List of Olympic medalists in rowing (women)

See also: List of Olympic medalists in rowing (men), Rowing at the Summer Olympics, and Lists of Olympic medalists

This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in rowing.

Current program

Single sculls

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1976 Montreal details	Christine Scheiblich  East Germany	Joan Lind  United States	Yelena Antonova  Soviet Union
1980 Moscow details	Sanda Toma  Romania	Antonina Zelikovich  Soviet Union	Martina Schröter  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles details	Valeria Răcilă  Romania	Charlotte Geer  United States	Ann Haesebrouck  Belgium
1988 Seoul details	Jutta Behrendt  East Germany	Anne Marden  United States	Magdalena Georgieva  Bulgaria
1992 Barcelona details	Elisabeta Lipă  Romania	Annelies Bredael  Belgium	Silken Laumann  Canada
1996 Atlanta details	Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus	Silken Laumann  Canada	Trine Hansen  Denmark
2000 Sydney details	Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus	Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria	Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski  Germany
2004 Athens details	Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski  Germany	Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus	Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria
2008 Beijing details	Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria	Michelle Guerette  United States	Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus
2012 London details	Miroslava Knapková  Czech Republic	Fie Udby Erichsen  Denmark	Kim Crow  Australia
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Kim Brennan  Australia	Genevra Stone  United States	Duan Jingli  China
2020 Tokyo details	Emma Twigg  New Zealand	Hanna Prakatsen  ROC	Magdalena Lobnig  Austria
2024 Paris details	Karolien Florijn  Netherlands	Emma Twigg  New Zealand	Viktorija Senkutė  Lithuania

Double sculls

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1976 Montreal details	Svetla Otsetova and Zdravka Yordanova (BUL)	Sabine Jahn and Petra Boesler (GDR)	Eleonora Kaminskaitė and Genovaitė Ramoškienė (URS)
1980 Moscow details	Yelena Khloptseva and Larisa Popova (URS)	Cornelia Linse and Heidi Westphal (GDR)	Olga Homeghi and Valeria Răcilă (ROU)
1984 Los Angeles details	Marioara Popescu and Elisabeta Oleniuc (ROU)	Greet Hellemans and Nicolette Hellemans (NED)	Daniele Laumann and Silken Laumann (CAN)
1988 Seoul details	Birgit Peter and Martina Schröter (GDR)	Veronica Cogeanu and Elisabeta Lipă (ROU)	Stefka Madina and Violeta Ninova (BUL)
1992 Barcelona details	Kerstin Köppen and Kathrin Boron (GER)	Veronica Cochela and Elisabeta Lipă (ROU)	Gu Xiaoli and Lu Huali (CHN)
1996 Atlanta details	Kathleen Heddle and Marnie McBean (CAN)	Zhang Xiuyun and Cao Mianying (CHN)	Irene Eijs and Eeke van Nes (NED)
2000 Sydney details	Jana Thieme and Kathrin Boron (GER)	Pieta van Dishoeck and Eeke van Nes (NED)	Birutė Šakickienė and Kristina Poplavskaja (LTU)
2004 Athens details	Georgina Evers-Swindell and Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL)	Peggy Waleska and Britta Oppelt (GER)	Sarah Winckless and Elise Laverick (GBR)
2008 Beijing details	Georgina Evers-Swindell and Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL)	Annekatrin Thiele and Christiane Huth (GER)	Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington (GBR)
2012 London details	Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger (GBR)	Kim Crow and Brooke Pratley (AUS)	Magdalena Fularczyk and Julia Michalska (POL)
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Magdalena Fularczyk and Natalia Madaj (POL)	Victoria Thornley and Katherine Grainger (GBR)	Donata Vištartaitė and Milda Valčiukaitė (LTU)
2020 Tokyo details	Nicoleta-Ancuţa Bodnar and Simona Radis (ROU)	Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne (NZL)	Roos de Jong and Lisa Scheenaard (NED)
2024 Paris details	Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors (NZL)	Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș (ROU)	Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde (GBR)

Quadruple sculls

Note: coxed event (1976–1984), coxless event (1988–)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1976 Montreal details	East Germany (GDR) Anke Borchmann Jutta Lau Viola Poley Roswietha Zobelt Liane Weigelt	Soviet Union (URS) Anna Kondrachina Mira Bryunina Larisa Alexandrova Galina Ermolaeva Nadezhda Chernyshyova	Romania (ROU) Ioana Tudoran Maria Micșa Felicia Afrăsiloaie Elisabeta Lazăr Elena Giurcă
1980 Moscow details	East Germany (GDR) Sybille Reinhardt Jutta Ploch Jutta Lau Roswietha Zobelt Liane Buhr	Soviet Union (URS) Antonina Pustovit Yelena Matiyevskaya Olga Vasilchenko Nadezhda Lyubimova Nina Cheremisina	Bulgaria (BUL) Mariana Serbezova Rumelyana Boncheva Dolores Nakova Anka Bakova Anka Georgieva
1984 Los Angeles details	Romania (ROU) Titie Taran Anisoara Sorohan Ioana Badea Sofia Corban Ecaterina Oancia	United States (USA) Anne Marden Lisa Rohde Joan Lind Virginia Gilder Kelly Rickon	Denmark (DEN) Hanne Eriksen Birgitte Hanel Charlotte Koefoed Bodil Rasmussen Jette Sørensen
1988 Seoul details	East Germany (GDR) Kerstin Förster Kristina Mundt Beate Schramm Jana Sorgers	Soviet Union (URS) Irina Kalimbet Svitlana Maziy Inna Frolova Antonina Zelikovich	Romania (ROU) Anişoara Bălan Anişoara Minea Veronica Cogeanu Elisabeta Lipă
1992 Barcelona details	Germany (GER) Sybille Schmidt Birgit Peter Kerstin Müller Kristina Mundt	Romania (ROU) Anişoara Dobre Doina Ignat Constanța Burcică Veronica Cochela	Unified Team (EUN) Antonina Zelikovich Tetiana Ustiuzhanina Ekaterina Karsten Yelena Khloptseva
1996 Atlanta details	Germany (GER) Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski Jana Sorgers Kerstin Köppen Kathrin Boron	Ukraine (UKR) Svitlana Maziy Dina Miftakhutdynova Inna Frolova Olena Ronzhyna	Canada (CAN) Laryssa Biesenthal Diane O'Grady Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean
2000 Sydney details	Germany (GER) Manja Kowalski Meike Evers Manuela Lutze Kerstin Kowalski	Great Britain (GBR) Guin Batten Gillian Lindsay Katherine Grainger Miriam Batten	Russia (RUS) Oksana Dorodnova Irina Fedotova Yuliya Levina Larisa Merk
2004 Athens details	Germany (GER) Kathrin Boron Meike Evers Manuela Lutze Kerstin El Qalqili	Great Britain (GBR) Alison Mowbray Debbie Flood Frances Houghton Rebecca Romero	Australia (AUS) Dana Faletic Rebecca Sattin Amber Bradley Kerry Hore
2008 Beijing details	China (CHN) Tang Bin Xi Aihua Jin Ziwei Zhang Yangyang	Great Britain (GBR) Annabel Vernon Debbie Flood Frances Houghton Katherine Grainger	Germany (GER) Britta Oppelt Manuela Lutze Kathrin Boron Stephanie Schiller
2012 London details	Ukraine (UKR) Kateryna Tarasenko Nataliya Dovhodko Anastasiya Kozhenkova Yana Dementyeva	Germany (GER) Annekatrin Thiele Carina Bär Julia Richter Britta Oppelt	United States (USA) Natalie Dell Kara Kohler Megan Kalmoe Adrienne Martelli
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Germany (GER) Annekatrin Thiele Carina Bär Julia Lier Lisa Schmidla	Netherlands (NED) Chantal Achterberg Nicole Beukers Inge Janssen Carline Bouw	Poland (POL) Maria Springwald Joanna Leszczyńska Agnieszka Kobus Monika Ciaciuch
2020 Tokyo details	China (CHN) Chen Yunxia Zhang Ling Lü Yang Cui Xiaotong	Poland (POL) Agnieszka Kobus Marta Wieliczko Maria Sajdak Katarzyna Zillmann	Australia (AUS) Ria Thompson Rowena Meredith Harriet Hudson Caitlin Cronin
2024 Paris details	Great Britain (GBR) Lauren Henry Hannah Scott Lola Anderson Georgina Brayshaw	Netherlands (NED) Laila Youssifou Bente Paulis Roos de Jong Tessa Dullemans	Germany (GER) Maren Völz Tabea Schendekehl Leonie Menzel Pia Greiten

Coxless pairs

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1976 Montreal details	Siyka Kelbecheva and Stoyanka Gruycheva (BUL)	Angelika Noack and Sabine Dähne (GDR)	Edith Eckbauer and Thea Einöder (FRG)
1980 Moscow details	Ute Steindorf and Cornelia Klier (GDR)	Małgorzata Dłużewska and Czesława Kościańska (POL)	Siika Barboulova and Stoyanka Kurbatova (BUL)
1984 Los Angeles details	Rodica Arba and Elena Horvat (ROU)	Elizabeth Craig and Tricia Smith (CAN)	Ellen Becker and Iris Völkner (FRG)
1988 Seoul details	Rodica Arba and Olga Homeghi (ROU)	Radka Stoyanova and Lalka Berberova (BUL)	Nikki Payne and Lynley Hannen (NZL)
1992 Barcelona details	Kathleen Heddle and Marnie McBean (CAN)	Ingeburg Schwerzmann and Stefani Werremeier (GER)	Stephanie Pierson and Anna Seaton (USA)
1996 Atlanta details	Megan Still and Kate Slatter (AUS)	Karen Kraft and Melissa Schwen (USA)	Christine Gossé and Hélène Cortin (FRA)
2000 Sydney details	Georgeta Damian and Doina Ignat (ROU)	Kate Slatter and Rachael Taylor (AUS)	Karen Kraft and Melissa Ryan (USA)
2004 Athens details	Georgeta Damian and Viorica Susanu (ROU)	Katherine Grainger and Cath Bishop (GBR)	Yuliya Bichyk and Natallia Helakh (BLR)
2008 Beijing details	Georgeta Damian and Viorica Susanu (ROU)	Wu You and Gao Yulan (CHN)	Yuliya Bichyk and Natallia Helakh (BLR)
2012 London details	Helen Glover and Heather Stanning (GBR)	Kate Hornsey and Sarah Tait (AUS)	Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown (NZL)
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Helen Glover and Heather Stanning (GBR)	Genevieve Behrent and Rebecca Scown (NZL)	Hedvig Rasmussen and Anne Andersen (DEN)
2020 Tokyo details	Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler (NZL)	Vasilisa Stepanova and Elena Oriabinskaia (ROC)	Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens (CAN)
2024 Paris details	Ymkje Clevering and Veronique Meester (NED)	Ioana Vrînceanu and Roxana Anghel (ROU)	Jessica Morrison and Annabelle McIntyre (AUS)

Coxless four

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1992 Barcelona details	Canada (CAN) Kirsten Barnes Jessica Monroe Brenda Taylor Kay Worthington	United States (USA) Shelagh Donohoe Cynthia Eckert Carol Feeney Amy Fuller	Germany (GER) Antje Frank Annette Hohn Gabriele Mehl Birte Siech
1996–2016	not included in the Olympic program.
2020 Tokyo details	Australia (AUS) Lucy Stephan Rosemary Popa Jessica Morrison Annabelle McIntyre	Netherlands (NED) Ellen Hogerwerf Karolien Florijn Ymkje Clevering Veronique Meester	Ireland (IRL) Aifric Keogh Eimear Lambe Fiona Murtagh Emily Hegarty
2024 Paris details	Netherlands (NED) Marloes Oldenburg Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins Benthe Boonstra	Great Britain (GBR) Helen Glover Esme Booth Samantha Redgrave Rebecca Shorten	New Zealand (NZL) Jackie Gowler Phoebe Spoors Davina Waddy Kerri Williams

Eight

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1976 Montreal details	East Germany (GDR) Brigitte Ahrenholz Henrietta Ebert Viola Goretzki Monika Kallies Christiane Knetsch Helma Lehmann Irina Müller Ilona Richter Marina Wilke	Soviet Union (URS) Olga Guzenko Olga Kolkova Klavdiya Kozenkova Olga Pugovskaya Nadezhda Roshchina Nadezhda Rozgon Lyubov Talalaeva Nelli Tarakanova Elena Zubko	United States (USA) Carol Brown Anita Defrantz Carolyn Graves Marion Greig Peggy McCarthy Gail Ricketson Lynn Silliman Anne Warner Jacqueline Zoch
1980 Moscow details	East Germany (GDR) Martina Boesler Christiane Knetsch Gabriele Lohs Karin Metze Kersten Neisser Ilona Richter Marita Sandig Birgit Schütz Marina Wilke	Soviet Union (URS) Nina Frolova Mariya Payun Olga Pivovarova Nina Preobrazhenskaya Nadezhda Prishchepa Tatyana Stetsenko Elena Tereshina Nina Umanets Valentina Zhulina	Romania (ROU) Angelica Aposteanu Elena Bondar Florica Bucur Maria Constantinescu Elena Dobrițoiu Rodica Frîntu Ana Iliuță Rodica Puscatu-Arba Marlena Zagoni
1984 Los Angeles details	United States (USA) Betsy Beard Carol Bower Jeanne Flanagan Carie Graves Kathy Keeler Harriet Metcalf Kristine Norelius Shyril O'Steen Kristen Thorsness	Romania (ROU) Mihaela Armășescu Doina Balan Adriana Bazon Camelia Diaconescu Viorica Ioja Aneta Mihaly Aurora Plesca Lucia Sauca Marioara Trașcă	Netherlands (NED) Lynda Cornet Marieke van Drogenbroek Harriet van Ettekoven Greet Hellemans Nicolette Hellemans Martha Laurijsen Catharina Neelissen Anne Quist Wiljon Vaandrager
1988 Seoul details	East Germany (GDR) Ramona Balthasar Kathrin Haacker Anja Kluge Daniela Neunast Beatrix Schröer Ute Stange Annegret Strauch Ute Wild Judith Zeidler	Romania (ROU) Herta Anitaș Mihaela Armășescu Doina Balan Adriana Bazon Olga Homeghi Veronica Necula Ecaterina Oancia Rodica Puscatu Marioara Trașcă	China (CHN) Han Yaqin He Yanwen Hu Ya-Dong Li Rong-Hua Yang Xiao Zhang Xiang-Hua Zhang Yali Zhou Shouying Zhou Xiuhua
1992 Barcelona details	Canada (CAN) Kirsten Barnes Shannon Crawford Megan Delehanty Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean Jessica Monroe Brenda Taylor Lesley Thompson Kay Worthington	Romania (ROU) Adriana Bazon Iulia Bulie Elena Georgescu Victoria Lepădatu Veronica Necula Ioana Olteanu Maria Padurariu Doina Robu Doina Snep	Germany (GER) Sylvia Dördelmann Kathrin Haacker Christiane Harzendorf Daniela Neunast Cerstin Petersmann Dana Pyritz Ute Wagner Annegret Strauch Judith Zeidler
1996 Atlanta details	Romania (ROU) Veronica Cochela Liliana Gafencu Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipă Ioana Olteanu Marioara Popescu Doina Spîrcu Anca Tănase	Canada (CAN) Alison Korn Theresa Luke Maria Maunder Heather McDermid Jessica Monroe Emma Robinson Lesley Thompson Tosha Tsang Anna van der Kamp	Belarus (BLR) Tamara Davydenko Nataliya Lavrinenko Yelena Mikulich Aleksandra Pankina Yaroslava Pavlovich Valentina Skrabatun Nataliya Stasyuk Nataliya Volchek Marina Znak
2000 Sydney details	Romania (ROU) Veronica Cochela Georgeta Damian Maria Magdalena Dumitrache Liliana Gafencu Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipă Ioana Olteanu Viorica Susanu	Netherlands (NED) Tessa Appeldoorn Carin ter Beek Pieta van Dishoeck Elien Meijer Eeke van Nes Nelleke Penninx Martijntje Quik Anneke Venema Marieke Westerhof	Canada (CAN) Buffy Alexander Laryssa Biesenthal Heather Davis Alison Korn Theresa Luke Heather McDermid Emma Robinson Lesley Thompson Dorota Urbaniak
2004 Athens details	Romania (ROU) Aurica Bărăscu Georgeta Damian Rodica Florea Liliana Gafencu Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipă Ioana Papuc Viorica Susanu	United States (USA) Alison Cox Caryn Davies Megan Dirkmaat Kate Johnson Laurel Korholz Samantha Magee Anna Mickelson Lianne Nelson Mary Whipple	Netherlands (NED) Annemiek de Haan Hurnet Dekkers Nienke Hommes Annemarieke van Rumpt Sarah Siegelaar Marlies Smulders Helen Tanger Froukje Wegman Ester Workel
2008 Beijing details	United States (USA) Erin Cafaro Lindsay Shoop Anna Goodale Elle Logan Anna Cummins Susan Francia Caroline Lind Caryn Davies Mary Whipple	Netherlands (NED) Femke Dekker Marlies Smulders Nienke Kingma Roline Repelaer van Driel Annemarieke van Rumpt Helen Tanger Sarah Siegelaar Annemiek de Haan Ester Workel	Romania (ROU) Constanța Burcică Viorica Susanu Rodica Şerban Enikő Barabás Simona Muşat Ioana Papuc Georgeta Andrunache Doina Ignat Elena Georgescu
2012 London details	United States (USA) Erin Cafaro Susan Francia Esther Lofgren Taylor Ritzel Meghan Musnicki Elle Logan Caroline Lind Caryn Davies Mary Whipple	Canada (CAN) Janine Hanson Rachelle Viinberg Krista Guloien Lauren Wilkinson Natalie Mastracci Ashley Brzozowicz Darcy Marquardt Andréanne Morin Lesley Thompson-Willie	Netherlands (NED) Jacobine Veenhoven Nienke Kingma Chantal Achterberg Sytske de Groot Roline Repelaer van Driel Claudia Belderbos Carline Bouw Annemiek de Haan Anne Schellekens
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	United States (USA) Emily Regan Kerry Simmonds Amanda Polk Lauren Schmetterling Tessa Gobbo Meghan Musnicki Elle Logan Amanda Elmore Katelin Snyder	Great Britain (GBR) Katie Greves Melanie Wilson Frances Houghton Polly Swann Jessica Eddie Olivia Carnegie-Brown Karen Bennett Zoe Lee Zoe de Toledo	Romania (ROU) Roxana Cogianu Ioana Strungaru Mihaela Petrilă Iuliana Popa Mădălina Beres Laura Oprea Adelina Boguș Andreea Boghian Daniela Druncea
2020 Tokyo details	Canada (CAN) Susanne Grainger Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski Madison Mailey Sydney Payne Andrea Proske Lisa Roman Christine Roper Avalon Wasteneys Kristen Kit	New Zealand (NZL) Ella Greenslade Emma Dyke Lucy Spoors Kelsey Bevan Grace Prendergast Kerri Gowler Beth Ross Jackie Gowler Caleb Shepherd	China (CHN) Guo Linlin Ju Rui Li Jingjing Miao Tian Wang Zifeng Wang Yuwei Xu Fei Zhang Min Zhang Dechang
2024 Paris details	Romania (ROU) Adriana Adam Roxana Anghel Amalia Bereș Mădălina Bereș Iuliana Buhuș Dumitrița Juncănariu Ioana Vrînceanu Simona Radiș Victoria-Ștefania Petreanu c	Canada (CAN) Abigail Dent Caileigh Filmer Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski Maya Meschkuleit Sydney Payne Jessica Sevick Kristina Walker Avalon Wasteneys Kristen Kit c	Great Britain (GBR) Annie Campbell-Orde Holly Dunford Emily Ford Lauren Irwin Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Eve Stewart Harriet Taylor Henry Fieldman c

Coming soon

Coastal rowing

Single sculls

Discontinued events

Coxed four

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1976 Montreal details	East Germany (GDR) Karin Metze Bianka Schwede Gabriele Lohs Andrea Kurth Sabine Heß	Bulgaria (BUL) Kapka Georgieva Ginka Gyurova Mariyka Modeva Lilyana Vaseva Reni Yordanova	Soviet Union (URS) Lyudmila Krokhina Lidiya Krylova Galina Mishenina Anna Pasokha Nadezhda Sevostyanova
1980 Moscow details	East Germany (GDR) Silvia Fröhlich Ramona Kapheim Angelika Noack Romy Saalfeld Kirsten Wenzel	Bulgaria (BUL) Nadiya Filipova Ginka Gurova Mariika Modeva Rita Todorova Iskra Velinova	Soviet Union (URS) Nina Cheremisina Mariya Fadeyeva Svetlana Semyonova Galina Sovetnikova Marina Studneva
1984 Los Angeles details	Romania (ROU) Chira Apostol Olga Homeghi Viorica Ioja Florica Lavric Maria Fricioiu	Canada (CAN) Barbara Armbrust Marilyn Brain Angela Schneider Lesley Thompson Jane Tregunno	Australia (AUS) Karen Brancourt Susan Chapman Margot Foster Robyn Grey-Gardner Susan Lee
1988 Seoul details	East Germany (GDR) Gerlinde Doberschütz Carola Hornig Sylvia Rose Birte Siech Martina Walther	China (CHN) Hu Ya-Dong Li Rong-Hua Yang Xiao Zhang Xiang-Hua Zhou Shouying	Romania (ROU) Herta Anitaș Doina Șnep-Bălan Veronica Necula Ecaterina Oancia Marioara Trașcă

Lightweight double sculls

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996 Atlanta details	Constanța Burcică and Camelia Macoviciuc (ROU)	Teresa Bell and Lindsay Burns (USA)	Virginia Lee and Rebecca Joyce (AUS)
2000 Sydney details	Constanța Burcică and Angela Alupei (ROU)	Valerie Viehoff and Claudia Blasberg (GER)	Christine Collins and Sarah Garner (USA)
2004 Athens details	Constanța Burcică and Angela Alupei (ROU)	Daniela Reimer and Claudia Blasberg (GER)	Kirsten van der Kolk and Marit van Eupen (NED)
2008 Beijing details	Kirsten van der Kolk and Marit van Eupen (NED)	Minna Nieminen and Sanna Stén (FIN)	Tracy Cameron and Melanie Kok (CAN)
2012 London details	Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking (GBR)	Xu Dongxiang and Huang Wenyi (CHN)	Christina Giazitzidou and Alexandra Tsiavou (GRE)
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Ilse Paulis and Maaike Head (NED)	Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee (CAN)	Huang Wenyi and Pan Feihong (CHN)
2020 Tokyo details	Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini (ITA)	Laura Tarantola and Claire Bové (FRA)	Marieke Keijser and Ilse Paulis (NED)
2024 Paris details	Emily Craig and Imogen Grant (GBR)	Gianina Beleagă and Ionela Cozmiuc (ROU)	Dimitra Kontou and Zoi Fitsiou (GRE)

References

• International Olympic Committee results database