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Kiwi handed key rowing role

August 27, 2008 13:36:00

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Rowing Australia (RA) have appointed New Zealand's Andrew Matheson as the new head of high performance.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rowing, sports-organisations, australia, new-zealand

Street parade for Tas Olympians

August 27, 2008 08:41:00

A welcome home parade for Tasmania's Olympic athletes will be held in Hobart next month.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, basketball, hockey, olympics-summer, rowing, tas, hobart-7000

Tomkins bows out after eights defeat

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August 18, 2008 10:00:00

Six-time Olympian James Tomkins bows out after his men's eight crew comes in last in Beijing final.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Disappointed Tomkins bows out

August 17, 2008 21:20:00

Six-time Australian Olympian James Tomkins has confirmed he has rowed his last competitive Olympic race.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Canada win men's eights, Australia sixth

August 17, 2008 20:41:00

World champion Canada has won the men's eights gold at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, canada, china

US wins women's eights rowing gold

August 17, 2008 19:42:00

The United States has won the women's eights gold medal at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china

Poland win men's quadruple sculls gold

August 17, 2008 19:27:00

Triple world champion Poland has won the men's quadruple sculls gold at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china, poland

China makes history with women's quadruple sculls gold

August 17, 2008 19:07:00

China has won its first ever Olympic rowing gold medal by upsetting world champions Britain in the women's quadruple sculls at the Beijing Games.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china

Denmark triumphs in lightweight men's four

August 17, 2008 19:06:00

Denmark has won the lightweight men's four gold at the Beijing Olympic Games rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: olympics-summer, rowing, china

Britain wins lightweight men's double sculls

August 17, 2008 19:04:00

British pair Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter have won the lightweight men's double sculls gold medal at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china

Netherlands win women's double sculls gold

August 17, 2008 18:14:00

Dutch pair Kirsten van der Kolk and Marit van Eupen won the women's double sculls gold at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china

Olympic success for Tasmanian rower

August 17, 2008 09:26:00

Hobart-based rower Scott Brennan has won Tasmania's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]

Tags: olympics-summer, rowing, tas, china

NZ twins secure women's double sculls gold

August 16, 2008 19:45:00

New Zealand twins Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell have won the women's double sculls gold medal in the Beijing Olympics rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china, new-zealand

Australia takes silver in men's fours

August 16, 2008 19:45:00

The Australian team has taken silver behind Great Britain in the men's fours.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china, united-kingdom

Aussies Crawshay and Brennan win double sculls gold

August 16, 2008 19:25:00

Rowers David Crawshay and Scott Brennan have won Australia's seventh gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Romanians win women's pairs gold

August 16, 2008 19:00:00

Romanians Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu have won the women's pairs gold at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition in 7:20.60.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china, romania

Neykova wins women's single sculls

August 16, 2008 19:00:00

Bulgaria's Rumyana Neykova has won the women's single sculls at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, bulgaria, china

Ginn and Free snare rowing gold for Australia

August 16, 2008 18:50:00

Australian pair Drew Ginn and Duncan Free have won the country's sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Tufte wins men's single sculls

August 16, 2008 18:50:00

Norway's Olaf Tufte has produced a storming finish to win the men's single sculls at the Beijing Olympic rowing competition.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china, norway

Men's quad sculls progress, Halliday and Houston bow out

August 15, 2008 18:23:00

The Australian men's quadruple sculls boat of Chris Morgan, James McRae, Brendan Long and Daniel Noonan booked a place in the finals with a second-placed finish in their semi-final on Friday afternoon at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Four Aussie boats in rowing semis

August 15, 2008 15:24:00

Four Australian boats are involved in Olympic rowing semi-finals this afternoon, after racing was postponed yesterday because of rain.[MORE]

Tags: olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Chase for third gold not a distraction: Ginn

August 14, 2008 22:13:00

Australian rower Drew Ginn will chase his third Olympic gold medal when he joins Duncan Free in the final of the men's pairs in Beijing on Saturday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, australia, china

Rowing Form Guide: Men's Eight

August 14, 2008 21:35:00

Six-time Olympian James Tomkins leads the Australian men's eight into a tough final at the Shunyi rowing course.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, rowing, china

Weather wreaks havoc on Olympic competition

August 14, 2008 18:46:00

Heavy rain and thunderstorms have delayed a number of events in Beijing.[MORE]

Tags: sport, olympics-summer, canoeing-and-kayaking, softball, rowing, rainfall, china

Tasmanian rowers shine at Olympics

August 14, 2008 11:01:00

Tasmania's team of seven rowers continues to perform well at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]

Tags: olympics-summer, rowing, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250