Rowing

Kiwi heptathlete Rebecca Wardell is on a mission to cycle through most of Europe and Asia before hopping on a plane and finishing her journey riding through New Zealand. 

After injury forced her hopes for a second Olympic appearance six weeks before London 2012, she’s now embarking on a trip to meet as many Olympians as possible and raise money for charity to get more women into sport.

She says, “It’s definitely not as hard physically as you might think.”

Athletics

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Cycling 18,000km: Rebecca Wardell explains why it’s easier than you think

What happens when you are expected to stand on the podium as an Olympic medallist – but you finish fourth?

Swimmer Katinka Hosszu was favourite for gold in 2012. (Interview starts at 03:05) During the race, she realised that she was in third position and the person in first couldn’t be caught. She started to be mentally distracted. The Hungarian finished the race and looked up at the board to check her time. She had finished fourth and was ‘devastated’. Some were even advising her to walk away from the sport entirely.

Hosszu used this disappointment to become the ‘Iron Lady’ who broke the world record for the 400m Individual Medley in 2016. Finishing fourth was a necessary step on her journey to winning three Olympic gold medals (and also a silver!).

That redemption hasn’t happened for rower Emma Twigg (interview starts at 12:04). Or at least not yet! She finished in fourth place in the single sculls twice – in 2012 and 2016.

Swimming

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Finishing fourth with Katinka Hosszu and Emma Twigg

M&W's Single Sculls QF&SF
M's Pair SF
M&W's Double Sculls SF
LWT M's Four SF
W's Pair Rep
LWT M&W's Double Sculls Rep
M's Four Rep

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

Replay

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Rowing: Day Four | Rio 2016 Replays

Men's & Women's Single Sculls
Men's Pair
Men's & Women's Double Sculls
LTW Men's Four
Men's & Women's Quad. Sculls

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Rowing: Day One | Rio 2016 Replays

Kimberley Brennan gets her first Olympic title, winning gold for Australia in the women's single skulls final in Rio 2016.

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Brennan wins gold in Women's Single Skulls

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Emma TWIGG

Emma

Karolien Florijn dethroned Emma Twigg in the women’s single sculls final to add to her family’s remarkable collection of Olympic gold rowing medals.
The 26-year-old Dutchwoman is the two-time reigning world champion and won her first Olympic gold with a time of 7:17.28 to finish ahead of New Zealand’s Twigg

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Karolien Florijn (top) of Team Netherlands celebrates winning Gold after competing in the Women's Single Sculls Finals A on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Karolien Florijn beat Emma Twigg 

Florijn dethrones Twigg to add to her family’s remarkable rowing legacy

As Emma Twigg sits on the start line to defend her Olympic single sculls title at Paris 2024, it’s likely to be the last significant race of her career.
Sure there’s a good chance she will compete in a masters race or two in the future, but as far as

Emma Twigg hoping to defend her Olympic title 

Olympic champion Emma Twigg exclusive

The world’s best rowers will compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 from 27 July to 3 August.
502 athletes will compete across 14 events (seven each for men and women) at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France.
Athletes representing the USA have won the most rowing medals at the

Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Samantha Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten of Great Britain. Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images )

Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Samantha Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten of Great Britain

Rowing at Paris 2024: Preview

Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Emma Twigg does not beat around the bush.
"I’m a fairly black and white person," the rower tells Olympics.com from her hotel room in Pusiano, near Lake Como, Italy. The 37-year-old is currently in a phase she’s experienced many times before: crunch time.
"I'm in the

New Zealand's Emma Twigg will aim to defend her single sculls title at Paris 2020

Pride Month: Olympic champion Emma Twigg on living an authentic life

Belgrade hosts the highlight of the rowing year with the 2023 World Championships taking place from 3-10 September.
These World Rowing Championships are the first opportunity for National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to obtain Paris 2024 quota berths* with no fewer than 114 spots \- 57 men, 57 women - available

Rowing | Olympic Qualifier | World Championships | Belgrade

Oliver Zeidler defends his single sculls title at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade

World Rowing Championships 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch the main Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier

The third and final regatta of the 2022 World Rowing Cup series is here.
Lucerne, Switzerland will be the battle ground for World Rowing Cup III from 8-10 July.
The event will be used as a crucial preparation before the 2022 World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic, in September.

Rowing | World Cup III | Lucerne 

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30:  Emma Twigg of Team New Zealand reacts after winning the gold medal during the Women's Single Sculls Final A on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Emma Twigg celebrating in Tokyo

World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne: Everything you need to know 

There were two fourth-place finishes before Emma Twigg finally won her much desired Olympic rowing gold. The Tokyo 2020 single scull champion shares her life lessons on heartbreak, belief, and perseverance. The New Zealander also looks to the future and her ambitions for Paris 2024. But the question remains: in which boat?

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Emma Twigg - Good things take time

There were spills, thrills and surprises aplenty in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic rowing regatta at the Sea Forest Waterway.
First rowing Olympic golds for Ireland and Greece, China's return to the top step of the podium, and three golds for New Zealand capped by a first men's eight triumph in

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30:  Emma Twigg of Team New Zealand reacts after winning the gold medal during the Women's Single Sculls Final A on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Emma Twigg Tokyo

What we learned: Rowing wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Emma Twigg has won a second rowing gold medal for New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics, taking the title in the women's single sculls rowing.
The New Zealander, who is a former world champion, produced a convincing victory in a time of 7:13.97 - a new Olympic best time.
This

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New Zealand’s Emma Twigg storms to women's single sculls gold in Olympic best time

Hosszu

Interview: Swimmer Katinka Hosszu On Upgrading Fourth Place To Olympic Gold

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

Rio 2016

London 2012

Beijing 2008

The Women's Single Sculls Final was held on 03/08/2024 at Nautical St - Flat water, Paris. Karolien Florijn (NED) took the Gold, Emma Twigg (NZL) claimed Silver and Viktorija Senkute (LTU) completed the podium.

Highlights

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Women's Single Sculls Final | Rowing | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This session includes the Men's and Women's Rowing Single Sculls Quarter-Finals, Double Sculls Semi-Finals and Fours Repechages which took place on 30/07/2024 at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Emma TWIGG

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Olympic Results

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