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Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless four

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Women's coxless four
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates24–28 July 2021
Competitors40 from 10 nations
Winning time6:15.37
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lucy Stephan
Rosemary Popa
Jessica Morrison
Annabelle McIntyre
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ellen Hogerwerf
Karolien Florijn
Ymkje Clevering
Veronique Meester
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aifric Keogh
Eimear Lambe
Fiona Murtagh
Emily Hegarty
 Ireland
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Bronze medalists: Ireland during a training at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.[1] 40 rowers from 10 nations competed.[2]

Background

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This was the 2nd appearance of the women's coxless four, with the event last previously held at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

The reigning Olympic medalists in the event were Canada, the United States, and Germany. Canada and the United States qualified for the event, whereas Germany did not qualify.

The reigning 2019 World Championship medalists were Australia, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat in the event since 1912. There are 10 qualifying places in the women's coxless four:[2]

  • 8 from the 2019 World Championship
  • 2 from the final qualification regatta

Competition format

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During the first round two heats were held. The first two boats in each heat advanced to final A, while all others were relegated to the repechage.

The repechage is a round which offers rowers a second chance to qualify for Final A. The top two boats in the repechage moved on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being sent to Final B.

There were two finals. Final A determined the medalists and the places through 6th. Final B determines places seven through ten.

Schedule

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The competition was held over five days.[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 24 July 2021 11:20 Heats
Sunday, 25 July 2021 13:00 Repechage
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 8:30 Final B
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 9:50 Final A

Rowers per team

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Number Rowers Nation
1 Lucy Stephan - Rosemary Popa - Jessica Morrison - Annabelle McIntyre  Australia
2 Jennifer Martins - Kristina Walker - Nicole Hare - Stephanie Grauer  Canada
3 Lin Xinyu - Wang Fei - Qin Miaomiao - Lu Shiyu  China
4 Trine Dahl Pedersen - Christina Johansen - Frida Sanggaard Nielsen - Ida Jacobsen  Denmark
5 Rowan McKellar - Harriet Taylor - Karen Bennett - Rebecca Shorten  Great Britain
6 Aifric Keogh - Eimear Lambe - Fiona Murtagh - Emily Hegarty  Ireland
7 Ellen Hogerwerf - Karolien Florijn - Ymkje Clevering - Veronique Meester  Netherlands
8 Maria Wierzbowska - Olga Michałkiewicz - Monika Chabel - Joanna Dittmann  Poland
9 Madalina Heghes - Elena Logofatu - Cristina Popescu - Roxana Anghel  Romania
10 Madeleine Wanamaker - Claire Collins - Kendall Chase - Grace Luczak  United States

Results

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Heats

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The first two of each heat qualified for the final, while the remainder went to the repechage.[3][4]

Repechage

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The first two in repechage heat qualify for Final A and rest go to Final B.

Rank Lane Nation Time Notes
1 5  Great Britain 6:46.20 Q
2 6  Poland 6:46.57 Q
3 2  Romania 6:47.38 FB
4 1  Canada 6:51.71 FB
5 3  United States 6:53.26 FB
6 4  Denmark 7:01.17 FB

Final

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Rowing" (PDF). World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rowing - Heat 1 Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Rowing - Heat 2 Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.