Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's single sculls
| Women's single sculls at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Rowing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| Men's single sculls | |
| Women's single sculls | |
| Mixed double sculls | |
| Mixed coxed four | |
The women's single sculls rowing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held from 9 to 11 September at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.[1] The event was competed by Category A rowers, propelling boats by use of arms only.
Winners of two heats qualified for the A Final. The remainder rowed in two repechage heats, with the first two in each qualifying for the A Final, the remainder rowing in the B Final.
The event was won by Helene Raynsford, representing 
Great Britain.
[2]
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Heat 1[edit]
Rowed 9 September at 15:00.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helene Raynsford | Great Britain |
5:38.44 |
| 2 | Liudmila Vauchok |  Belarus |
5:45.51 |
| 3 | Martyna Snopek |  Poland |
6:05.13 |
| 4 | Pascale Bercovitch |  Israel |
6:12.32 |
| 5 | Lee Jong Rye |  South Korea |
6:24.04 |
| 6 | Cho Ping |  Hong Kong |
6:38.46 |
Heat 2[edit]
Rowed 9 September at 15:20.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Schwanger |  United States |
6:01.78 |
| 2 | Zhang Jinhong |  China |
6:11.02 |
| 3 | Svitlana Kupriianova |  Ukraine |
6:13.49 |
| 4 | Cláudia Santos |  Brazil |
6:14.76 |
| 5 | Agnese Moro |  Italy |
6:26.38 |
| 6 | Filomena Franco |  Portugal |
7:31.90 |
Repechage[edit]
Heat 1[edit]
Rowed 10 September at 15:00.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liudmila Vauchok | Belarus |
6:22.26 |
| 2 | Svitlana Kupriianova | Ukraine |
6:28.44 |
| 3 | Agnese Moro | Italy |
7:01.36 |
| 4 | Pascale Bercovitch | Israel |
7:06.20 |
| 5 | Cho Ping | Hong Kong |
7:34.64 |
Heat 2[edit]
Rowed 10 September at 15:20.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Jinhong | China |
6:43.78 |
| 2 | Cláudia Santos | Brazil |
6:57.12 |
| 3 | Martyna Snopek | Poland |
7:00.71 |
| 4 | Lee Jong Rye | South Korea |
7:15.70 |
| 5 | Filomena Franco | Portugal |
8:29.90 |
Final Round[edit]
Final B[edit]
Rowed 11 September at 15:00.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agnese Moro | Italy |
7:01.24 |
| 2 | Pascale Bercovitch | Israel |
7:02.43 |
| 3 | Lee Jong Rye | South Korea |
7:11.48 |
| 4 | Cho Ping | Hong Kong |
7:41.06 |
| 5 | Filomena Franco | Portugal |
8:04.89 |
| Martyna Snopek | Poland |
DNS |
Final A[edit]
Rowed 11 September at 16:20.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Helene Raynsford | Great Britain |
6:12.93 |
 |
Liudmila Vauchok | Belarus |
6:25.44 |
 |
Laura Schwanger | United States |
6:35.07 |
| 4 | Svitlana Kupriianova | Ukraine |
6:40.04 |
| 5 | Zhang Jinhong | China |
6:40.81 |
| 6 | Cláudia Santos | Brazil |
6:54.76 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Schedules and Results - Rowing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Women's single sculls". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2012.