| Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Fuyang Water Sports Centre |
| Dates | 20–25 September 2023 |
| Competitors | 251 from 21 nations |
Rowing at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre, Hangzhou, China from 20 to 25 September 2023. [1]
| H | Heats | R | Repechages | S | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 20th Wed | 21st Thu | 22nd Fri | 23rd Sat | 24th Sun | 25th Mon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's single sculls | H | R | S | F | ||
| Men's double sculls | H | R | F | |||
| Men's quadruple sculls | H | R | F | |||
| Men's coxless pair | H | F | ||||
| Men's coxless four | H | R | F | |||
| Men's eight | H | F | ||||
| Men's lightweight double sculls | H | R | F | |||
| Women's single sculls | H | R | S | F | ||
| Women's double sculls | H | R | F | |||
| Women's quadruple sculls | H | F | ||||
| Women's coxless pair | H | F | ||||
| Women's coxless four | H | F | ||||
| Women's eight | H | F | ||||
| Women's lightweight double sculls | H | R | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
A total of 251 athletes from 21 nations competed in rowing at the 2022 Asian Games:
Bahrain (3) China (37)
Chinese Taipei (3) Hong Kong (22) India (29) Indonesia (19) Iran (7)
Iraq (2) Japan (18)
Kazakhstan (9)
Kuwait (4)
Pakistan (4)
Philippines (6)
Saudi Arabia (4)
Singapore (3) South Korea (16)
Sri Lanka (4) Thailand (24)
United Arab Emirates (1) Uzbekistan (18) Vietnam (18)
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