Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

The women's single sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 23 to 30 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.[1] 32 rowers from 32 nations competed.[2]

Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates23–30 July 2021
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Winning time7:13.97
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emma Twigg  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hanna Prakatsen  ROC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Magdalena Lobnig  Austria
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Background

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This was the 12th appearance of the event, which has been held every year since women's rowing was introduced in 1976.

The World Champions since the 2016 Games are Jeannine Gmelin of Switzerland, (2017) and Sanita Pušpure, (2018 and 2019) of Ireland. Both rowers qualified for the 2020 regatta.

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event. There are 32 qualifying places in the women's single sculls:[2]

  • 9 from the 2019 World Championship
  • 5 from the Asia & Oceania qualification regatta
  • 5 from the Africa qualification regatta
  • 5 from the Americas qualification regatta
  • 3 from the Europe qualification regatta
  • 2 from the final qualification regatta
  • 1 host nation place
  • 2 invitational places

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for rowing.

Competition format

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This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side (not feasible for singles events). The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the five-round format introduced in 2012. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals are given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals are named based on which finals they feed, with each semifinal having two possible finals. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]

During the first round six heats are held. The first three boats in each heat advance to the quarterfinals, while all others are relegated to the repechages.

The repechage is a round which offers rowers a second chance to qualify for the quarterfinals. Placing in the repechage heats determines which quarterfinal the boat would race in. The top two boats in each repechage heat move on to the quarterfinals, with the remaining boats going to the E/F semifinals.

The four quarterfinals are the second round for rowers still competing for medals. Placing in the quarterfinal heats determines which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in each quarterfinal move on to the A/B semifinals, with the bottom three boats going to the C/D semifinals.

Six semifinals are held, two each of A/B semifinals, C/D semifinals, and E/F semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats move on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats go to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.

The fifth and final round is the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determines the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers have to finish in the top three of their heat (or top two of their repechage heat), top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.

Schedule

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The competition is held over eight days. Times given are session start times; multiple rowing events might have races during a session.[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Friday, 23 July 2021 9:30 Heats
Saturday, 24 July 2021 8:00 Repechage
Sunday, 25 July 2021 9:20 Semifinals E/F
11:00 Quarterfinals
Thursday, 29 July 2021 10:30 Semifinals A/B
12:00 Semifinals C/D
Friday, 30 July 2021 7:55 Final F
8:15 Final E
8:25 Final D
8:45 Final C
9:05 Final B
Friday, 30 July 2021 9:33 Final A

Results

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Heats

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The first three of each heat qualify for the quarterfinals, while the remainder go to the repechage.[4]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Kara Kohler   United States 7:49.71 Q
2 1 Tatsiana Klimovich   Belarus 7:51.86 Q
3 6 Nazanin Malaei   Iran 7:59.01 Q
4 4 Alejandra Alonso   Paraguay 8:11.88 R
5 5 Esther Toko   Nigeria 8:58.49 R
6 3 Esraa Khogali   Sudan 10:18.27 R

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 5 Sanita Pušpure   Ireland 7:46.08 Q
2 6 Kenia Lechuga   Mexico 7:54.21 Q
3 2 Anneta Kyridou   Greece 7:54.28 Q
4 3 Felice Aisha Chow   Trinidad and Tobago 8:02.02 R
5 1 Kathleen Grace Noble   Uganda 8:21.85 R
6 4 Joan Poh   Singapore 8:31.12 R

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Hanna Prakatsen   ROC 7:48.74 Q
2 5 Jiang Yan   China 7:53.14 Q
3 1 Veronica Toro Arana   Puerto Rico 8:11.57 Q
4 4 Winne Hung   Hong Kong 8:17.79 R
5 2 Sarah Fraincart   Morocco 8:32.78 R

Heat 4

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Victoria Thornley   Great Britain 7:44.30 Q
2 5 Jeannine Gmelin   Switzerland 7:47.20 Q
3 1 Lovisa Claesson   Sweden 7:58.41 Q
4 2 Evidelia González   Nicaragua 8:25.18 R
5 4 Claire Ayivon   Togo 8:48.07 R

Heat 5

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Magdalena Lobnig   Austria 7:37.91 Q
2 4 Carling Zeeman   Canada 7:40.72 Q
3 5 Maike Diekmann   Namibia 7:56.37 Q
4 1 Milena Venega   Cuba 8:03.00 R
5 3 Tala Abujbara   Qatar 8:06.29 R

Heat 6

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 5 Emma Twigg   New Zealand 7:35.22 Q
2 1 Sophie Souwer   Netherlands 7:39.96 Q
3 3 Jovana Arsić   Serbia 7:46.74 Q
4 4 Huang Yi-ting   Chinese Taipei 8:04.59 R
5 2 Jeong Hye-jeong   South Korea 8:12.15 R

Repechage

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The first two in each heat qualify for the quarterfinals; the rest go to Semifinals E/F (out of medal contention).

Repechage heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Alejandra Alonso   Paraguay 8:08.91 Q
2 3 Huang Yi-ting   Chinese Taipei 8:11.56 Q
3 2 Tala Abujbara   Qatar 8:16.88 QEF
4 1 Joan Poh   Singapore 8:40.06 QEF
5 5 Sarah Fraincart   Morocco 8:42.78 QEF

Repechage heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Felice Chow   Trinidad and Tobago 8:15.94 Q
2 1 Jeong Hye-jeong   South Korea 8:26.73 Q
3 3 Evidelia González   Nicaragua 8:37.55 QEF
4 4 Esther Toko   Nigeria 9:07.54 QEF

Repechage heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Milena Venega   Cuba 8:17.30 Q
2 2 Winne Hung   Hong Kong 8:23.58 Q
3 4 Kathleen Grace Noble   Uganda 8:36.01 QEF
4 1 Claire Ayivon   Togo 9:04.23 QEF
5 5 Esraa Khogali   Sudan 10:25.94 QEF

Quarterfinals

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The first three of each heat qualify to Semifinal A/B, while the remainder go to Semifinal C/D (out of medal contention).

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Sanita Pušpure   Ireland 7:58.30 SF A/B
2 3 Kara Kohler   United States 7:59.39 SF A/B
3 5 Jiang Yan   China 8:00.01 SF A/B
4 2 Jovana Arsić   Serbia 8:09.37 SF C/D
5 6 Alejandra Alonso   Paraguay 8:29.80 SF C/D
6 1 Winne Hung   Hong Kong 8:36.37 SF C/D

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Hanna Prakatsen   ROC 7:49.64 SF A/B
2 5 Carling Zeeman   Canada 7:57.58 SF A/B
3 4 Victoria Thornley   Great Britain 7:59.93 SF A/B
4 2 Lovisa Claesson   Sweden 8:16.99 SF C/D
5 6 Milena Venega   Cuba 8:25.26 SF C/D
6 1 Jeong Hye-jeong   South Korea 8:38.70 SF C/D

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Magdalena Lobnig   Austria 7:58.20 SF A/B
2 3 Sophie Souwer   Netherlands 7:59.92 SF A/B
3 2 Anneta Kyridou   Greece 8:02.19 SF A/B
4 5 Tatsiana Klimovich   Belarus 8:09.04 SF C/D
5 1 Felice Chow   Trinidad and Tobago 8:21.23 SF C/D
6 6 Veronica Toro Arana   Puerto Rico 8:35.32 SF C/D

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Emma Twigg   New Zealand 7:54.96 SF A/B
2 4 Jeannine Gmelin   Switzerland 8:02.10 SF A/B
3 1 Nazanin Malaei   Iran 8:07.32 SF A/B
4 2 Kenia Lechuga   Mexico 8:09.29 SF C/D
5 5 Maike Diekmann   Namibia 8:21.69 SF C/D
6 6 Huang Yi-ting   Chinese Taipei 8:34.51 SF C/D

Semifinals

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The first three of each heat qualify to the better final (E, C, A) while the remainder go to the lower final (F, D, B).

Semifinal A/B 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Hanna Prakatsen   ROC 7:23.61 FA
2 5 Jeannine Gmelin   Switzerland 7:25.80 FA
3 1 Jiang Yan   China 7:27.30 FA
4 2 Sophie Souwer   Netherlands 7:29.66 FB
5 3 Sanita Pušpure   Ireland 7:34.40 FB
6 6 Anneta Kyridou   Greece 7:40.81 FB

Semifinal A/B 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Emma Twigg   New Zealand 7:20.70 FA
2 6 Victoria Thornley   Great Britain 7:25.12 FA
3 3 Magdalena Lobnig   Austria 7:25.59 FA
4 2 Kara Kohler   United States 7:26.10 FB
5 5 Carling Zeeman   Canada 7:38.28 FB
6 1 Nazanin Malaei   Iran 7:45.52 FB

Semifinal C/D 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Lovisa Claesson   Sweden 7:35.91 FC
2 3 Jovana Arsić   Serbia 7:39.26 FC
3 5 Maike Diekmann   Namibia 7:40.77 FC
4 2 Felice Chow   Trinidad and Tobago 7:45.14 FD
5 1 Veronica Toro Arana   Puerto Rico 7:53.36 FD
6 6 Winne Hung   Hong Kong 7:56.30 FD

Semifinal C/D 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Kenia Lechuga   Mexico 7:33.72 FC
2 3 Tatsiana Klimovich   Belarus 7:33.78 FC
3 5 Milena Venega   Cuba 7:41.18 FC
4 2 Alejandra Alonso   Paraguay 7:43.33 FD
5 6 Huang Yi-ting   Chinese Taipei 7:56.00 FD
6 1 Jeong Hye-jeong   South Korea 8:06.32 FD

Semifinal E/F 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Tala Abujbara   Qatar 8:24.24 FE
2 2 Kathleen Grace Noble   Uganda 8:31.67 FE
3 1 Esther Toko   Nigeria 9:07.70 FE
4 4 Esraa Khogali   Sudan 10:23.52 FF

Semifinal E/F 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Evidelia González   Nicaragua 8:36.99 FE
2 4 Sarah Fraincart   Morocco 8:43.90 FE
3 3 Joan Poh   Singapore 8:47.77 FE
4 1 Claire Ayivon   Togo 9:15.29 FF

Finals

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Final F

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
31 2 Claire Ayivon   Togo 8:44.42
32 1 Esraa Khogali   Sudan 10:05.32

Final E

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
25 4 Tala Abujbara   Qatar 8:00.22
26 5 Kathleen Grace Noble   Uganda 8:07.00
27 3 Evidelia González   Nicaragua 8:10.37
28 6 Joan Poh   Singapore 8:21.23
29 2 Sarah Fraincart   Morocco 8:25.38
30 1 Esther Toko   Nigeria 8:42.78

Final D

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
19 3 Felice Chow   Trinidad and Tobago 7:48.06
20 5 Huang Yi-ting   Chinese Taipei 7:52.18
21 4 Alejandra Alonso   Paraguay 7:55.63
22 2 Veronica Toro Arana   Puerto Rico 7:57.22
23 1 Winne Hung   Hong Kong 8:02.79
24 6 Jeong Hye-jeong   South Korea 8:06.13

Final C

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
13 5 Tatsiana Klimovich   Belarus 7:39.53
14 4 Lovisa Claesson   Sweden 7:41.07
15 2 Jovana Arsić   Serbia 7:43.30
16 3 Kenia Lechuga   Mexico 7:43.55
17 1 Milena Venega   Cuba 7:47.40
18 6 Maike Diekmann   Namibia 7:52.17

Final B

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
7 3 Sophie Souwer   Netherlands 7:25.96
8 2 Carling Zeeman   Canada 7:29.59
9 4 Kara Kohler   United States 7:29.72
10 6 Anneta Kyridou   Greece 7:36.79
11 1 Nazanin Malaei   Iran 7:42.57
12 5 Sanita Pušpure   Ireland DNS

Final A

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
  4 Emma Twigg   New Zealand 7:13.97 OB
  3 Hanna Prakatsen   ROC 7:17.39
  6 Magdalena Lobnig   Austria 7:19.72
4 5 Victoria Thornley   Great Britain 7:20.39
5 2 Jeannine Gmelin   Switzerland 7:20.91
6 1 Jiang Yan   China 7:21.33

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Rowing" (PDF). World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Rowing - Women's Single Sculls Results". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.