Fast-motion video of a new bridge construction at Eton Dorney Lake, the venue of rowing and canoeing events in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
A total of 20 countries are likely to be represented in the Olympic rowing A-finals, and out of these, 16 national teams should earn medals. The following medal table prediction can thus be summarised (with details on each boat event following further below):
Great Britain 3-5-2
New Zealand 3-2-1
Germany 3-1-0
Greece 1-1-1
Czech Republic 1-1-0
United States 1-0-1
Croatia 1-0-0
Belarus 1-0-0
Australia 0-1-3
Canada 0-1-2
Denmark 0-1-0
Ukraine 0-1-0
France 0-0-1
Italy 0-0-1
Poland 0-0-1
Romania 0-0-1
Singles (M1x):
1 Czech Republic, 2 New Zealand, 3 Great Britain,
4 Norway, 5 Germany, 6 Sweden
Total number of entries: 30
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Norway (rank in last year's World Championships: 6)
Last world champion (2011): New Zealand
Scheduled date for Final A: Friday, 3 August
Doubles (M2x):
1 Germany, 2 New Zealand, 3 France,
4 Great Britain, 5 Australia, 6 Estonia
Total number of entries: 13
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Australia (rank in last year's World Championships: 4)
Last world champion (2011): New Zealand
Scheduled date for Final A: Thursday, 2 August
Quads (M4x):
1 Croatia, 2 Germany, 3 Australia,
4 Poland, 5 Italy, 6 Great Britain
Total number of entries: 13
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Poland (rank in last year's World Championships: 4)
Last world champion (2011): Australia
Scheduled date for Final A: Friday, 3 August
MEN'S SWEEPING EVENTS
Pairs (M2-):
1 New Zealand, 2 Great Britain, 3 Greece,
4 Italy, 5 Canada, 6 Germany
Total number of entries: 13
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Australia (rank in last year's World Championships: 7)
Last world champion (2011): New Zealand
Scheduled date for Final A: Friday, 3 August
Fours (M4-):
1 Great Britain, 2 Greece, 3 Australia,
4 France, 5 New Zealand, 6 United States
Total number of entries: 13
Defending Olympic champion (2008) and last world champion (2011): Great Britain
Scheduled date for Final A: Saturday, 4 August
Eights (M8+):
1 Germany, 2 Great Britain, 3 Canada,
4 Netherlands, 5 Poland, 6 Australia
Total number of entries: 8
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Canada (rank in last year's World Championships: 3)
Last world champion (2011): Germany
Scheduled date for Final A: Wednesday, 1 August
MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT EVENTS
Doubles (LM2x):
1 New Zealand, 2 Great Britain, 3 Italy,
4 France, 5 Germany, 6 Denmark
Total number of entries: 20
Defending Olympic champion (2008) and last world champion (2011): Great Britain
Scheduled date for Final A: Saturday, 4 August
Fours (LM4-):
1 Great Britain, 2 Denmark, 3 Australia,
4 China, 5 Italy, 6 Germany
Total number of entries: 13
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Denmark (rank in last year's World Championships: 5)
Last world champion (2011): Australia
Scheduled date for Final A: Thursday, 2 August
WOMEN'S SCULLING EVENTS
Singles (W1x):
1 Belarus, 2 Czech Republic, 3 New Zealand,
4 China, 5 Sweden, 6 Great Britain
Total number of entries: 25
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Bulgaria (now absent)
Last world champion (2011): Czech Republic
Scheduled date for Final A: Saturday, 4 August
Doubles (W2x):
1 Great Britain, 2 Australia, 3 Poland,
4 Germany, 5 New Zealand, 6 Czech Republic
Total number of entries: 13
Defending Olympic champion (2008): New Zealand (rank in last year's World Championships: 3)
Last world champion (2011): Great Britain
Scheduled date for Final A: Friday, 3 August
Quads (W4x):
1 Germany, 2 Ukraine, 3 Great Britain,
4 United States, 5 New Zealand, 6 China
Total number of entries: 8
Defending Olympic champion (2008): China (rank in last year's World Championships: 5)
Last world champion (2011): Germany
Scheduled date for Final A: Wednesday, 1 August
WOMEN'S SWEEPING EVENTS
Pairs (W2-):
1 New Zealand, 2 Great Britain, 3 United States,
4 Australia, 5 Romania, 6 China
Total number of entries: 10
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Romania (rank in last year's World Championships: 5)
Last world champion (2011): New Zealand
Scheduled date for Final A: Wednesday, 1 August
Eights (W8+):
1 United States, 2 Canada, 3 Romania,
4 Great Britain, 5 Netherlands, 6 Germany
Total number of entries: 7
Defending Olympic champion (2008) and last world champion (2011): United States
Scheduled date for Final A: Thursday, 2 August
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT EVENTS
Doubles (LW2x):
1 Greece, 2 Great Britain, 3 Canada,
4 Germany, 5 United States, 6 China
Total number of entries: 10
Defending Olympic champion (2008): Netherlands (rank in last year's World Championships: 9)
Last world champion (2011): Greece
Scheduled date for Final A: Saturday, 4 August
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