| Times held | 13 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 200 |
| Total countries | 79 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Single Sculls, Women | Olympic | 32 | 32 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Belarus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Czechia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| People's Republic of China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsiaryna Khadatovich-Karsten | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Rumyana Dzhadzharova-Neykova | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Emma Twigg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kim Crow-Brennan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |