Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Sea Forest Waterway, the same location as the paracanoeing events are located. There were 96 qualified slots across four events (one male, one female, two mixed events); there were two singles events (1 male, 1 female), mixed doubles and mixed fours.[2]
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| Rowing at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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Rowing pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | Sea Forest Waterway |
| Dates | 27–29 August 2021[1] |
| Competitors | 96 |
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3][4]
Qualification
An NPC can only allocate one boat per medal event with a maximum of four male or female rowers (excluding coxswains).
| Means of qualification | Date | Qualified | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR1M1x Men's single scull |
PR1W1x Women's single scull |
PR2Mix2X Mixed double scull |
PR3Mix4+ Mixed coxed four | ||
2019 World Rowing Championships[5]  Ottensheim62 qualified slots 31 males 31 females | 25 August – 1 September 2019 |  Ukraine Australia RPC Great Britain Brazil Israel United States |
 France Israel United States Norway Ukraine Germany South Korea |
Great Britain Netherlands Ukraine Brazil France Poland China United States |
Great Britain United States Italy Australia Israel RPC France Ukraine |
| 2019 Africa Continental Qualification Regatta  Tunis 2 qualified slots 1 male single sculls 1 female single sculls[6] | 10–12 October 2019 |  Nigeria |  Kenya | N/a | |
| 2021 Americas Continental Qualification Regatta Rio de Janeiro2 qualified slots 1 male single sculls 1 female single sculls [7] | 4–5 March 2021[8] |  Mexico |  Argentina | N/a | |
| 2021 Europe Continental Qualification Regatta Varese2 qualified slots 1 male single sculls 1 female single sculls [9] | 5–7 April 2021[10] |  Spain |  Belarus | N/a | |
| 2021 Asia/Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta  Tokyo2 qualified slots 1 male single sculls 1 female single sculls [11] | 5–7 May 2021[12] |  Sri Lanka | Japan | N/a | |
| 2021 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta Gavirate 14 qualified slots 7 males 7 females[13] | 7–9 May 2021[14] | Germany | Brazil | Italy Australia |  Canada Brazil |
| Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocation[15] 8 qualified slots 4 males 4 females | 11–25 May 2020 | Canada Uzbekistan | Japan Spain | ||
| Total (96 berths) | |||||
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's single sculls |
Roman Polianskyi Ukraine |
Erik Horrie Australia |
Renê Pereira Brazil |
| Women's single sculls |
Birgit Skarstein Norway |
Moran Samuel Israel |
Nathalie Benoit France |
| Mixed double sculls |
Great Britain Laurence Whiteley Lauren Rowles |
Netherlands Annika van der Meer Corné de Koning |
China Liu Shuang Jiang Jijian |
| Mixed coxed four |
Great Britain Ellen Buttrick Giedrė Rakauskaitė James Fox Oliver Stanhope Erin Kennedy |
United States Allie Reilly Danielle Hansen Charley Nordin John Tanguay Karen Petrik |
France Erika Sauzeau Antoine Jesel Rémy Taranto Margot Boulet Robin le Barreau |