Tokyo 2020
Olympics
TOKYO, JAPAN
Sea Forest Waterway
Due to COVID-19, the Olympics have been postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021. The updated competition schedule can be found here. The Olympic regatta is scheduled to take place July 23 to 30. All finals will take place July 27 to 30.
*Indicates events Canada has qualified for
| Women’s Single Sculls (W1x)* | Men’s Single Sculls (M1x) |
| Women’s Pair (W2-)* | Men’s Pair (M2-)* |
| Women’s Double Sculls (W2x)* | Men’s Double Sculls (M2x) |
| Women’s Four (W4-)* | Men’s Four (M4-) |
| Women’s Quadruple Sculls (W4x) | Men’s Quadruple Sculls (M4x) |
| Women’s Eight (W8+)* | Men’s Eight (M8+) |
| Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x) | Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x) |
Paralympics
TOKYO, JAPAN
Sea Forest Waterway
Due to COVID-19, the Paralympics have been postponed to August 24 to September 5, 2021. The updated competition schedule can be found here. The Paralympic regatta is scheduled to take place August 27 to 29. All finals will take place August 29.
*Indicates events Canada has qualified for
| PR1 Men’s Single Sculls (PR1 M1x) | PR1 Women’s Single Sculls (PR1 W1x) |
| PR2 Mixed Double Sculls (PR2 Mix2x) | PR3 Mixed Coxed Four (PR3 Mix4+) |
About rowing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Rowing at the Olympics and the Paralympics
Men’s rowing made its debut at the Olympic Games in 1900 and at the Paralympic Games in 2008. Women’s events were first included in the Olympic Games in 1976 and lightweight events in 1996.
All events are raced over a distance of 2000m.
Canada has nine gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze Olympic rowing medals (41 total) and one bronze Paralympic rowing medal.
Tokyo 1964 Olympics and Paralympics
The last time the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games was hosted in Japan was in 1964. There were seven Olympic men’s rowing events contested (single sculls, double sculls, pair, coxed pair, four, coxed four, eight). Rowing was not yet part of the Paralympic program in 1964.
Canada’s Roger Jackson and George Hungerford won Canada’s only gold medal of the 1964 Olympics in the pair, finishing ahead of the Netherlands and the United Team of Germany.
Canadian boats qualified
Olympics
|
Boat |
Qualification Event |
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Women’s Single Sculls (W1x) |
2019 World Championships |
|
Women’s Pair (W2-) |
2019 World Championships |
|
Women’s Double Sculls (W2x) |
2019 World Championships |
|
Women’s Four (W4-) |
2019 World Championships |
|
Women’s Eight (W8+) |
2019 World Championships |
|
Men’s Pair (M2-) |
2019 World Championships |
Quota places available at the 2019 World Rowing Championships are allocated to boats, not to specific athletes/crews. Countries can enter different athletes to compete in these boats in Tokyo.
*Each country can qualify a maximum of 1 boat per each of the 14 Olympic events (maximum 24 men and maximum 24 women). This number includes coxswains, a position that is open gender. A men’s boat can be coxed by a woman or a man and a women’s boat can be coxed by a woman or a man.
Upcoming qualification opportunities
Olympics
Due to COVID-19, the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta has been rescheduled to May 16 to 18, 2021, in Lucerne, Switzerland. More information on the revised 2021 FISA season can be found here.
FISA Olympic Qualification System
Paralympics
Due to COVID-19, the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta has been rescheduled to May 7 to 9, 2021, in Gavirate, Italy. More information on the revised 2021 FISA season can be found here.
FISA Paralympic Qualification System
Athlete selection
Dates
Olympic and Paralympic Selection Camp (National Training Centre, Victoria, BC): October 7, 2019 to March 28, 2020
Olympic and Paralympic Crew Announcement: TBD
Final Olympic Team Confirmation: TBD