2008 Olympic Games qualifying - crews qualified

Places originally available, with crews now qualified.  

See also matrix of qualified crews (now updated)

		Continental Qualification Regattas
Boat Class	2007 World Championships	Asia	Africa	Latin America	Final	Total
Men
Single Sculls (1x)	11 NZL CZE NOR GBR GER SWE BEL ARG SUI NED AUS	6 CHN IND IRI HKG UZB TPE	4 EGY (RSA?) ALG (TUN?) (KEN?) [+ CMR]	6 BRA MEX CHI VEN URU COL	3 USA LTU EST [+ GRE]	30
Coxless Pairs (2-)	11 AUS NZL GBR FRA RSA SRB POL USA GER CRO DEN [+ CZE]	-	-	-	2 CAN ITA	13
Double Sculls (2x)	11 SLO FRA EST GBR BLR NZL CRO AUS USA GER BEL	-	-	-	2 CHN RUS [+ BUL]	13
Coxless Fours (4-)	11 NZL ITA NED GBR SLO FRA CZE USA GER IRL BLR	-	-	-	2 AUS CHN	13
Quadruple Sculls (4x)	11 POL FRA GER ITA CZE UKR RUS EST USA AUS CUB	-	-	-	2 BLR SLO	13
Eights (8+)	7 CAN GER GBR USA RUS POL CHN [+ AUS]	-	-	-	1 NED	8
Lwt Men
Double Sculls (2x)	11 DEN GRE GBR AUS ITA JPN HUN GER CHN FRA AUT	3 HKG IND KOR	1 ALG	3 CUB BRA URU	2 NZL POR CAN	20
Coxless Fours (4-)	11 GBR FRA ITA CAN CHN DEN AUS POL EGY NED USA	-	-	-	2 GER IRL	13
Women
Single Sculls (1x)	9 BLR BUL USA CZE CHN NZL FRA POL SWE	5 KOR KAZ HKG IRI MYA	3 RSA (TUN?) EGY [+ ZIM]	5 CHI BRA CUB ARG ESA	3 AUS ITA SRB [+ ESP]	25
Coxless Pairs (2-)	8 BLR GER ROU AUS NZL CHN USA CAN	-	-	-	2 FRA GBR	10
Double Sculls (2x)	8 CHN NZL GBR ROU CZE GER ITA USA	-	-	-	2 UKR AUS	10
Quadruple Sculls (4x)	7 GBR GER CHN UKR CAN USA AUS	-	-	-	1 RUS	8
Eights (8+)	5 USA ROU GBR AUS GER	-	-	-	2 CAN NED	7
Lwt Women
Double Sculls (2x)	8 AUS FIN DEN GER GRE CHN CAN GBR	3 JPN KAZ KOR	1 RSA	3 CUB MEX BRA	2 NED USA	17
Host Nation Places						2 boats
Tripartite Places						4 athletes
Total	129	17	9	17	28

Paralympic Games Events	2007 World Championships	Munich World Cup 2008	Discretionary	Total
Womens Single Sculls (AW1x)	9 BRA BLR POL UKR GBR USA ITA CAN CHN	2 KOR ISR	1	12
Mens Single Sculls (AM1x)	9 GBR AUS ISR FRA USA CAN CHN ITA HUN	2 UKR BRA	1	12
Mixed Double Sculls (TA2x)	9 BRA AUS POL ITA USA UKR CHN GBR CAN	2 GER ISR	1	12
Mixed Coxed Fours (LTA4+)	9 GER GBR CAN ITA USA NED RUS BRA ISR	2 CHN DEN	1	12

Dates

Key dates for the 2008 Olympic Qualification System for rowing:

• 2006
  • 31 December 2006 - FISA to determine location of Olympic Qualification Regattas
• 2007
  • July 2007 - FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta on the occasion of the All Africa Games in Algeria.
  • 26 Aug-2 Sept 2007 - 2007 World Rowing Championships, Munich (GER)
  • Date to be confirmed - Deadline for the submission of requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation places by all NOCs
  • End 2007 or Early 2008 - FISA Asian Olympic Qualification Regatta, (confirmed as Shanghai, CHN - April 2008)
  • End 2007 or Early 2008 - FISA Latin American Olympic Qualification Regatta, (confirmed as Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Nov 2007)
• 2008
  • 31 May 2008 - Deadline for NOCs to confirm to FISA use of qualification places gained at the 2007 World Championships and Continental
  • 2 June 2008 - Closing date for entries for the Final Qualification Regatta
  • 2 June 2008 - FISA to confirm allocation of any additional qualification places for the Final Qualification Regatta
  • 15 - 18 June 2008 - Final Olympic Qualification Regatta, now Poznan (POL)
  • 3 July 2008 - FISA to confirm reallocation of any available places arising from the final qualification regatta
  • Date to be confirmed - The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of Invitation places to the NOCs
  • 23 July 2008 - Deadline for the Beijing 2008 Organising Committee to receive entry forms submitted by NOCs

International regatta calendar 2007
International regatta calendar 2008

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