Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's single sculls
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.
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| Venue | Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Men's single sculls | |
| Women's single sculls | |
| Mixed double sculls | |
| Mixed coxed four | |
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
Heat 1
Rowed 9 September at 15:00.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helene Raynsford | Great Britain | 5:38.44 |
| 2 | Liudmila Vauchok | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 5:45.51 |
| 3 | Martyna Snopek |  Poland | 6:05.13 |
| 4 | Pascale Bercovitch |  Israel | 6:12.32 |
| 5 | Lee Jong Rye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 6:24.04 |
| 6 | Cho Ping |  Hong Kong | 6:38.46 |
Heat 2
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 | Claudia Santos |  Brazil | 6:14.76 |
| 5 | Agnese Moro |  Italy | 6:26.38 |
| 6 | Filomena Franco |  Portugal | 7:31.90 |
Heat 1
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
Rowed 10 September at 15:20.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Jinhong | China | 6:43.78 |
| 2 | Claudia 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 B
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
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 | Claudia Santos | Brazil | 6:54.76 |
References
- "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.
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