| Rowing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon |
| Dates | 6–13 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 14 |
| Competitors | 547 from 69 nations |
| Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Single sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
| Lwt coxless four | men | |
The rowing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August 2016 at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Lagoa. Fourteen medal events were being contested by 547 athletes, 334 men and 213 women.[1]
For the third Olympics in a row, Great Britain was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with three golds and two silvers. Germany and New Zealand finished equal in second place with two golds and one silver each.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Rowing". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.