Rowing competitions at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro were held from 9 to 11 September 2016, at Lagoa Stadium at the Games' Copacabana hub.

Classification Rowers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows rowers to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The three rowing classes are: LTA (Legs, Trunk and Arms) - Mixed coxed fours TA (Trunk and Arms) - Mixed double sculls AS (Arms and shoulders) - Men's and women's singles

Events Four rowing events were scheduled to be held, each over a course of 1000 metres: Men's single sculls AS Women's single sculls AS Mixed double sculls TA Mixed four coxed LTA

Qualification 96 athletes (48 male, 48 female) were expected to take part in this sport.

The majority of the spots were awarded based on the results at the 2015 World Rowing Championships, held at Lac d'Aiguebelette, France from August 30 to September 6, 2015. Places are awarded to National Olympic Committees, not to specific athletes. Further berths are distributed at the final Paralympic qualification regatta in Gavirate, Italy.Paralympic rowing- Rio 2016 qualification scheme. ~ rio2016.com A minimum of two places were held over for the host, Brazil, one rower of each gender. In the event, however, Brazil qualified that minimum number via the World Championships, and the host nation places were therefore added to the Bipartite commission quota distribution. Russia was excluded from the 2016 Paralympics, and Germany and USA, as the fastest non-qualifiers in AS M1x and TA X2x respectively, took Russia's place in those events.

Qualifiers for the Paralympic Games 2016 - Rowing Qualification event AS M1x AS W1x TA X2x LTA X4+ 2015 World Rowing ChampionshipsLucerne, Switzerland (top 8 boats per event - 64 athletes) 2016 Final Paralympic RegattaGavirate, Italy(top 2 boats per event - 16 athletes) Host nation quotas colspan="4" Bipartite Commission quotas(8 male, 8 female rowers - 16 athletes)

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Men's single sculls Women's single sculls Mixed double sculls Lauren RowlesLaurence Whiteley Liu ShuangFei Tianming Perle BougeStéphane Tardieu Mixed coxed four Grace CloughDaniel BrownPam RelphJames FoxOliver James Jaclyn SmithDanielle HansenZachary BurnsDorian WeberJennifer Sichel Victoria NolanMeghan MontgomeryAndrew ToddCurtis HalladayKristen Kit

See also Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

External links Official site of the 2016 Summer Paralympics