ACOG - Rowing - IBM

Detailed Information
  • Olympic Rowing Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Rowing
  • Who to Watch in Rowing
  • History of Rowing
  • Olympic Medals in Rowing
  • Competition Dates
    21 to 28 Jul 1996

    Venue
    Lake Lanier, Gainesville/Hall County, Georgia
    Capacity: 18,000

    Events/Disciplines
    14 Events
    MenWomen
    Single Sculls (H 1x)Single Sculls (F 1x)
    Double Sculls (H 2x)Double Sculls (F 2x)
    Lightweight Double Sculls (HPL 2x)Lightweight Double Sculls (FPL 2x)
    Quadruple Sculls (H 4x)Quadruple Sculls (F 4x)
    Coxless Pair (H 2-)Coxless Pair (F2-)
    Coxless Four (H 4-)
    Lightweight Coxless Four (HDL 4-)
    Eight (H 8+)Eight (F 8+)

    Number of Athletes
    400 men, 206 women, 606 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    Dropped: Men’s coxed pair, men’s coxed four and women’s coxless four
    Added: Three lightweight events: men’s lightweight double sculls, men’s lightweight coxless four and women’s lightweight double sculls

    Qualifications
    Based on 1995 World Championships and other 1995 qualifying regattas.

    Competition Format
    Depending upon the number of entries in an event, boats progress through preliminaries, repechages (second-chance races), semifinals and finals. Boats race six across.

    International Federation
    FISA - Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron
    Blochstrasse 2
    CH-3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee, Switzerland
    Tel: (41-33) 43-5053
    Fax: (41-33) 43-5073

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1900
    Women: 1976

    Olympic History
    The United States and German Democratic Republic (East Germany) are the medal leaders in the sport, with Germany, Romania and the former Soviet Union performing well in recent years, since women’s events were added. Jack BERESFORD of Great Britain, who won a medal in five straight Games, and Elisabeta LIPA-OLENIUC of Romania are the only rowers to win five Olympic medals.

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    Olympic Factoid
    An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games.