The Ranking: Women 1 to 5

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row2k World Rower Rankings 2023
The Ranking: Women 1 to 5

October 3, 2023
Erik Dresser, row2k.com

Xiaotang Cui of the CHN W4x

Following the conclusion of the 2023 World Championship Regatta in Belgrade, SRB, here are row2k's new rankings for the top 15 men's and women's rowers in the world. This is an objective ranking of athletes based off results at Olympic and World Championship regattas. View previous rankings here: 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016.

View this year's women:
-Ranked 11 to 15
-Ranked 6 to 10

METHODOLOGY

Athlete must have medalled at the most recent World/Olympic Regatta to be eligible

Points are scored for medalling at an Olympic or Senior World Championship Regatta

5 points for gold, 3 points for silver, 2 points for bronze

Scoring regattas go back to include the two most recent Olympics (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020) and the World Championships in between (2017-2019, and 2022-2023)

Each regatta has a multiplier value. 3x for most recent Olympics, 2x for the Olympics prior to that, 1x for Olympic class event at World Championship, 0.5x for non-Olympic class event at World Championship

Tie breaker is head to head total number of medals by priority: Olympic gold > silver > bronze, World championship gold > silver > bronze, World Cup gold > silver > bronze. The tie breaker includes all medals won in athlete's career.

#5 Xiaotang Cui - CHINA

Age - 28
2022 Ranking - 7

2023 World Championships - Bronze in the W4x

2022 World Championships - Gold in the W4x

2020 Olympics - Gold in the W4x

2019 World Championships - Gold in the W4x

#4 Yang Lyu - CHINA

Age - 29
2022 Ranking - 6

2023 World Championships - Bronze in the W4x

2022 World Championships - Gold in the W4x

2020 Olympics - Gold in the W4x

2019 World Championships - Gold in the W4x

Yang Lyu of the CHN W4x

#3 Annabelle McIntyre - AUSTRALIA

Age - 27
2022 Ranking - 5

2023 World Championships - Silver in the W2-

2022 World Championships - Bronze in the W4-

2020 Olympics - Gold in the W4-

2019 World Championships - Silver in the W2- and Silver in the W8+

2018 World Championships - Bronze in the W8+

Annabelle McIntyre of the AUS W2-

#2 Ancuta Bodnar - ROMANIA

Age - 25
2022 Ranking - 10

2023 World Championships - Gold in the W2x

2022 World Championships - Gold in the W2x

2020 Olympics - Gold in the W2x

2019 World Championships - Silver in the W2x

Ancuta Bodnar of the ROU W2x

#1 Simona Radis - ROMANIA

Age - 24
2022 Ranking - 4

2023 World Championships - Gold in the W2x

2022 World Championships - Gold in the W2x and Gold in the W8+

2020 Olympics - Gold in the W2x

2019 World Championships - Silver in the W2x

Simona Radis of the ROU W2x

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