Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless four

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Women's coxless four
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Rowing pictogram.svg
Olympic rowing
Venue Sea Forest Waterway
Dates24–28 July 2021
Competitors40 from 10 nations
Winning time6:15.37
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lucy Stephan
Rosemary Popa
Jessica Morrison
Annabelle McIntyre
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Ellen Hogerwerf
Karolien Florijn
Ymkje Clevering
Veronique Meester
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Aifric Keogh
Eimear Lambe
Fiona Murtagh
Emily Hegarty
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
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Bronze medalists: Ireland during a training at the 2020 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Ireland).jpeg
Bronze medalists: Ireland during a training at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. [1] 40 rowers from 10 nations competed. [2]

Background

This was the 2nd appearance of the women's coxless four, with the event last previously held at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

The reigning Olympic medalists in the event were Canada, the United States, and Germany. Canada and the United States qualified for the event, whereas Germany did not qualify.

The reigning 2019 World Championship medalists were Australia, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat in the event since 1912. There are 10 qualifying places in the women's coxless four: [2]

Competition format

During the first round two heats were held. The first two boats in each heat advanced to final A, while all others were relegated to the repechage.

The repechage is a round which offers rowers a second chance to qualify for Final A. The top two boats in the repechage moved on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being sent to Final B.

There were two finals. Final A determined the medalists and the places through 6th. Final B determines places seven through ten.

Schedule

The competition was held over five days. [1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 24 July 202111:20Heats
Sunday, 25 July 202113:00Repechage
Wednesday, 28 July 20218:30Final B
Wednesday, 28 July 20219:50Final A

Rowers per team

NumberRowersNation
1 Lucy Stephan - Rosemary Popa - Jessica Morrison - Annabelle McIntyre Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2 Jennifer Martins - Kristina Walker - Nicole Hare - Stephanie Grauer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3 Lin Xinyu - Wang Fei - Qin Miaomiao - Lu Shiyu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4 Trine Dahl Pedersen - Christina Johansen - Frida Sanggaard Nielsen - Ida Jacobsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
5 Rowan McKellar - Harriet Taylor - Karen Bennett - Rebecca Shorten Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
6 Aifric Keogh - Eimear Lambe - Fiona Murtagh - Emily Hegarty Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
7 Ellen Hogerwerf - Karolien Florijn - Ymkje Clevering - Veronique Meester Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
8 Maria Wierzbowska - Olga Michałkiewicz - Monika Chabel - Joanna Dittmann Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
9 Madalina Heghes - Elena Logofatu - Cristina Popescu - Roxana Anghel Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
10 Madeleine Wanamaker - Claire Collins - Kendall Chase - Grace Luczak Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Results

Heats

The first two of each heat qualified for the final, while the remainder went to the repechage. [3] [4]

Repechage

The first two in repechage heat qualify for Final A and rest go to Final B.

RankLaneNationTimeNotes
15Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6:46.20Q
26Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6:46.57Q
32Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6:47.38FB
41Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6:51.71FB
53Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6:53.26FB
64Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:01.17FB

Final

References

  1. 1 2 "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Rowing" (PDF). World Rowing Federation . Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Rowing - Heat 1 Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Rowing - Heat 2 Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.