Quadruple sculls, women, 2,000 m

What to remember

Olympic final, Tokyo, 28 July 2021: the Chinese quadruple sculls won gold in 6 min 05.13 s over 2,000 m. Chen Yunxia, Zhang Ling, Lü Yang and Cui Xiaotong set the world best time for the event.

It was the second time China had won Olympic gold in this boat class. Chen Yunxia, already a medallist at the 2019 World Championships, was part of the crew.

The quad carries four rowers who each hold two oars, one in each hand. Because weather makes times vary so much in rowing, the sport has no world records, only world best times over 2,000 m.