| PR2 Mixed double sculls at the 2017 World Rowing Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nathan Benderson Park | |||||||||
| Location | Sarasota, United States | |||||||||
| Dates | 28–30 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:11.00 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2017 World Rowing Championships | ||
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| Openweight events | ||
| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Eight | men | women |
| Lightweight events | ||
| Lwt single sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Lwt coxless pair | men | |
| Lwt coxless four | men | |
| Para-rowing events | ||
| PR1 single sculls | men | women |
| PR2 double sculls | mixed | |
| PR3 double sculls | mixed | |
| PR3 coxed four | mixed | |
The PR2 mixed double sculls competition at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota took place in Nathan Benderson Park. [1]
The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida.
Sarasota is a city in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is at the southern end of the Tampa Bay Area, north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2013 Sarasota had a population of 53,326. In 1986 it became designated as a certified local government. Sarasota is a principal city of the Sarasota metropolitan area, and is the seat of Sarasota County.
Nathan Benderson Park, previously known as North Metro Park and then Cooper Creek Park, is a 600-acre (240 ha) park that incorporates a 400-acre (160 ha) artificial lake in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The lake was excavated to provide fill for the construction of Interstate 75. The lake is a rowing venue and hosted the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
