Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Loners (Women)

Rowing on 2008 Summer Olympics
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The women's single rowing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 16 August . 26 sportswomen from different countries took part.

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria	Michel Gerette USA	Catherine Carsten Belorussia

Records

World best time	Blush Neykova ( BUL )	7:07 am	Seville , Spain	2002

Competition

Those who took 1-3 places and the six best in time pass to the quarter-finals, the rest to the final E.

Qualifying races

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Zhang Xuyun ( CHN )	7:38:16
2	Julia Mikhalskaya ( POL )	7: 41,16
3	Sophie Balmari ( FRA )	7: 47.37
four	Maria Gabriela Paladzola Best ( ARG )	7: 58.60
five	Soraya Hadue ( CHI )	8: 04,08

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Emma Twigg ( NZL )	7:45 am
2	Iva Obradovic ( SRB )	7: 49,13
3	Nuria Dominguez ( ESP )	7: 58.03
four	Fabiana Beltrame ( BRA )	8: 08,84
five	Lee Ka Man ( HKG )	8: 23.02

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Catherine Carsten ( BLR )	7:40
2	Michelle Gerette ( USA )	7: 49,14
3	Shim Yonen ( KOR )	8: 17.40
four	Inga Dudchenko ( KAZ )	8:28

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Blush Neykova ( BUL )	7: 56.07
2	Myra Gonzalez ( CUB )	8: 07,22
3	Rica Geyser ( RSA )	8:20,26
four	Shwe Zine Lattes ( MYA )	8:47

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Gabriella Barcelli ( ITA )	7: 43,67
2	Pippa Savage ( AUS )	7: 57.95
3	Camilla Vargas ( ESA )	8:32,06
four	Homa Husseini ( IRI )	9: 02.12

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Miroslav Knapkov ( CZE )	7: 51,56
2	Frida Svensson ( SWE )	7: 56.39
3	Alana Hill ( ZIM )	8: 35,53
four	Heba Ahmed ( EGY )	8: 46,96

Quarter-final

Those who take 1-3 places go to A / B semifinals, the rest to C / D semifinals.

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Michelle Gerette ( USA )	7:28 am
2	Julia Mikhalskaya ( POL )	7: 31.90
3	Gabriella Barcelli ( ITA )	7: 36,68
four	Nuria Dominguez ( ESP )	7: 49,60
five	Inga Dudchenko ( KAZ )	8: 15.88
6	Alana Hill ( ZIM )	8: 20,84

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Miroslav Knapkov ( CZE )	7:30 am 33
2	Sophie Balmari ( FRA )	7: 37.01
3	Iva Obradovic ( SRB )	7:39, 39
four	Myra Gonzalez ( CUB )	7: 45.75
five	Camilla Vargas ( ESA )	8: 11.79
6	Shwe Zine Lattes ( MYA )	8: 17.76

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Blush Neykova ( BUL )	7: 22.37
2	Zhang Xuyun ( CHN )	7: 23.30
3	Pippa Savage ( AUS )	7: 34.03
four	Soraya Hadue ( CHI )	7: 51,52
five	Fabiana Beltrame ( BRA )	7: 52,65
6	Shim Yonen ( KOR )	7: 58,71

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Catherine Carsten ( BLR )	7: 25,74
2	Frida Svensson ( SWE )	7: 29,29
3	Emma Twigg ( NZL )	7: 34,24
four	Rica Geyser ( RSA )	7: 44,14
five	Maria Gabriela Paladzola Best ( ARG )	7 46.45
6	Lee Ka Man ( HKG )	8: 04,68

Semifinal

Semifinals C / D

1-3 places go to the finals C, 4-5 places to the finals D, the rest to the finals E.

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Myra Gonzalez ( CUB )	8: 02.10
2	Nuria Dominguez ( ESP )	8: 03,61
3	Maria Gabriela Paladzola Best ( ARG )	8: 09,61
four	Fabiana Beltrame ( BRA )	8: 13.01
five	Shim Yonen ( KOR )	8: 23,62
6	Alana Hill ( ZIM )	8: 34.27

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Rica Geyser ( RSA )	7: 59.67
2	Soraya Hadue ( CHI )	8: 13,67
3	Inga Dudchenko ( KAZ )	8:16,95
four	Camilla Vargas ( ESA )	8: 22.35
five	Shwe Zine Lattes ( MYA )	8:24, 24.23
6	Lee Ka Man ( HKG )	8:30 30.80

Semifinals A / B

The winners of 1-3 places go to the finals A, the rest to the finals B.

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Zhang Xuyun ( CHN )	7: 31,33
2	Michelle Gerette ( USA )	7: 35,69
3	Miroslav Knapkov ( CZE )	7:38, 14
four	Gabriella Barcelli ( ITA )	7: 42,10
five	Pippa Savage ( AUS )	7: 43.98
6	Frida Svensson ( SWE )	7: 46.38

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Catherine Carsten ( BLR )	7: 32,86
2	Blush Neykova ( BUL )	7: 33,29
3	Julia Mikhalskaya ( POL )	7: 38.04
four	Emma Twigg ( NZL )	7: 38,09
five	Iva Obradovic ( SRB )	7: 52,39
6	Sophie Balmari ( FRA )	7: 56,73

Final

Final E

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Lee Ka Man ( HKG )	7: 56.07
2	Heba Ahmed ( EGY )	8: 07.10
3	Alana Hill ( ZIM )	8: 09.94
four	Homa Husseini ( IRI )	8: 18.20

Final D

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Fabiana Beltrame ( BRA )	7: 43.04
2	Shim Yonen ( KOR )	7: 48,31
3	Shwe Zine Lattes ( MYA )	8: 00.05
four	Camilla Vargas ( ESA )	8: 02.91

Final C

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Rica Geyser ( RSA )	7: 35.06
2	Nuria Dominguez ( ESP )	7: 36,12
3	Myra Gonzalez ( CUB )	7: 42,68
four	Maria Gabriela Paladzola Best ( ARG )	7.45.21
five	Soraya Hadue ( CHI )	7: 48,35
6	Inga Dudchenko ( KAZ )	8:16.09

Final B

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Frida Svensson ( SWE )	7: 48.19
2	Gabriella Barcelli ( ITA )	7: 48,91
3	Emma Twigg ( NZL )	7: 51.63
four	Pippa Savage ( AUS )	7: 53.43
five	Iva Obradovic ( SRB )	7: 53,83
6	Sophie Balmari ( FRA )	7: 58.88

Final A

A place	Athletes	Result
one	Blush Neykova ( BUL )	7:22, 34
2	Michelle Gerette ( USA )	7: 22,78
3	Catherine Carsten ( BLR )	7: 23.98
four	Zhang Xuyun ( CHN )	7: 25,48
five	Miroslav Knapkov ( CZE )	7: 35,52
6	Julia Mikhalskaya ( POL )	7,43,44

Links

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