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The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are a regatta for rowers from Commonwealth nations held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games. Rowing is classed as an 'optional' sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, but is currently not included in the Commonwealth Games programme itself. The Championships are therefore usually held immediately after or before the Games themselves in the same host city, or nearby. They are a recognised championships by the Commonwealth Games Federation, and the Federation provides the medals for the victors.

History

In 1994 and 1999 the Commonwealth Rowing Association organised a Commonwealth Rowing Regatta at Fanshawe Lake, London, Ontario, Canada.

In August 2002 the first official Commonwealth Rowing Championships were held in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, England, and the 2006 Championships were held at Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, Scotland.

The 2010 Championships were held on 31 July and 1 August at Welland, Ontario, Canada.

In August 2014 the Championships were held, on a 1500-metre course, again at Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, Scotland.

In 2018 there was a Commonwealth Beach Sprint Championships at Sandbanks, Poole, England on 17-18 August.[1]

2002 participating nations and medal count

This is the full table of the medal count of the first Commonwealth Rowing Championships. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia7108
2 Canada64010
3 England*510621
4 Scotland1337
5 Wales12912
6 Zimbabwe1102
7 New Zealand1012
8 South Africa1001
9 Northern Ireland0246
10 Guernsey0000
Totals (10 entries)23232369

2006 participating nations and medal count

The second Commonwealth Rowing Championships were held in August 2006 at Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, Scotland.

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England105520
2 South Africa4015
3 Canada36211
4 Scotland*2338
5 Northern Ireland1416
6 New Zealand1001
7 Wales0347
8 Australia0033
9 Kenya0000
Totals (9 entries)21211961

2010 participating nations and medal count

The third Commonwealth Rowing Championships were held in July & August 2010 at Welland, Ontario, Canada.

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada*104317
2 Scotland54817
3 Australia48113
4 England34916
5 Wales0202
6 Norfolk Island0011
Totals (6 entries)22222266

2014 participating nations and medal count

The fourth Commonwealth Rowing Championships were held in August 2014, on a 1500-metre course, at Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, Scotland.

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Scotland*94215
2 England57315
3 Canada44513
4 Wales14510
5 Australia1102
6 Northern Ireland0022
7 Norfolk Island0011
8 Gibraltar0000
 Guernsey0000
 Isle of Man0000
 Namibia0000
 Nigeria0000
 Vanuatu0000
 Zambia0000
Totals (14 entries)20201858

2018 participating nations and medal count

The fifth edition of Commonwealth Rowing Championships was in the form of the Commonwealth Beach Sprint Regatta at Sandbanks, Poole, England in August 2018.

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Scotland4116
2 Canada1315
3 Vanuatu1001
4 England*0235
5 Wales0011
6 Namibia0000
 Uganda0000
Totals (7 entries)66618

2022 participating nations and medal count

The sixth edition of the Commonwealth Rowing Championships was in the form of the Commonwealth Rowing Association Beach Sprint Championships at Independence Beach, Walvis Bay, Namibia in December 2022.

This marks the first time the event has been held in Africa.

  *   Host nation (Namibia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Scotland3003
2 Australia1012
3 England0303
4 Wales0112
5 Canada0033
6 Bahamas0000
 Barbados0000
 Jersey0000
 Kenya0000
 Namibia*0000
 South Africa0000
 Uganda0000
 Zambia0000
Totals (13 entries)44513

All-time medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada24211459
2 Scotland24151756
3 England23312680
4 Australia1310528
5 South Africa5016
6 Wales2122135
7 New Zealand2013
8 Northern Ireland16714
9 Zimbabwe1102
10 Vanuatu1001
11 Norfolk Island0022
Totals (11 entries)969694286

References

  1. "Vanuatu claim their first ever Commonwealth gold at the Commonwealth Beach Rowing Sprint Championships". British Rowing. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.


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