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Rowing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
The majority of qualification places for rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics were awarded based on results at the 2011 World Championships, held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia, in August and September 2011. Those places were awarded to National Olympic Committees, not the specific athletes. Further berths were allocated at three continental qualifying regattas in Africa, Asia and Latin America (heavyweight single and lightweight double sculls only) and a final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Qualification timeline Summary Single sculls men Pairs men Double sculls men Fours men Quadruple sculls men Eights men Double sculls lightweight men Fours lightweight men Single sculls women Pairs women Double sculls women Quadruple sculls women Eights women Double sculls lightweight women * The Tripartite Commission can issue invitations covering up to 4 ''rowers''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Qual ...
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Rowing At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The Rowing (sport), rowing competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 4 August 2012, at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, was officially termed Eton Dorney. Fourteen medal events were contested by 550 athletes, 353 men and 197 women. Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Great Britain was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with four golds and nine in total. New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics, New Zealand finished second with three golds and five medals overall. Venue All of the rowing events were staged at the Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake near Windsor Castle, west of London. The venue has eight lanes and is 2,200 m in length with a capacity of 30,000 spectators. Qualification Each competing nation may qualify one boat for each of the fourteen events. The majority of qualification places were awarded based on results at the 2011 World Rowing Championships, 20 ...
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Mindaugas Griškonis
Mindaugas Griškonis (born 17 January 1986) is a former Lithuanian rower. Competing in the single sculls he won six medals at the European and world championships between 2007 and 2015, including three European gold medals. He placed eighth at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, before getting his first Olympic medal in the double scull event in 2016, a silver with Saulius Ritter. After the 2024 Summer Olympics, Griškonis declared his retirement from the sport and was approved as the General Secretary of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee ( or ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Lithuania. History Lithuania's national Olympic committee was established and recognized in 1924. In the same year LTOK sent its first delegation ....https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/2402776/ltok-prezidente-su-generaliniu-sekretoriumi-dalyvavo-anoc-generalineje-asamblejoje References External links * * * * Website of Mindaug ...
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Lassi Karonen
Lassi Karonen (born 17 March 1976 in Djura) is a Swedish rower. He finished 6th in the men's single sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... he finished 4th, also in men's single sculls. References * * 1976 births Living people Swedish male rowers Olympic rowers for Sweden Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swedish people of Finnish descent People from Leksand Municipality Sportspeople from Dalarna County {{Sweden-rowing-bio-stub ...
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Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker (born 29 April 1977, in Magdeburg) is a German rower. Career Hacker won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville. In 2004, he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls for the second time (the premier event for single sculls) at the Henley Royal Regatta. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ..., he competed in men's double sculls with teammate Stephan Krüger. They finished in 8th place. References External links * London 2012 Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Germany Olympic bronze m ...
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Alan Campbell (sculler)
Alan W Campbell (born 9 May 1983) is a British sculler. Biography Alan Campbell was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and started rowing for his school, Coleraine Academical Institution for Boys. ON leaving, he joined Bann Rowing Club Coleraine. Years later he then left for London and joined Tideway Scullers School. In 2003, Campbell left his degree and won the Diamond Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta. He then made his international debut at the World U23 Championships in 2003, where he was forced to switch from the double to the single sculls five days before the regatta when his sculling partner became ill. Despite this he finished 8th. He competed in the quadruple sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 12th place. In 2005, Campbell won the men's single at the GB Selection Trials, and raced in the men's quad for the World Cup series, winning the bronze at Lucerne regatta. At the 2005 World Championships in Gifu, Japan, the men's quad narrowly failed to reach th ...
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Ondrej Synek
Ondrej is a Slovak male given name, equivalent to Andrew. Notable people with the name include: * Ondrej Duda (born 1994), Slovak football player * Ondrej Otčenáš (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player * Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), Slovak figure skater ** Ondrej Nepela Arena * Ondrej Janík (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player * Ondrej Zošiak (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey defenceman See also *Ondřej Ondřej () is a Czech name, Czech given name, equivalent to Andrew, Andreas etc. Notable people with the name include: Sports *Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier *Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player *Ondřej Čelůstk ..., the Czech version of the same name, but is pronounced with a soft "ř" {{given name Slovak masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Mahé Drysdale
Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale (born 19 November 1978) is a New Zealand politician and retired rower. Drysdale is a two-time Olympic champion and a five-time world champion in the single sculls. He is a seven-time New Zealand national champion and five-time recipient of New Zealand Sportsman of the Year. He is the current mayor of Tauranga. Early life and background Born in Australia to New Zealand parents, Mahé was named after the largest island in the Seychelles. He attended Tauranga Boys' College in Tauranga, New Zealand, then the University of Auckland where he took up rowing at the age of 18. He initially gave up rowing to concentrate on his studies, but resumed after watching fellow New Zealander Rob Waddell win gold at the 2000 Olympic Games. Drysdale rowed from West End Rowing Club in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, and is also a member of the Tideway Scullers School, London. Rowing World Championships Drysdale first represented New Zealand at the Rowing World ...
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