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Rowing at the Olympics
Rowing had been scheduled on the program for the 1896 Athens Olympics but was cancelled due to poor weather.-
The boy who coxed the winning pair in the rowing events at the 1900 Olympics is believed to be only 7 years old.
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Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to weather. It has been on the Olympic program since 1900.
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Women's events were introduced at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
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In 2000, British rower Steven Redgrave became the first athlete to win gold medals in five consecutive Olympics.
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Currently at the Olympics there are 14 events: Men: quad sculls, double sculls, single sculls, eight, coxless four, coxless pair, Lightweight Men: coxless four, double sculls, Women: quad sculls, double sculls, single sculls, eight, coxless pair, Lightweight Women: double sculls.
Related Pages
- List of Olympic Sports
- about the sport of Rowing

