| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 180 |
| Total countries | 73 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 11 | 11 |
| 1980 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 11 | 11 |
| 1984 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 16 | 16 |
| 1988 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 13 | 13 |
| 1992 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 15 | 15 |
| 1996 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 17 | 17 |
| 2000 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 19 | 19 |
| 2004 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 24 | 24 |
| 2008 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 26 | 26 |
| 2012 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 28 | 28 |
| 2016 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 32 | 32 |
| 2020 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 32 | 32 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ROU |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Belarus | BLR |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| East Germany | GDR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechia | CZE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ROC | ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsiaryna Khadatovich-Karsten | BLR EUN |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rumyana Dzhadzharova-Neykova | BUL |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | GER |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Crow-Brennan | AUS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jutta Behrendt | GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christine Scheiblich | GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă | ROU |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Valeria Roșca-Răcilă | ROU |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sanda Toma | ROU |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mirka Topinková Knapková | CZE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emma Twigg | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |