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Timeline for Olympic Rowing

  • Cancelled due to bad weather

    At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds.
  • When it first began

    When it first began
    Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics.
  • Intro of rowing to the olyimpics

    At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program.
  • Early Rowing event

    Early Rowing event
    Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured 4 events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken. Rom July 17 to July 19.
  • First event After WW1

    First event After WW1
    The Olympic Rowing Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics after World War I, saw five events. The competitions were held from August 27, 1920 to August 29, 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Rowing event

    Rowing event
    Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from August 11, 1936 to August 14, 1936. They were held on a regatta course at Grünau on the Langer See.
  • Rowing Event

    Rowing Event
    Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. Competitions were held over the Henley Royal Regatta course from August 5, 1948 to August 9, 1948.
  • Rowing Event

    Rowing Event
    Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from July 20, 1952 to July 23, 1952.
  • Rowing Event

    Rowing Event
    Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from August 30, 1960 to September 3, 1960 on the Lago di Albano.
  • Rowing Event

    Rowing Event
    Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The events took place at Lake Xochimilco.
  • Last rowing event that didnt include women

    Last rowing event that didnt include women
    Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men. It was the last time that rowing did not include women's disciplines at the Olympics.
  • First Event featuring Women

    First Event featuring Women
    Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted (They would be lengthened to the men's events of 2000 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul).
  • Rowing Event

    Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events. It took place in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow). The rowing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 27 July.
  • Rowing event

    Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured 14 events in total, for both men and women. Events were held at Lake Casitas
  • Roeing event mostly for men

    Roeing event mostly for men
    At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 14 events in rowing were contested, eight for men and six for women.
  • New Events

    New Events
    Taking place at Lake Lanier, Georgia, United States, the 1996 Summer Olympics saw the debut of lightweight rowing events. The three included Men's Lightweight Double Scull and Coxless Four, and Women's Lightweight Double Scull replaced the remaining coxed events for men (pair and four) and the Women's Coxless Four.
  • Rowing event of 2000

    Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The medals were split among 20 nations. 17 September–24 September
  • 2004 Rowing event

    2004 Rowing event
    Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events.The medals were split among 22 countries. 14 August–22 August
  • rowing competition in 2008

    Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. there were many more events and 14 sets of medals were awarded. 9 August–17 August
  • Last Rowing Event

    Last Rowing Event
    The rowing competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 4 August 2012, at Dorney Lake. Fourteen medal events were contested by 550 athletes, 353 men and 197 women. A huge change from the first rowing event in history!