2008 World Rowing Championships
| 2008 World Rowing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ottensheim near Linz, Austria |
| Dates | 22 to 27 July |
The 2008 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 22 to 27 July 2008 in conjunction with the World Junior Rowing Championships in Ottensheim near Linz, Austria.[1] Since 2008 was an Olympic year for rowing, the World Championships did not include Olympic events scheduled for the 2008 Summer Olympics, or the adaptive rowing events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Medal summary[edit]
Men's events[edit]
Women's events[edit]
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| W4- |  Belarus Hanna Nakhayeva (b) Volha Shcharbachenia (2) Natallia Helakh (3) Yuliya Bichyk (s) |
6:39.89 |  United States Karen Colwell (b) Stesha Carle (2) Sarah Trowbridge (3) Esther Lofgren (s) |
6:43.56 |  Denmark Maria Pertl (b) Lisbet Jakobsen (2) Fie Graugaard (3) Lea Jakobsen (s) |
6:44.69 |
| Women's lightweight events | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW1x |  Switzerland Pamela Weisshaupt |
7:43.26 |  Ireland Sinéad Jennings |
7:43.81 |  Croatia Mirna Rajle Brodanac |
7:47.15 |
| LW4x |  Australia Ingrid Fenger (b) Bronwen Watson (2) Miranda Bennett (3) Alice McNamara (s) |
6:36.41 |  Poland Monika Myszk (s) Magdalena Kemnitz (2) Weronika Deresz (3) Ilona Mokronowska (s) |
6:39.38 | United States Elizabeth Peters (b) Wendy Tripician (2) Rebecca Smith (3) Hannah Moore (s) |
6:40.77 |
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia (SER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "2008 World Rowing Championships". International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.