Rowing competitions at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London were held from 31 August to 2 September 2012, at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.
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 are 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
Participating nations 96 rowers (48 male, 48 female) from 23 nations including 12 coxswains (5 male, 7 female) from 12 nations took part in this sport.
Medalists
Men's single sculls Women's single sculls Mixed double scullsLou XiaoxianFei TianmingPerle BougeStephane TardieuOksana MastersRob Jones Mixed coxed fourPam RelphNaomi RichesDavid SmithJames RoeLily van den Broecke (Cox)Anke MolkenthinAstrid HengsbachTino KolitscherKai KruseKatrin Splitt (Cox)Andrii StelmakhKateryna MorozovaOlena PukhaievaDenys SobolVolodymyr Kozlov (Cox)
See also Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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