Rowing was added to the Summer Paralympic Games competition schedule at the 2008 Beijing Games. Australia has been represented since 2008 Games. [1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Rio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Medal | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|
 Silver | Kathryn Ross , John Maclean, | Mixed Double Scull |
| Medal | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | Erik Horrie | Men's Single Scull |
| Medal | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | Erik Horrie | Men's Single Scull |
| Medal | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | Erik Horrie | Men's Single Scull |
Representing Australia in rowing:
Single scull - Dominic Monypenny
Double scull - John Maclean, Kathryn Ross
Coaches - Coaches - Peter Albisser (Head Coach), Rik Bryan
Officials - Section Manager - Adam Horner
Rowing made its debut at the Beijing Games and Australia competed in two of the four events and won a silver medal in the double scull. [2]
Australia won a silver medal.
Representing Australia in rowing:
Single scull – Erik Horrie
Pair – Gavin Bellis, Kathryn Ross [3]
Coach - Chad King
Officials - Section Manager - Dean Oakman, Boat Technician – Urs Graf, Physiotherapist – Erin Smyth
[4]
Representing Australia in rowing:
'Men's single scull' - Erik Horrie
Mixed double scull - Kathryn Ross (rower), Gavin Bellis, >br/> Mixed cox four - Josephine Burnand (d) (cox), Davinia Lefroy (d), Kathleen Murdoch (d), Brock Ingram (d), Jeremy McGrath (rower) (d) Coaches - Gordon Marcks, Tara Huntly, Jason Baker
Officials - Team Manager - Dean Oakman, Boatman - Chris O'Brien [5]
Australia qualified a boat in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four for the first time. [6] Erik Horrie repeated his medal success in London with a silver medal.
Representing Australia in rowing:
Men's single scull - Erik Horrie
Mixed double scull - Kathryn Ross (rower), Simon Albury,
Mixed cox four - Tom Birtwhistle, James Talbot, Nikki Ayers, Alexandra Viney, Renae Domaschenz (cox)
Coaches - Elizabeth Chapman, Lincoln Handley, Jason Baker
Officials- Team Leader - Gordon Marcks, Physiotherapist - Sarah Hammond [7]
Erik Horrie repeated his medal success in London and Rio with a silver medal.
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