Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's quadruple sculls explained

Event:Women's quadruple sculls
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne
Dates:27–31 July 2024
Competitors:9
Nations:9
Win Value:6:16.31
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Laila Youssifou
Bente Paulis
Roos de Jong
Tessa Dullemans
Silvernoc:NED
Bronzenoc:GER
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The women's quadruple sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 to 31 July 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne.

Background

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which was first held at the 1976 Olympics.

Qualification

See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912.

Competition format

This rowing event is a quadruple scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by four rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of two rounds. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[1]

During the first round two heats were held. The first two boats in each heat advanced to final A, while all others were relegated to the repechages.

The repechage offered rowers a second chance to qualify for Final A. The top two boats in the repechage moved on to Final A, with the remaining boats sent to Final B.

There are two finals. Final A determined the medalists and the places through 6th. Final B determined places seven through nine.

Schedule

The competition was held over six days.[2]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 27 July 2024 12:50 Heats
Monday, 29 July 2024 11:30Repechage
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 12:14 Final B
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 12:38 Final A

Results

Heats

The first two of each heat qualified for the final, while the remainder went to the repechage.

Heat 1

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
11Laila Youssifou
Bente Paulis
Roos de Jong
Tessa Dullemans
6:17.12
25Yevheniya Dovhodko
Kateryna Dudchenko
Daryna Verkhohliad
Anastasiya Kozhenkova
6:20.09
32Chen Yunxia
Zhang Ling
Lü Yang
Cui Xiaotong
6:22.29
43Ioana Madalina Morosan
Emanuela Ioana Ciotau
Alexandra Ungureanu
Patricia Cires
6:24.74
54Ria Thompson
Rowena Meredith
Laura Gourley
Caitlin Cronin
6:25.88
[3]

Heat 2

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
14Lauren Henry
Hannah Scott
Lola Anderson
Georgina Brayshaw
6:13.35
23Maren Völz
Tabea Schendekehl
Leonie Menzel
Pia Greiten
6:15.28
32Fabienne Schweizer
Celia Dupre
Pascale Walker
Lisa Lötscher
6:16.91
41Grace Joyce
Emily Delleman
Teal Cohen
Lauren O'Connor
6:27.35
[4]

Repechage

The first two qualified for the final, while the remainder went to the B final and were out of medal contention.

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
13Fabienne Schweizer
Celia Dupre
Pascale Walker
Lisa Lötscher
6:26.82 FA
22Chen Yunxia
Zhang Ling
Lü Yang
Cui Xiaotong
6:28.72FA
35Ria Thompson
Rowena Meredith
Laura Gourley
Caitlin Cronin
6:32.65FB
44Ioana Madalina Morosan
Emanuela Ioana Ciotau
Alexandra Ungureanu
Patricia Cires
6:33.84FB
51Grace Joyce
Emily Delleman
Teal Cohen
Lauren O'Connor
6:34.04FB
[5]

Finals

Final B

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
71Ioana Madalina Morosan
Emanuela Ioana Ciotau
Alexandra Ungureanu
Patricia Cires
6:29.64
82Ria Thompson
Rowena Meredith
Laura Gourley
Caitlin Cronin
6:30.85
93Grace Joyce
Emily Delleman
Teal Cohen
Lauren O'Connor
6:31.71
[6]

Final A

RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes
4Lauren Henry
Hannah Scott
Lola Anderson
Georgina Brayshaw
6:16.31
3Laila Youssifou
Bente Paulis
Roos de Jong
Tessa Dullemans
6:16.46
5Maren Völz
Tabea Schendekehl
Leonie Menzel
Pia Greiten
6:19.70
46Fabienne Schweizer
Celia Dupre
Pascale Walker
Lisa Lötscher
6:20.12
52Yevheniya Dovhodko
Kateryna Dudchenko
Daryna Verkhohliad
Anastasiya Kozhenkova
6:23.05
61Chen Yunxia
Zhang Ling
Lü Yang
Cui Xiaotong
6:27.08
[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance . World Rowing . 1 May 2017 . 19 April 2021.
  2. "Olympic Schedule – Rowing", Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Women's Quadruple Sculls – Heat 1 results . Olympics . 1 August 2024 . 27 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Women's Quadruple Sculls – Heat 2 results . Olympics . 1 August 2024 . 27 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Women's Quadruple Sculls – Repechage results . Olympics . 1 August 2024 . 29 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final B results . Olympics . 1 August 2024 . 31 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final A results . Olympics . 1 August 2024 . 31 July 2024.