Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five rowing events were contested. The Olympics were held in St. Louis, United States, and all of the rowing competitors, save the Canadian men's eight, were from the United States. All competitions were held on Saturday, July 30. It was the second appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Coxless forms of the pairs and fours were introduced, replacing the coxed pairs and fours that had been used four years earlier. Sculling was expanded, with double sculls as well as singles. A total of 44 rowers from two nations
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres medals 16 years apart. She won the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program. 16 crews entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals. The top two finishers in each of the semifinals and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.