Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held between 6 and 13 August 2016 at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Australia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Croatia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  China |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Norway |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Estonia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Women[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | Kimberley Brennan
|
Genevra Stone
|
Duan Jingli
|
| Pair | Helen Glover Heather Stanning
|
Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown
|
Anne Andersen Hedvig Rasmussen
|
| Double sculls | Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska Natalia Madaj
|
Katherine Grainger Victoria Thornley
|
Milda Valciukaite Donata Vistartaite
|
| Lightweight double sculls | Maaike Head Ilse Paulis
|
Lindsay Jennerich Patricia Obee
|
Huang Wenyi Pan Feihong
|
| Quadruple sculls | Germany Carina Baer Julia Lier Lisa Schmidla Annekatrin Thiele |
Netherlands Chantal Achterberg Nicole Beukers Carline Bouw Inge Janssen |
Poland Monika Ciaciuch Agnieszka Kobus Joanna Leszczynska Maria Springwald |
| Eight | United States Amanda Elmore Tessa Gobbo Eleanor Logan Meghan Musnicki Amanda Polk Emily Regan Lauren Schmetterling Kerry Simmonds Katelin Snyder |
Great Britain Karen Bennett Olivia Carnegie-Brown Jessica Eddie Katie Greves Frances Houghton Zoe Lee Polly Swann Zoe de Toledo Melanie Wilson |
Romania Madalina Beres Andreea Boghian Adelina Bogus Roxana Cogianu Daniela Druncea Laura Oprea Mihaela Petrila Iuliana Popa Ioana Strungaru |
Statistics[]
- There were 547 athletes from 69 countries.
- Nadia Negm was the youngest participant with 18 years and 14 days.
- Lesley Thompson-Willie was the oldest participant with 56 years and 323 days.
- Great Britain won the medal table for the third time in a row.
- Most Russians were banned from participating.
- 8 nations made their debut in Olympic rowing.
- Ireland won their first medal since 1948.
- Lithuania won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
