Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Mixed double sculls

The mixed double sculls rowing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held from 9 to 11 September at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.[1] The event was competed by Category TA rowers, propelling boats by use of trunk & arms only. Each crew consisted of one man & one woman.

Mixed double sculls
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Rowing
VenueShunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates9–11 September
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Zhou Yangjing
Shan Zilong
 China
John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
 Australia
Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
 Brazil

Winners of two heats qualified for the A Final. The remainder rowed in two repechage heats, with the first two in each qualifying for the A Final, the remainder rowing in the B Final.

The event was won by Zhou Yangjing and Shan Zilong, representing  China. [2]

Results

Heat 1

Rowed 9 September at 16:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Zhou Yangjing
Shan Zilong
 China4:14.67
2John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
 Australia4:18.66
3Sergii Dereza
Iryna Kyrychenko
 Ukraine4:27.50
4Angela Madsen
William Brown
 United States4:29.69
5Harald Wimmer
Siglind Koehler
 Germany4:44.67
6Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson
 Canada4:50.54

Heat 2

Rowed 9 September at 16:40.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
 Brazil4:18.45
2Daniele Stefanoni
Stefania Toscano
 Italy4:23.36
3Karen Cromie
James Roberts
 Great Britain4:25.73
4Piotr Majka
Jolanta Pawlak
 Poland4:29.14
5Igor Kogan
Mari Kogan
 Israel4:43.53
6Miho Hamada
Megumi Matsumoto
 Japan4:52.96

Heat 1

Rowed 10 September at 16:20.

Rank Rower Country Time
1John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
 Australia4:31.24
2Karen Cromie
James Roberts
 Great Britain4:41.74
3Angela Madsen
William Brown
 United States4:42.64
4Igor Kogan
Mari Kogan
 Israel5:03.38
5Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson
 Canada5:12.47

Heat 2

Rowed 10 September at 16:40.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Daniele Stefanoni
Stefania Toscano
 Italy4:35.24
2Piotr Majka
Jolanta Pawlak
 Poland4:37.90
3Sergii Dereza
Iryna Kyrychenko
 Ukraine4:38.90
4Harald Wimmer
Siglind Koehler
 Germany4:59.69
5Miho Hamada
Megumi Matsumoto
 Japan5:09.86

Final B

Rowed 11 September at 15:40.

Rank Rower Country Time
1Angela Madsen
William Brown
 United States4:30.33
2Sergii Dereza
Iryna Kyrychenko
 Ukraine4:37.78
3Harald Wimmer
Siglind Koehler
 Germany4:49.05
4Igor Kogan
Mari Kogan
 Israel4:50.43
5Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson
 Canada4:54.08
6Miho Hamada
Megumi Matsumoto
 Japan5:01.30

Final A

Rowed 11 September at 17:00.

Rank Rower Country Time
Zhou Yangjing
Shan Zilong
 China4:20.69
John MacLean
Kathryn Ross
 Australia4:21.58
Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
 Brazil4:28.36
4Daniele Stefanoni
Stefania Toscano
 Italy4:32.30
5Karen Cromie
James Roberts
 Great Britain4:32.52
6Piotr Majka
Jolanta Pawlak
 Poland4:35.08

References

  1. "Schedules and Results - Rowing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. "Mixed double sculls". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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