Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 events at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

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The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE is an English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals...

's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single scull events were highly anticipated and closely contested. In the women's race, Ekaterina Karsten
Ekaterina Karsten
Ekaterina Karsten is a famous rower from Minsk, Belarus, an Olympic champion and world champion in single sculls....

, the reigning Olympic champion, won a photo finish, beating Rumyana Neykova
Rumyana Neykova
Rumyana Neykova is a Bulgarian rower. Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in Single Sculls, the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the same discipline. Her...

 by 1/100th of a second. And in the men's race, the reigning World Champion (and world record holder in indoor rowing) Rob Waddell
Rob Waddell
Robert "Rob" Norman Waddell, ONZM, is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max intake levels of any athlete ever tested. He holds the fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs...

 beat reigning Olympic Champion Xeno Müller
Xeno Müller
Xeno Müller is a Swiss rower and Olympic gold medallist.His first international appearance was at the 1990 Junior World Rowing Championships - winning bronze in his single scull ....

 along with Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker is a German rower. He has won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville.-External links:*...

 and Derek Porter
Derek Porter
Derek Nesbitt-Porter is a gold medal-winning Olympic rower from Canada. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and his father Hugh rowed for the United Kingdom at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the eight-oared race.Porter won his gold medal in the...

 in a tough, close race. In the men's eight, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 captured the gold medal for the first time since 1912, beating Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 by 8/10th of a second.

Single Sculls

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  New Zealand Rob Waddell
Rob Waddell
Robert "Rob" Norman Waddell, ONZM, is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max intake levels of any athlete ever tested. He holds the fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs...

 (NZL)
6:48.90
Silver  Switzerland Xeno Müller
Xeno Müller
Xeno Müller is a Swiss rower and Olympic gold medallist.His first international appearance was at the 1990 Junior World Rowing Championships - winning bronze in his single scull ....

 (SUI)
6:50.55
Bronze  Germany Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker is a German rower. He has won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville.-External links:*...

 (GER)
6:50.83

Double Sculls

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Slovenia Luka Špik
Luka Spik
Luka Špik , is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia....

 & Iztok Čop
Iztok Cop
Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....

 (SLO)
6:16.63
Silver  Norway Olaf Tufte
Olaf Tufte
Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken...

 & Fredrik Bekken
Fredrik Bekken
Fredrik Bekken is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Olaf Tufte....

 (NOR)
6:17.98
Bronze  Italy Giovanni Calabrese
Giovanni Calabrese
Giovanni Calabrese is an Italian rower.He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Nicola Sartori.-External links:**...

 & Nicola Sartori
Nicola Sartori
Nicola Sartori is an Italian rower.He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Giovanni Calabrese.-External links:*...

 (ITA)
6:20.49

Lightweight Double Sculls

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Poland Tomasz Kucharski
Tomasz Kucharski
Tomasz Kucharski is a Polish competition rower and Olympic champion.Together with Robert Sycz Kucharski won two gold medals in lightweit double sculls, at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta: Knight's...

 & Robert Sycz
Robert Sycz
Robert Sycz is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion.Sycz started his rowing career with SWOS 2 in Warsaw. He currently competes for RTW Bydgostia in Bydgoszcz. Together with Tomasz Kucharski, Rober Sycz won two gold Olympic medals in men's lightweight double sculls...

 (POL)
6:21.75
Silver  Italy Elia Luini
Elia Luini
Elia Luini is an Italian rower.-References:*...

 & Leonardo Pettinari
Leonardo Pettinari (rower)
Leonardo Pettinari is an Italian rower.-References:* at sports-reference.com...

 (ITA)
6:23.47
Bronze  Early Modern France Pascal Touron
Pascal Touron
Pascal Touron is a French rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 & Thibaud Chapelle
Thibaud Chapelle
Thibaud Chapelle is a French Rower who has won medals in the Olympic Games and World Championships with the French Rowing Team.-Awards:Chapelle has won a number of awards through his rowing career...

 (FRA)
6:24.85

Quadruple Sculls

Medal Team Time
Gold  Italy Agostino Abbagnale
Agostino Abbagnale
Agostino Abbagnale is an Italian rower and Triple Olympic gold medalist. He is also the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale....

, Alessio Sartori
Alessio Sartori
Alessio Sartori is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and Rossano Galtarossa....

, Rossano Galtarossa
Rossano Galtarossa
Rossano Galtarossa is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and Alessio Sartori.He received a bronze medal in quadruple sculls at the 1992 Summer...

, Simone Raineri
Simone Raineri
Simone Raineri is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Rossano Galtarossa, and Alessio Sartori.-References:*...

 (ITA)
5:45.56
Silver  Netherlands Jochem Verberne
Jochem Verberne
Joachim Hermanus Jacobus Verberne is a former rower from the Netherlands. He won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's Quadruple Sculls.-References:...

, Dirk Lippits
Dirk Lippits
Dirk Reinier Lippits is a Dutch rower, born in Geldrop, North Brabant. He won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's Quadruple Sculls. In 2004, Lippits took part in the men's single sculls, finishing fourth in the C Final.-References:...

, Diederik Simon
Diederik Simon
Diederik Rudolf Simon is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics...

, Michiel Bartman
Michiel Bartman
Michiel Bernhard Emiel Marie Bartman is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won a total of three Olympic medals during his career...

 (NED)
5:47.91
Bronze  Germany Marco Geisler
Marco Geisler
Marco Geisler is a German rower. -References: * at sports-reference.com...

, Andreas Hajek
Andreas Hajek
Andreas Hajek is a retired German rower. During his career Hajek became a two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion.-References:...

, Stephan Volkert
Stephan Volkert
Stephan Volkert is a retired German rower. During his career Volkert became a two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion.-References:...

, André Willms
André Willms
André Willms is a retired German rower. During his career Willms became a two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion.-References:...

 (GER)
5:48.64

Pair without Coxswain

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Early Modern France Michel Andrieux
Michel Andrieux
Michel Andrieux is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.Andrieux won a gold medal in coxless pairs, at the 2000 Summer Olympics .-References:...

 & Jean-Christophe Rolland
Jean-Christophe Rolland
Jean-Christophe Rolland is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.Rolland won a gold medal in coxless pairs at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 (FRA)
6:32.97
Silver  United States Ted Murphy & Sebastian Bea
Sebastian Bea
Sebastian Bea is an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (USA)
6:33.80
Bronze  Australia Matthew Long
Matthew Long (rower)
Matthew Long is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia.Long attended Newington College and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan. He rowed in three Head of the River crews, twice being successful in the 1st Eights race.In 2000 he again teamed up with James and...

 & James Tomkins (AUS)
6:34.26

Four without Coxswain

Medal Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom James Cracknell
James Cracknell
James Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have three children. In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport...

, Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE is an English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals...

, Tim Foster
Tim Foster
Timothy "Tim" James Carrington Foster MBE is a British rower. He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships in 1987 and 1988. In the latter he competed in a pair with a Matthew Pinsent. He became the first British rower to win gold medals at two...

, Matthew Pinsent
Matthew Pinsent
Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals, of which three were with Steve Redgrave...

 (GBR)
5:56.24
Silver  Italy Walter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi
Riccardo Dei Rossi
Riccardo Dei Rossi is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Lorenzo Carboncini
Lorenzo Carboncini
Lorenzo Carboncini is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Carlo Mornati
Carlo Mornati
Carlo Mornati is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (ITA)
5:56.62
Bronze  Australia James Stewart, Ben Dodwell
Ben Dodwell
Ben Dodwell is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Geoffrey Stewart
Geoffrey Stewart
Geoffrey Peter Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia.He is the twin brother of James Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart...

, Bo Hanson
Bo Hanson (rower)
Boden Joseph "Bo" Hanson is an Australian Olympic rower who won three bronze medals in rowing.-References:...

 (AUS)
5:57.61

Lightweight Coxless Four

Medal Team Time
Gold  Early Modern France Laurent Porchier
Laurent Porchier
Laurent Porchier is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.Porchier won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics .-References:...

, Jean-Christophe Bette
Jean-Christophe Bette
Jean-Christophe Bette is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.Bette won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics .-References:...

, Yves Hocdé
Yves Hocdé
Yves Hocdé is a French competition rower, world champion and Olympic champion.Hocdé won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics . He is world champion from 2001.-References:...

, Xavier Dorfmann
Xavier Dorfmann
Xavier Dorfmann is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.Dorfmann won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics .-References:...

 (FRA)
6:01.68
Silver  Australia Simon Burgess
Simon Burgess
Simon Burgess is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com*...

, Anthony Edwards, Darren Balmforth
Darren Balmforth
Darren Balmforth is an Australian rower. -References: * at sports-reference.com...

, Robert Richards
Robert Richards (rower)
Robert Richards is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (AUS)
6:02.09
Bronze  Denmark Søren Madsen
Søren Madsen
Søren Madsen is a Danish rower who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Middelfart. In the 2000 Olympics, he was a member of the Danish boat which finished third in the lightweight coxless fours event....

, Thomas Ebert
Thomas Ebert
Thomas Ebert is a Danish lightweight rower who won gold at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours....

, Eskild Ebbesen
Eskild Ebbesen
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won a total number of four Olympic and six World Championship gold medals....

, Victor Feddersen
Victor Feddersen
Victor Feddersen is a Danish competition rower, Olympic champion and world record holder.Feddersen won a gold medal in Lightweight coxless fours, at the 1996 Summer Olympics . He was member of the team that set a world record in 1999, with the time 5:45.60 .-References:...

 (DEN)
6:03.51

Eight with Coxswain

Medal Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom Andrew Lindsay
Andrew Lindsay
Andrew Lindsay is a British competition rower and Olympic champion.Lindsay won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team....

, Ben Hunt-Davis
Ben Hunt-Davis
Benedict Hunt-Davis was a British competition rower and Olympic Champion.Ben was educated at Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire...

, Simon Dennis
Simon Dennis
Simon Dennis MBE is a British rower and Olympic gold medalist.He started rowing at St Paul's School, London, coached by Michael Streat and his first international appearance was in 1994 in the GB eight at the Junior World Rowing Championships, winning a bronze medal...

, Louis Attrill
Louis Attrill
Louis Attrill is a British rower and Olympics gold medallist.Attrill took up rowing at Shanklin Rowing Club on the Isle of Wight and won novice at Milford regatta. The following year he furthered his interest in the sport at Imperial College Boat Club in 1993. Previously he had played rugby and...

, Luka Grubor
Luka Grubor
Luka Grubor is a competition rower, born in Zagreb, who competed for Yugoslavia and Croatia, and became Olympic champion for Great Britain....

, Kieran West
Kieran West
Kieran Martin West, MBE is a British rower and Olympic champion.-Education:Born in Kingston upon Thames, West was educated at Dulwich College, in south-east London, before going to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1995, to study for a BA in Economics and Land Economy, followed by a PGCE in...

, Fred Scarlett
Fred Scarlett
Fred Scarlett is an Olympic gold medalist as a British rower.He took up rowing at The King's School Canterbury, and was Captain of Boats in his final year. At Oxford Brookes University, he won two Henley Royal Regatta medals, in the Temple Challenge Cup, and the Visitors Challenge Cup...

, Steve Trapmore
Steve Trapmore
Stephen Patrick 'Steve' Trapmore is an English competition rower and Olympic champion.Trapmore won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team....

, Rowley Douglas
Rowley Douglas
Rowley Douglas is a competition rower and Olympic champion for Great Britain.Douglas won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team.-References:...

 (GBR)
5:33.08
Silver  Australia Christian Ryan
Christian Ryan
Christian Ryan is an Australian rower who won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Alastair Gordon
Alastair Gordon
Alastair Gordon is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Nick Porzig
Nick Porzig
Nicholas Weston Porzig is a South African-born rower who competed for Australia.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Robert Jahrling
Robert Jahrling
Robert Jahrling is a German-born Olympic-level rower, who has competed for Australia. He attended Newington College Robert Jahrling represented Australia in three Olympic Games, Athens 1996 , Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 . Robert Jahrling holds a BA of Commerce from Monash University where he...

, Mike McKay
Mike McKay
Michael McKay , commonly known as Mike McKay, is an Australian rower and a four-time Olympic medalist. He was educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne.-Biography:...

, Stuart Welch
Stuart Welch
Stuart Welch is an Australian rower.-References:*...

, Daniel Burke
Daniel Burke (rower)
Daniel Burke is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Jaime Fernandez
Jaime Fernandez (rower)
Jaime Fernandez is a science teacher and former Australian rower. He grew up in the remote mining town of Gove, Northern Territory, but moved to Adelaide for high school, where he attended Christian Brothers College...

, Brett Hayman
Brett Hayman
Brett Hayman is an Australian rowing cox..- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (AUS)
5:33.88
Bronze  Independent State of Croatia Igor Francetić
Igor Francetic
Igor Francetić is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Tihomir Franković.-References:**...

, Tihomir Franković
Tihomir Frankovic
Tihomir Franković is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...

, Tomislav Smoljanović
Tomislav Smoljanovic
Tomislav Smoljanović is a retired Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...

, Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša.-External links:*...

, Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his younger brother Nikša.-External links:*...

, Krešimir Čuljak
Krešimir Culjak
Krešimir Čuljak is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...

, Igor Boraska
Igor Boraska
Igor Boraska is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Rowing career :...

, Branimir Vujević
Branimir Vujevic
Branimir Vujević is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...

, Silvijo Petriško
Silvijo Petriško
Silvijo Petriško is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was the coxswain of the team, compromising Igor Francetić, Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, and...

 (CRO)
5:34.85

Single Sculls

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Belarus Ekaterina Karsten
Ekaterina Karsten
Ekaterina Karsten is a famous rower from Minsk, Belarus, an Olympic champion and world champion in single sculls....

 (BLR)
7:28.14
Silver  Kingdom of Bulgaria Rumyana Neykova
Rumyana Neykova
Rumyana Neykova is a Bulgarian rower. Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in Single Sculls, the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the same discipline. Her...

 (BUL)
7:28.15
Bronze  Germany Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski is a German rower and two-time Olympic gold medalist.- External links :* Olympics Database...

 (GER)
7:28.99

Double Sculls

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Germany Jana Thieme
Jana Thieme
Jana Thieme is a German rower and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in Double sculls with her partner Kathrin Boron at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Jana has won six World Championships and nine German Championships.-References:...

 & Kathrin Boron
Kathrin Boron
Kathrin Boron is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medalist...

 (GER)
6:55.44
Silver  Netherlands Pieta van Dishoeck
Pieta van Dishoeck
Pieta Roberta van Dishoeck is a retired rower from the Netherlands who won two Olympic medals during her career. She claimed the silver medal in the women's double sculls, alongside Eeke van Nes, and in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...

 & Eeke van Nes
Eeke van Nes
Eeke Geertruida van Nes is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three Olympic medals during her career...

 (NED)
7:00.36
Bronze  Lithuania Birutė Šakickienė
Birute Šakickiene
Birutė Šakickienė is a Lithuanian rower who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Double Sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:* . Retrieved 01/07/2010...

 & Kristina Poplavskaja
Kristina Poplavskaja
Kristina Poplavskaja is a Lithuanian rower who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Double Sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...

 (LTU)
7:01.71

Lightweight Double Sculls

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Kingdom of Romania Constanţa Burcică
Constanta Burcica
Constanţa Burcică is a Romanian Olympic rower. She has been in the winning boat all three times the women's lightweight double scull event has been held at the Olympics....

 & Angela Alupei
Angela Alupei
Angela Alupei, née Tamaş is a Romanian Olympic rower, born in Bacău, Romania. She has been rowing since she was 17 years of age. When not competing, she is a police officer....

 (ROU)
7:02.64
Silver  Germany Valerie Viehoff
Valerie Viehoff
Valerie Viehoff is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 & Claudia Blasberg
Claudia Blasberg
Claudia Blasberg is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (GER)
7:02.95
Bronze  United States Christine Collins
Christine Collins (rower)
Christine Smith-Collins is an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 & Sarah Garner
Sarah Garner
Sarah Garner is an American rower and Olympic bronze medalist.-Life and education:Garner hails from Madison, Wisconsin...

 (USA)
7:06.37

Quadruple Sculls

Medal Team Time
Gold  Germany Manja Kowalski
Manja Kowalski
Manja Kowalski is a German rower.-References:*...

, Meike Evers
Meike Evers
Meike Evers is a German rower who was co-winner of two Olympic gold medals. She is currently a police detective and member of the "Athlete Committee" of the World Anti-Doping Agency. -References: *...

, Manuela Lutze
Manuela Lutze
Manuela Lutze is a multi Olympic-medaling sculler who competed in four Olympics, winning two gold medals and a bronze medal. In addition, she has also won 4 Gold Medals in the Quadruple Sculls event at the World Championships, beginning with Cologne, Germany in 1998-External links:*...

, Kerstin Kowalski
Kerstin Kowalski
Kerstin Kowalski is a German rower. Kowalski was married to fellow rower Iradj El Qalqili. At the 2000 Olympics she rowed with her twin sister Manja.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (GER)
6:19.58
Silver  United Kingdom Guin Batten
Guin Batten
Guin Batten is a British rower . She at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the quadruple scull with her elder sister Miriam Batten, Gillian Lindsay and Katherine Grainger....

, Gillian Lindsay
Gillian Lindsay
Gillian Lindsay is a Scottish rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger MBE is a Scottish rower.Her family moved to Netherley, Aberdeenshire and Katherine represents Edinburgh's St Andrew Boat Club in rowing events. She trained on the River Dee, which has the distinction of being the only river she has fallen into whilst rowing.She is a three time...

, Miriam Batten
Miriam Batten
Miriam Batten is a British rower. She won silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the quadruple scull with her younger sister Guin Batten and gold at the 1998 World Rowing Championships in the double scull with Gillian Lindsay....

 (GBR)
6:21.64
Bronze  Russia Oksana Dorodnova
Oksana Dorodnova
Оksana Anatolyevna Dorodnova is a Russian rower who competed for the Russia in the four Summer Olympics.In 2000 she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...

, Irina Fedotova
Irina Fedotova
Irina Mikhaylovna Fedotova is a Russian rower who competed for the Russia in the three Summer Olympics.In 2000 she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...

, Yuliya Levina
Yuliya Levina
Yuliya Aleksandrovna Levina is a Russian rower who competed for the Russia in the three Summer Olympics.In 2000 she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...

, Larisa Merk
Larisa Merk
Larisa Viktorovna Merk is a Russian rower who competed for Russia in four Summer Olympics.In 2000 she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...

 (RUS)
6:21.65

Pair without Coxswain

Medal Athletes Time
Gold  Kingdom of Romania Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian-Andrunache is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She is married to Valeriu Andrunache....

 & Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.-References:* *...

 (ROU)
7:11.00
Silver  Australia Rachael Taylor
Rachael Taylor (rower)
Rachael Taylor is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 & Kate Slatter (AUS)
7:12.56
Bronze  United States Melissa Ryan & Karen Kraft
Karen Kraft
Karen Kraft is an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

 (USA)
7:13.00

Eight with Coxswain

Medal Team Time
Gold  Kingdom of Romania Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian-Andrunache is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She is married to Valeriu Andrunache....

, Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...

, Ioana Olteanu
Ioana Olteanu
Ioana Olteanu is a Romanian rower who has won three Olympic medals in the eights competition.-References:**...

, Veronica Cochela, Maria Magdalena Dumitrache
Maria Magdalena Dumitrache
-References:...

, Elisabeta Lipă
Elisabeta Lipa
Elisabeta Lipă is a retired rower from Romania, who was born under the name of Elisabeta Oleniuc. She is the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, winning five golds, two silvers and one bronze...

, Liliana Gafencu
Liliana Gafencu
Liliana Gafencu is a Romanian rower, who has won three Olympic gold medals in the eights competition.-External links:*...

, Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.-References:* *...

, Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu-Nedelcu is a Romanian coxswain who has won five Olympic medals in the eights competition.-References:* *...

 (ROU)
6:06.44
Silver  Netherlands Anneke Venema
Anneke Venema
Anneke Venema is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Venema and Elien Meijer finished 8th in the women's coxless pair.-References:...

, Carin ter Beek
Carin ter Beek
Carin Anuschka ter Beek is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...

, Nelleke Penninx
Nelleke Penninx
Petronella Wilhelmina Cornelia Penninx is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Penninx finished sixth in the...

, Pieta van Dishoeck
Pieta van Dishoeck
Pieta Roberta van Dishoeck is a retired rower from the Netherlands who won two Olympic medals during her career. She claimed the silver medal in the women's double sculls, alongside Eeke van Nes, and in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...

, Eeke van Nes
Eeke van Nes
Eeke Geertruida van Nes is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three Olympic medals during her career...

, Tessa Appeldoorn
Tessa Appeldoorn
Tessa Appeldoorn is a Dutch Olympic rower.A silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Dutch women's eight, she was also in the women's eight in the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth...

, Marieke Westerhof
Marieke Westerhof
Marieke Aleida Westerhof is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

, Elien Meijer
Elien Meijer
Elsiena Janneke Meijer is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Meijer and Anneke Venema finished 8th in the women's coxless...

, Martijntje Quik
Martijntje Quik
Martijntje Quik is a former coxswain from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...

 (NED)
6:09.39
Bronze  Canada Heather McDermid
Heather McDermid
Heather McDermid is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Heather Davis
Heather Davis
Heather Davis is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Dorota Urbaniak
Dorota Urbaniak
Dorota Urbaniak is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Theresa Luke
Theresa Luke
Theresa Luke is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Emma Robinson
Emma Robinson (rower)
Emma Robinson is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Alison Korn
Alison Korn
Alison Korn is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Laryssa Biesenthal
Laryssa Biesenthal
Laryssa Biesenthal is a Canadian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Buffy Alexander, Lesley Thompson
Lesley Thompson
Lesley Allison Thompson-Willie is a Canadian rowing coxswain and Olympic champion. She has competed at six different Olympics, from 1984 to 2008, winning medals in four of them including gold in coxed eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

 (CAN)
6:11.58

Medal table

1 3 0 0 3
2 2 1 3 6
3 2 1 0 3
4 2 0 1 3
5 1 2 1 4
6 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
10 0 3 2 5
11 0 3 0 3
12 0 1 2 3
13 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
16 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

See also

  • Rowing at the Summer Olympics
    Rowing at the Summer Olympics
    Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal...

  • Olympic medalists in rowing (men)
    Olympic medalists in rowing (men)
    This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in rowing from 1900 to 2008.-Single sculls:-Double sculls:-Quadruple sculls:-Coxless pairs:-Coxless fours:-Coxed eights:-Lightweight double sculls:-Lightweight coxless fours:...

  • Olympic medalists in rowing (women)
    Olympic medalists in rowing (women)
    This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in rowing from 1976 to 2008.-Single sculls:-Double sculls:-Quadruple sculls:Note: coxed event , coxless event -Coxless pairs:-Coxless fours:-Coxed fours:-Coxed eights:...

  • Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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