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Rowing Trivia
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Rowing had been scheduled on the program for the 1896 Athens Olympics but was cancelled due to poor weather.
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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 all Olympic programs since.
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Women's rowing events were introduced at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
- In the early games (1900 and 1904) there were several other categories of events (Junior, Novice, Association, and Intermediate)