson
Anna Cummins is an American rower who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's eight...

8 2007 Worlds 8 Darcy Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt is a Canadian rower. She is a student at the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal in the fours event at the 2002 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed fourth in the 2004 summer...

, Jane Rumball
Jane Rumball
Jane Rumball is a Canadian rower. She was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt....

9 Final Continental 1 Inene Pascal-Pretre, Stephanie Dechand
10 Final Continental 2 Olivia Whitlam
Olivia Whitlam
Olivia Rose Whitlam is a female rower from Daresbury, near Warrington, England. She became the Under-23 World Champion in 2007 in the pair with partner Heather Stanning. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics with new partner Louisa Reeve who were paired together only 3 months before the games...

, Louisa Reeve
Louisa Reeve
Louisa Reeve is a British rower.Along with Olivia Whitlam she finished 6th in the women's coxless pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also rowed in the finals in the Women's eight which finished 5th.- External links :...


Double Sculls Women

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
5 2007 Worlds 1 Li Qin
Li Qin
Li Qin is a female Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2000 National Games/National Championships - 1st double sculls;...

, Tian Liang
Tian Liang (rower)
Tian Liang is a female Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st fours;*2007 World Cup Austria/Netherlands - 1st double sculls;...

4 2007 Worlds 2 Georgina Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell
Georgina Earl, formerly known as Georgina Evers-Swindell is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Meyer, and is a double Olympic gold medalist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008...

, Caroline Evers-Swindell
Caroline Evers-Swindell
Caroline Meyer formerly known as Caroline Evers-Swindell is a former New Zealand rower. She is 179 cm tall and 80kg. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Earl...

1 2007 Worlds 3 Elise Laverick
Elise Laverick
Elise Mary Laverick is a British rower. She won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the double scull with Sarah Winckless, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Anna Bebington...

, Anna Bebington
Anna Bebington
Anna Rose Watkins is a British rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in Double Sculls and has won 4 medals in the World Championships, most recently a successful defense of her world title with Katherine Grainger, in Bled, Slovenia in...

2 2007 Worlds 4 Ioana Papuc
Ioana Papuc
Ioana Cristina Papuc is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline.- References :...

, Simona Muşat
Simona Musat
Simona Dumitrita Muşat, née Strimbeschi is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight.- References :...

3 2007 Worlds 5 Gabriela Varekova, Jitka Antosova
6 2007 Worlds 6 Peggy Waleska
Peggy Waleska
Peggy Waleska of Germany is a world champion rower who won a Gold medal in the Women's Quadruple Sculls in Lucerne, Switzerland, in 2001 and successfully defended the title in Seville, Spain, in 2002. At the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, Peggy won a Silver medal in the Women's Double Sculls...

, Christiane Huth
Christiane Huth
Christiane Huth is a German rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in double sculls.- References :...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Laura Schiavone, Elisabetta Sancassani
Elisabetta Sancassani
Elisabetta Sancassani is a female competition rower from Italy. A gold medal winner at the 2005 Mediterranean Games she twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008.-References:*...

8 2007 Worlds 8 Jennifer Kaido, Ala Piotrowski
9 Final Continental 1 Kateryna Tarasenko
Kateryna Tarasenko
Kateryna Tarasenko is a Ukrainian rower. Along with Yana Dementieva she finished 7th in the women's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Yana Dementieva
Yana Dementieva
Yana Mykhailivna Dementieva is a Ukrainian rower. At the 2004 Olympics she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

10 Final Continental 2 Sonia Mills, Catriona Sens
Catriona Sens
Catriona Sens is an Australian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com* at rowingaustralia...


Quadruple Sculls Women

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Vernon
Annie Vernon
Annabel Morwenna Vernon is an English rower.She was educated at Wadebridge School, Downing College, Cambridge and King's College London ....

, Flood
Debbie Flood
Deborah Kirsty "Debbie" Flood is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games....

, Houghton
Frances Houghton
Frances Julia P. Houghton is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games....

, Grainger
Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger MBE is a Scottish rower.Her family moved to Netherley, Aberdeenshire and Katherine represents Edinburgh's St Andrew Boat Club in rowing events. She trained on the River Dee, which has the distinction of being the only river she has fallen into whilst rowing.She is a three time...

2 2007 Worlds 2 Boron
Kathrin Boron
Kathrin Boron is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medalist...

, Lutze
Manuela Lutze
Manuela Lutze is a multi Olympic-medaling sculler who competed in four Olympics, winning two gold medals and a bronze medal. In addition, she has also won 4 Gold Medals in the Quadruple Sculls event at the World Championships, beginning with Cologne, Germany in 1998-External links:*...

, Oppelt
Britta Oppelt
Britta Oppelt is an Olympic-medaling sculler who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and represented Germany where she competed in the double sculls, and took home the silver medal along with teammate Peggy Waleska.-External links:*...

, Schiller
Stephanie Schiller
Stephanie Schiller is an Olympic-medalist sculler, winning a bronze medal.-External links:*...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Tang
Tang Bin
Tang Bin is a female Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st fours;*2007 World Championships - 3rd quadruple sculls;*2007 World Cup Amsterdam - 1st quadruple sculls...

, Xi
Xi Aihua
Xi Aihua is a female Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2001/2005 National Games - 2nd eights/single sculls;*2002 National Championships - 1st double/quadruple sculls;...

, Jin
Jin Ziwei
Jin Ziwei is a female Chinese rower. She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st double sculls*2007 World Championships - 3rd quadruple sculls-References:...

, Feng
Feng Guixin
Feng Guixin is a female Chinese rower, who was to compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's quadruple sculls event...

4 2007 Worlds 4 Kolesnikova
Tetiana Kolesnikova
Tetiana Mykolaïvna Kolesnikova is a Ukrainian rower. At the 2004 Olympics she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Huba, Olefirenko
Olena Olefirenko
Olena Ivanivna Olefirenko is a Ukrainian rower. At the 2004 Olympics she was disqualified with her team when she was tested positive for ethamivan.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Dementieva
Yana Dementieva
Yana Mykhailivna Dementieva is a Ukrainian rower. At the 2004 Olympics she was disqualified with her team after one of her teammates, Olena Olefirenko, tested positive for ethamivan.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

5 2007 Worlds 5 de Jong
Rachelle de Jong
-Summary:Rachelle de Jong is a Canadian rower from Regina, Saskatchewan.At the 2002 World Championships, she won a silver medal in the women's four. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's quad sculls....

, Hanson
Janine Hanson
Janine Hanson is a Canadian rower from Winnipeg. Currently on the Canadian National team.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's quad sculls....

, Guloien
Krista Guloien
Krista Guloien is a Canadian rower from Port Moody, British Columbia.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's quad sculls. She studied criminology at Simon Fraser University....

, de Zwager
Anna-Marie de Zwager
Anna-Marie de Zwager is a Canadian rower from Victoria, British Columbia.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she finished in 7th place in the women's eight event, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's quad sculls.She attended the University of Victoria where she also...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Pernell, Malcos, Brown, Tomek
Ellen Tomek
Ellen Tomek is an American rower. Along with Megan Kalmoe she finished 5th in the women's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Ives, Mills, Sens
Catriona Sens
Catriona Sens is an Australian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com* at rowingaustralia...

, Pratley
Brooke Pratley
Brooke Pratley is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

8 Final Continental 1 Merk
Larisa Merk
Larisa Viktorovna Merk is a Russian rower who competed for Russia in four Summer Olympics.In 2000 she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...

, Fedotova
Irina Fedotova
Irina Mikhaylovna Fedotova is a Russian rower who competed for the Russia in the three Summer Olympics.In 2000 she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...

, Dorodnova, Kalinovskaya

Eights Women

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT
1 2007 Worlds 1
2 2007 Worlds 2
3 2007 Worlds 3
4 2007 Worlds 4
5 2007 Worlds 5
6 Final Continental 1
7 Final Continental 2

Double Sculls Lightweight Women

# Nation Qualification Tournament Place in QT Rowers
1 2007 Worlds 1 Amber Halliday
Amber Halliday
Amber Halliday is a World Champion and Olympic lightweight rower from Adelaide, South Australia. Specialising in sculling, Halliday made her international debut in 1999, winning the Under-23 World Championship in Hamburg in the lightweight double scull with Hannah Every.She has since won three...

, Marguerite Houston
Marguerite Houston
Marguerite Houston is a lightweight rower from Adelaide, South Australia. -References:...

2 2007 Worlds 2 Sanna Stén
Sanna Stén
Sanna Stén is a Finnish rower. She won a silver medal in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, Minna Nieminen
Minna Nieminen
Minna Nieminen is a Finnish rower. She won a silver medal in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

3 2007 Worlds 3 Katrin Olsen
Katrin Olsen
Katrin Olsen is a Danish–Faroese rower, and representens Denmark. She weights 61 kilos, and is therefore in the lightweight class...

, Juliane Rasmussen
Juliane Rasmussen
Juliane Elander Rasmussen is a Danish rower. She weights 61 kilos, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in Copenhagen.- 2008 Summer Olympics :...

4 2007 Worlds 3 Berit Carow
Berit Carow
Berit Carow is a German rower. In 2006 she won second place the World Rowing Championships at the Dorney Lake, Eton, Great Britain, and in 2007 the World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-References:...

, Marie-Louise Draeger
5 2007 Worlds 5 Chrysi Biskitzi, Alexandra Tsiavou
Alexandra Tsiavou
Alexandra Tsiavou is a Greek rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

6 2007 Worlds 6 Xu Dongxiang
Xu Dongxiang
Xu Dongxiang ) is a female Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2002 Asian Games - 1st LW2X;*2004 Olympic Games - 4th LW2X;*2005 National Games - 1st LW2X/LW4X;...

, Chen Haixia
Chen Haixia
Chen Haixia is a female Chinese rower.-Major performances:*2005 World Cup - 1st LW2X;*2005 National Games - 2nd LW2X/LW4X;*2006/2007 World Championships - 1st LW4X/6th LW2X;...

7 2007 Worlds 7 Lindsay Jennerich
Lindsay Jennerich
Lindsay Jennerich is a Canadian rower.- References :...

, Tracy Cameron
Tracy Cameron
Tracy Cameron Began Rowing in 2000 at the age of 25 by enrolling in the learn to row program, while attending the University of Calgary...

8 2007 Worlds 8 Helen Casey
Helen Casey
Helen Casey is a British rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Hester Goodsell
9 Asian Regatta 1 Akiko Iwamoto, Misaki Kumakura
10 Asian Regatta 2 Natalya Voronova, Alexandra Opachanova
11 Asian Regatta 3 Ko Young-Eun, Ji Yoo-Jin
12 African Games 1 Alexandra White, Catherine Shaw
13 Latin America Regatta 1 Ismaray Marrero Aria, Yaima Velazquez
14 Latin America Regatta 2 Gabriela Huerta Trillo, Lila Perezrul
15 Latin America Regatta 3 Camila Carvalho, Luciana Granato
16 Final Continental 1 Kirsten van der Kolk
Kirsten van der Kolk
Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk is a rower from the Netherlands.Together with Marit van Eupen she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where...

, Marit van Eupen
Marit van Eupen
Marit van Eupen is a rower from the Netherlands.Together with Kirsten van der Kolk she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they won the...

17 Final Continental 2 Renee Hykel, Jennifer Goldsack
Jennifer Goldsack
Jennifer Goldsack is an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...



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