| Women's single sculls at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 20–25 September 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
The women's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea. [1]
The competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals) as well as a repechage. The 13 boats were divided into three heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The top three boats in each heat (9 boats total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 4 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top three boats in each repechage heat advanced to the semifinals, with only the last-place boat eliminated (13th place overall). The 12 semifinalist boats were divided into two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each semifinal (6 boats total) advanced to the "A" final to compete for medals and 4th through 6th place; the bottom three boats in each semifinal were sent to the "B" final for 7th through 12th. [2]
All races were over a 2000 metre course, unlike previous Games in which women used a 1000 metre course.
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Marden |  United States | 8:01.55 | Q |
| 2 | Inger Pors Olsen |  Denmark | 8:09.55 | Q |
| 3 | Heather Hattin |  Canada | 8:15.04 | Q |
| 4 | Michaela Burešová-Loukotová |  Czechoslovakia | 8:17.80 | R |
| 5 | Annelie Larsson |  Sweden | 8:29.70 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jutta Behrendt |  East Germany | 7:51.44 | Q |
| 2 | Marioara Popescu-Ciobanu |  Romania | 7:53.75 | Q |
| 3 | Harriet van Ettekoven |  Netherlands | 7:56.80 | Q |
| 4 | Nataliya Kvasha |  Soviet Union | 7:59.95 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdalena Georgieva |  Bulgaria | 7:50.64 | Q |
| 2 | Rita Defauw |  Belgium | 8:09.25 | Q |
| 3 | Tonia Svaier |  Greece | 8:12.13 | Q |
| 4 | Lydie Dubedat-Briero |  France | 8:28.75 | R |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nataliya Kvasha | Soviet Union | 8:06.11 | Q |
| 2 | Michaela Burešová-Loukotová | Czechoslovakia | 8:15.63 | Q |
| 3 | Annelie Larsson | Sweden | 8:20.20 | Q |
| 4 | Lydie Dubedat-Briero | France | 8:26.86 |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jutta Behrendt | East Germany | 7:37.69 | QA |
| 2 | Anne Marden | United States | 7:40.51 | QA |
| 3 | Harriet van Ettekoven | Netherlands | 7:48.84 | QA |
| 4 | Heather Hattin | Canada | 7:56.97 | QB |
| 5 | Rita Defauw | Belgium | 8:07.95 | QB |
| 6 | Annelie Larsson | Sweden | 8:11.21 | QB |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdalena Georgieva | Bulgaria | 7:35.47 | QA |
| 2 | Marioara Popescu-Ciobanu | Romania | 7:39.93 | QA |
| 3 | Inger Pors Olsen | Denmark | 7:42.76 | QA |
| 4 | Nataliya Kvasha | Soviet Union | 7:45.50 | QB |
| 5 | Tonia Svaier | Greece | 7:49.15 | QB |
| 6 | Michaela Burešová-Loukotová | Czechoslovakia | 8:08.04 | QB |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
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| 7 | Tonia Svaier | Greece | 7:57.73 |
| 8 | Nataliya Kvasha | Soviet Union | 8:00.73 |
| 9 | Rita Defauw | Belgium | 8:04.90 |
| 10 | Heather Hattin | Canada | 8:08.69 |
| 11 | Annelie Larsson | Sweden | 8:11.69 |
| 12 | Michaela Burešová-Loukotová | Czechoslovakia | 8:14.02 |
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jutta Behrendt | East Germany | 7:47.19 |
 | Anne Marden | United States | 7:50.28 |
 | Magdalena Georgieva | Bulgaria | 7:53.65 |
| 4 | Harriet van Ettekoven | Netherlands | 7:57.29 |
| 5 | Marioara Popescu-Ciobanu | Romania | 7:59.44 |
| 6 | Inger Pors Olsen | Denmark | 7:59.77 |
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The men's single sculls rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 20 to 27 July. There were 14 competitors from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Pertti Karppinen of Finland, his second of three consecutive victories from 1976 to 1984. Karppinen was the eighth man to win multiple medals in the event. Silver went to Vasil Yakusha of the Soviet Union, the nation's sixth medal in eight Games. East Germany took a third consecutive bronze medal, all by different rowers as Peter Kersten was the nation's men's single sculler this Games.
The men's single sculls competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America. The event was held from 31 July to 5 August. There were 16 competitors from 16 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Pertti Karppinen of Finland, his third consecutive victory. Silver went to Peter-Michael Kolbe of West Germany; Kolbe, who had also taken silver in 1976, was the ninth man to earn multiple medals in the single sculls and the first to do so in non-consecutive Games. Canada earned its first medal in the event since 1912 with Robert Mills's bronze. East Germany's three-Games podium streak ended with no rowers from that nation present due to the Soviet-led boycott.
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The men's single sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Lanier, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was held from 21 to 27 July 1996. There were 21 competitors from 21 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Xeno Müller of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1960. Derek Porter's silver was Canada's best-ever result in the event, over bronze medals in 1912 and 1984. Two-time defending champion Thomas Lange of Germany settled with a bronze medal this time, becoming the fourth man to win three medals in the event.
The women's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The men's coxed four competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Misari Regatta, South Korea. It was held from 19 to 24 September. There were 14 boats from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by East Germany, returning to the top of the podium after the Soviet-led boycott in 1984 prevented the East Germans from defending their 1980 Olympic title. Silver went to Romania, its first medal in the men's coxed four. New Zealand took a second consecutive bronze medal in the event.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on the Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The men's coxless four competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The women's double sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
The men's double sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The men's coxless four competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's single sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's coxless pair competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
The women's double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled took place from 23 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.
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