Womens' Quadruple Scull (W4X)

2004 Athens Olympic Games

August 14-22, 2004
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre

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News

The IOC announced that Olena Olefirenko, Ukraine, tested positive for Ethamivan, a prohibited stimulant, after placing third in the Women's quadruple sculls event. The Ukraine crew was disqualified from this event and their bronze medals withdrawn.

Preview

Australia's gold medalist from last year face a daunting challenge from a bolstered German quad that seems to know nothing but gold. Germany has made big moves to improve on her uncharacteristic 3rd place in 2003. Boron of Germany has forsaken her 2nd place finish in last year's double sculls and adds her history of 11 gold medals to this year's quad for Germany. Not to be overlooked is Belarus with two changes to her boat. Russia's biggest medal hope for these Games rests with her quad, 3rd last year, but her 2004 fortunes are difficult to assess due to Russia's significant makeover line-up with 3 of the 4 seats changing this year. Great Britain's 4th place quad from last year returns intact hoping to pass the reconstituted quad from Belarus for bronze or better.

Final A Pre-Race Analysis

Australia's defending gold medalists from last year have run third in both their heat behind Germany and Estonia, and their Repechage behind Russia and the Ukraine, and do not appear likely to repeat for the Gold medal in Athens. The favorites for the gold now look like Germany and Great Britain, with the edge to Germany for the following reasons. Great Britain and Germany's splits for the first three 500 meter intervals in their respective heats (which each won) were always within virtually a second or less of each other. So do not expect big moves by either against the other until they pass the 1000 meter mark. Though Great Britain's 1500 meter time in her heat is faster than Germany's, Russia was pressing Great Britain (in fact led Great Britain at the first 500 meter interval mark), and Germany led wire to wire in its heat, and enjoyed a comfortable 2.5 second lead over the USA at the halfway mark. That, couple with Germany's addition of Boron to the German quad this year gives a slight edge to Germany for the gold, with a silver for Great Britain. The scramble will then be on for the bronze between Russia, Ukraine, Australia and the United States. In their repechage, all racing each other, they finished in that order, but the first three (RUS, UKR and AUS) finished within 1.5 seconds of each other, but give the nod to Russia which led in that repechage race wire to wire.

Results

	GER
GBR	1	AUS
2		3

(UKR was disqualified in Final A)

Repechage 1

Biographies

GERMANY
Kathrin	Boron	1989	4x	1st
		1990	2x	1st
		1991	2x	1st
		1992	2x	1st
		1993	2x	2nd
		1994	1x	2nd
		1995	1x	4th
		1996	4x	1st
		1997	2x	1st
		1997	4x	1st
		1998	4x	1st
		1999	2x	1st
		2000	2x	1st
		2001	2x	1st
		2003	2x	2nd
Mieke	Evers	1996	1x	13th
		1999	4x	1st
Manuela	Lutze	1996	2x	5th
		1997	4x	1st
		1998	4x	1st
		1999	4x	1st
		2000	4x	1st
		2001	4x	1st
		2002	4x	1st
		2003	4x	3rd
Kerstin	El Qualqili (Kowalski)	1999	4x	1st
		2000	4x	1st
		2001	2x	1st
		2002	4x	1st
		2003	4x	3rd
UKRAINE				Back ^
Olena	Ronzhyna	1993	8+	7th
	(Morozova ?)	1994	4x	3rd
		1995	4x	10th
		1996	4x	2nd
		1997	4x	3rd
		1998	4x	7th
		1999	4x	2nd
		2000	4x	4th
		2002	4x	6th
		2003	4x	5th
Yana	Dementyeva	2003	4x	5th
Elena	Olefirenko	2003	4x	5th
Tetyana	Kolesnikov	1995	8+	11th
		1997	2x	10th
		1999	2x	Rep(elim)
		2001	4x	6th
		2002	4x	6th
		2003	4x	5th
BELARUS				Back ^
Maryia	Brel	2001	8+	5th
Tatsiana	Marelik	2001	8+	5th
Volha	Berazniova	1998	2x	12th
		1999	4x	8th
		2001	2x	3rd
		2002	4x	3rd
		2003	4x	2nd
Maryia	Varona	2000	8+	4th
		2001	8+	5th
		2002	4x	3rd
		2003	4x	2nd
AUSTRALIA				Back ^
Rebecca	Sattin	2001	8+	1st
		2002	8+	2nd
		2003	8+	4th
Dana	Faletic	2001	2x	8th
		2002	4x	4th
		2003	4x	1st
Kerry	Hore	2003	4x	1st
Amber	Bradley	1999	4x	11th
		2001	4x	3rd
		2002	4x	4th
		2003	4x	1st
GREAT BRITAIN				Back ^
Alison	Mowbray	1998	4x	11th
		1999	1x	11th
		2000	1x	10th
		2001	4x	5th
		2002	4x	5th
		2003	4x	4th
Deborah	Flood	2001	2x	7th
		2002	2x	4th
		2003	2x	4th
Frances	Houghton	2000	2x	9th
		2001	2x	7th
		2002	2x	4th
		2003	4x	4th
Rebecca	Romero	2002	4x	5th
		2003	2x	4th
UNITED STATES				Back ^
Michelle	Gurette	2001	4-	4th
		2003	8+	5th
Hilary	Gehman	1999	4x	4th
		2000	4x	5th
		2001	4x	3rd
		2002	4x	7th
		2003	4x	6th
Kelly	Salchow	2002	4x	8th
		2003	4x	6th
Danika	Haris-Holbrook	2002	4x	7th
		2003	4x	6th
DENMARK				Back ^
Dorothe	Pedersen	2002	4x	3rd
		2003	4x	7th
Sara	Lauritzen	2001	2x	10th
		2002	4x	3rd
		2003	4x	7th
Christina	Rindom	2001	2x	10th
		2003	4x	7th
Majbrit	Nielsen	2002	4x	3rd
		2003	4x	7th
RUSSIA				Back ^
Larisa	Merk	1995	4x	6th
		1996	4x	7th
		1997	4x	4th
		1998	4x	2nd
		1999	4x	3rd
		2000	4x	3rd
		2001	2x	4th
		2002	2x	2nd
		2003	2x	3rd
Yulya	Levina	1997	1x	8th
		1998	4x	2nd
		1999	4x	3rd
		2000	4x	3rd
		2001	1x	2nd
		2002	1x	6th
		2003	1x	6th
Oksana	Dorodnova	1993	4x	5th
		1994	4x	5th
		1995	2x	1st
		1996	4x	7th
		1997	4x	7th
		1998	4x	2nd
		1999	4x	3rd
		2000	4x	3rd
		2003	4x	8th
Anna	Sergeyeva	1997	8+	7th
		1998	8+	10th
		2002	4x	9th

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