Single sculls
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Montreal | Christine Scheiblich | Joan Lind | Yelena Antonova |
| details | East Germany | United States | Soviet Union |
| 1980 Moscow | Sanda Toma | Antonina Zelikovich | Martina Schröter |
| details | Romania | Soviet Union | East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Valeria Răcilă | Charlotte Geer | Ann Haesebrouck |
| details | Romania | United States | Belgium |
| 1988 Seoul | Jutta Behrendt | Anne Marden | Magdalena Georgieva |
| details | East Germany | United States | Bulgaria |
| 1992 Barcelona | Elisabeta Lipă | Annelies Bredael | Silken Laumann |
| details | Romania | Belgium | Canada |
| 1996 Atlanta | Ekaterina Karsten | Silken Laumann | Trine Hansen |
| details | Belarus | Canada | Denmark |
| 2000 Sydney | Ekaterina Karsten | Rumyana Neykova | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski |
| details | Belarus | Bulgaria | Germany |
| 2004 Athens | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | Ekaterina Karsten | Rumyana Neykova |
| details | Germany | Belarus | Bulgaria |
| 2008 Beijing | Rumyana Neykova | Michelle Guerette | Ekaterina Karsten |
| details | Bulgaria | United States | Belarus |
| 2012 London | Miroslava Knapková | Fie Udby Erichsen | Kim Crow |
| details | Czech Republic | Denmark | Australia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Kim Brennan | Genevra Stone | Duan Jingli |
| details | Australia | United States | China |
| 2020 Tokyo | Emma Twigg | Hanna Prakatsen | Magdalena Lobnig |
| details | New Zealand | ROC | Austria |
Double sculls
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Montreal | Svetla Otsetova | Sabine Jahn | Eleonora Kaminskaitė |
| details | and Zdravka Yordanova (BUL) | and Petra Boesler (GDR) | and Genovaitė Ramoškienė (URS) |
| 1980 Moscow | Yelena Khloptseva | Cornelia Linse | Olga Homeghi |
| details | and Larisa Popova (URS) | and Heidi Westphal (GDR) | and Valeria Răcilă (ROU) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Marioara Popescu | Greet Hellemans | Daniele Laumann |
| details | and Elisabeta Oleniuc (ROU) | and Nicolette Hellemans (NED) | and Silken Laumann (CAN) |
| 1988 Seoul | Birgit Peter | Veronica Cogeanu | Stefka Madina |
| details | and Martina Schröter (GDR) | and Elisabeta Lipă (ROU) | and Violeta Ninova (BUL) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kerstin Köppen | Veronica Cochela | Gu Xiaoli |
| details | and Kathrin Boron (GER) | and Elisabeta Lipă (ROU) | and Lu Huali (CHN) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Kathleen Heddle | Zhang Xiuyun | Irene Eijs |
| details | and Marnie McBean (CAN) | and Cao Mianying (CHN) | and Eeke van Nes (NED) |
| 2000 Sydney | Jana Thieme | Pieta van Dishoeck | Birutė Šakickienė |
| details | and Kathrin Boron (GER) | and Eeke van Nes (NED) | and Kristina Poplavskaja (LTU) |
| 2004 Athens | Georgina Evers-Swindell | Peggy Waleska | Sarah Winckless |
| details | and Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL) | and Britta Oppelt (GER) | and Elise Laverick (GBR) |
| 2008 Beijing | Georgina Evers-Swindell | Annekatrin Thiele | Elise Laverick |
| details | and Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL) | and Christiane Huth (GER) | and Anna Bebington (GBR) |
| 2012 London | Anna Watkins | Kim Crow | Magdalena Fularczyk |
| details | and Katherine Grainger (GBR) | and Brooke Pratley (AUS) | and Julia Michalska (POL) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Magdalena Fularczyk | Victoria Thornley | Donata Vištartaitė |
| details | and Natalia Madaj (POL) | and Katherine Grainger (GBR) | and Milda Valčiukaitė (LTU) |
| 2020 Tokyo | Nicoleta-Ancuţa Bodnar | Brooke Donoghue | Roos de Jong |
| details | and Simona Radis (ROU) | and Hannah Osborne (NZL) | and Lisa Scheenaard (NED) |
Quadruple sculls
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Montreal | East Germany (GDR) | Soviet Union (URS) | Romania (ROU) |
| details | Anke Borchmann | Anna Kondrachina | Ioana Tudoran |
| Jutta Lau | Mira Bryunina | Maria Micșa | |
| Viola Poley | Larisa Alexandrova | Felicia Afrăsiloaie | |
| Roswietha Zobelt | Galina Ermolaeva | Elisabeta Lazăr | |
| Liane Weigelt | Nadezhda Chernyshyova | Elena Giurcă | |
| 1980 Moscow | East Germany (GDR) | Soviet Union (URS) | Bulgaria (BUL) |
| details | Sybille Reinhardt | Antonina Pustovit | Mariana Serbezova |
| Jutta Ploch | Yelena Matiyevskaya | Rumelyana Boncheva | |
| Jutta Lau | Olga Vasilchenko | Dolores Nakova | |
| Roswietha Zobelt | Nadezhda Lyubimova | Anka Bakova | |
| Liane Buhr | Nina Cheremisina | Anka Georgieva | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Romania (ROU) | United States (USA) | Denmark (DEN) |
| details | Titie Taran | Anne Marden | Hanne Eriksen |
| Anisoara Sorohan | Lisa Rohde | Birgitte Hanel | |
| Ioana Badea | Joan Lind | Charlotte Koefoed | |
| Sofia Corban | Virginia Gilder | Bodil Rasmussen | |
| Ecaterina Oancia | Kelly Rickon | Jette Sørensen | |
| 1988 Seoul | East Germany (GDR) | Soviet Union (URS) | Romania (ROU) |
| details | Kerstin Förster | Irina Kalimbet | Anişoara Bălan |
| Kristina Mundt | Svitlana Maziy | Anişoara Minea | |
| Beate Schramm | Inna Frolova | Veronica Cogeanu | |
| Jana Sorgers | Antonina Zelikovich | Elisabeta Lipă | |
| 1992 Barcelona | Germany (GER) | Romania (ROU) | Unified Team (EUN) |
| details | Sybille Schmidt | Anişoara Dobre | Antonina Zelikovich |
| Birgit Peter | Doina Ignat | Tetiana Ustiuzhanina | |
| Kerstin Müller | Constanța Burcică | Ekaterina Karsten | |
| Kristina Mundt | Veronica Cochela | Yelena Khloptseva | |
| 1996 Atlanta | Germany (GER) | Ukraine (UKR) | Canada (CAN) |
| details | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | Svitlana Maziy | Laryssa Biesenthal |
| Jana Sorgers | Dina Miftakhutdynova | Diane O’Grady | |
| Kerstin Köppen | Inna Frolova | Kathleen Heddle | |
| Kathrin Boron | Olena Ronzhyna | Marnie McBean | |
| 2000 Sydney | Germany (GER) | Great Britain (GBR) | Russia (RUS) |
| details | Manja Kowalski | Guin Batten | Oksana Dorodnova |
| Meike Evers | Gillian Lindsay | Irina Fedotova | |
| Manuela Lutze | Katherine Grainger | Yuliya Levina | |
| Kerstin Kowalski | Miriam Batten | Larisa Merk | |
| 2004 Athens | Germany (GER) | Great Britain (GBR) | Australia (AUS) |
| details | Kathrin Boron | Alison Mowbray | Dana Faletic |
| Meike Evers | Debbie Flood | Rebecca Sattin | |
| Manuela Lutze | Frances Houghton | Amber Bradley | |
| Kerstin El Qalqili | Rebecca Romero | Kerry Hore | |
| 2008 Beijing | China (CHN) | Great Britain (GBR) | Germany (GER) |
| details | Tang Bin | Annabel Vernon | Britta Oppelt |
| Xi Aihua | Debbie Flood | Manuela Lutze | |
| Jin Ziwei | Frances Houghton | Kathrin Boron | |
| Zhang Yangyang | Katherine Grainger | Stephanie Schiller | |
| 2012 London | Ukraine (UKR) | Germany (GER) | United States (USA) |
| details | Kateryna Tarasenko | Annekatrin Thiele | Natalie Dell |
| Nataliya Dovhodko | Carina Bär | Kara Kohler | |
| Anastasiya Kozhenkova | Julia Richter | Megan Kalmoe | |
| Yana Dementyeva | Britta Oppelt | Adrienne Martelli | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Germany (GER) | Netherlands (NED) | Poland (POL) |
| details | Annekatrin Thiele | Chantal Achterberg | Maria Springwald |
| Carina Bär | Nicole Beukers | Joanna Leszczyńska | |
| Julia Lier | Inge Janssen | Agnieszka Kobus | |
| Lisa Schmidla | Carline Bouw | Monika Ciaciuch | |
| 2020 Tokyo | China (CHN) | Poland (POL) | Australia (AUS) |
| details | Chen Yunxia | Agnieszka Kobus | Ria Thompson |
| Zhang Ling | Marta Wieliczko | Rowena Meredith | |
| Lü Yang | Maria Sajdak | Harriet Hudson | |
| Cui Xiaotong | Katarzyna Zillmann | Caitlin Cronin |
Coxless pairs
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Montreal | Siyka Kelbecheva | Angelika Noack | Edith Eckbauer |
| details | and Stoyanka Gruycheva (BUL) | and Sabine Dähne (GDR) | and Thea Einöder (FRG) |
| 1980 Moscow | Ute Steindorf | Małgorzata Dłużewska | Siika Barboulova |
| details | and Cornelia Klier (GDR) | and Czesława Kościańska (POL) | and Stoyanka Kurbatova (BUL) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Rodica Arba | Elizabeth Craig | Ellen Becker |
| details | and Elena Horvat (ROU) | and Tricia Smith (CAN) | and Iris Völkner (FRG) |
| 1988 Seoul | Rodica Arba | Radka Stoyanova | Nikki Payne |
| details | and Olga Homeghi (ROU) | and Lalka Berberova (BUL) | and Lynley Hannen (NZL) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kathleen Heddle | Ingeburg Schwerzmann | Stephanie Pierson |
| details | and Marnie McBean (CAN) | and Stefani Werremeier (GER) | and Anna Seaton (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Megan Still | Karen Kraft | Christine Gossé |
| details | and Kate Slatter (AUS) | and Melissa Schwen (USA) | and Hélène Cortin (FRA) |
| 2000 Sydney | Georgeta Damian | Kate Slatter | Karen Kraft |
| details | and Doina Ignat (ROU) | and Rachael Taylor (AUS) | and Melissa Ryan (USA) |
| 2004 Athens | Georgeta Damian | Katherine Grainger | Yuliya Bichyk |
| details | and Viorica Susanu (ROU) | and Cath Bishop (GBR) | and Natallia Helakh (BLR) |
| 2008 Beijing | Georgeta Damian | Wu You | Yuliya Bichyk |
| details | and Viorica Susanu (ROU) | and Gao Yulan (CHN) | and Natallia Helakh (BLR) |
| 2012 London | Helen Glover | Kate Hornsey | Juliette Haigh |
| details | and Heather Stanning (GBR) | and Sarah Tait (AUS) | and Rebecca Scown (NZL) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Helen Glover | Genevieve Behrent | Hedvig Rasmussen |
| details | and Heather Stanning (GBR) | and Rebecca Scown (NZL) | and Anne Andersen (DEN) |
| 2020 Tokyo | Grace Prendergast | Vasilisa Stepanova | Caileigh Filmer |
| details | and Kerri Gowler (NZL) | and Elena Oriabinskaia (ROC) | and Hillary Janssens (CAN) |
Coxless four
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 Barcelona | Canada (CAN) | United States (USA) | Germany (GER) |
| details | Kirsten Barnes | Shelagh Donohoe | Antje Frank |
| Jessica Monroe | Cynthia Eckert | Annette Hohn | |
| Brenda Taylor | Carol Feeney | Gabriele Mehl | |
| Kay Worthington | Amy Fuller | Birte Siech | |
| 1996–2016 | Not an Olympic event. | ||
| 2020 Tokyo | Australia (AUS) | Netherlands (NED) | Ireland (IRL) |
| details | Lucy Stephan | Ellen Hogerwerf | Aifric Keogh |
| Rosemary Popa | Karolien Florijn | Eimear Lambe | |
| Jessica Morrison | Ymkje Clevering | Fiona Murtagh | |
| Annabelle McIntyre | Veronique Meester | Emily Hegarty |
Coxed eight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Montreal | East Germany (GDR) | Soviet Union (URS) | United States (USA) |
| details | Brigitte Ahrenholz | Olga Guzenko | Carol Brown |
| Henrietta Ebert | Olga Kolkova | Anita Defrantz | |
| Viola Goretzki | Klavdiya Kozenkova | Carolyn Graves | |
| Monika Kallies | Olga Pugovskaya | Marion Greig | |
| Christiane Knetsch | Nadezhda Roshchina | Peggy McCarthy | |
| Helma Lehmann | Nadezhda Rozgon | Gail Ricketson | |
| Irina Müller | Lyubov Talalaeva | Lynn Silliman | |
| Ilona Richter | Nelli Tarakanova | Anne Warner | |
| Marina Wilke | Elena Zubko | Jacqueline Zoch | |
| 1980 Moscow | East Germany (GDR) | Soviet Union (URS) | Romania (ROU) |
| details | Martina Boesler | Nina Frolova | Angelica Aposteanu |
| Christiane Knetsch | Mariya Payun | Elena Bondar | |
| Gabriele Lohs | Olga Pivovarova | Florica Bucur | |
| Karin Metze | Nina Preobrazhenskaya | Maria Constantinescu | |
| Kersten Neisser | Nadezhda Prishchepa | Elena Dobrițoiu | |
| Ilona Richter | Tatyana Stetsenko | Rodica Frîntu | |
| Marita Sandig | Elena Tereshina | Ana Iliuță | |
| Birgit Schütz | Nina Umanets | Rodica Puscatu-Arba | |
| Marina Wilke | Valentina Zhulina | Marlena Zagoni | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | United States (USA) | Romania (ROU) | Netherlands (NED) |
| details | Betsy Beard | Mihaela Armășescu | Lynda Cornet |
| Carol Bower | Doina Balan | Marieke van Drogenbroek | |
| Jeanne Flanagan | Adriana Bazon | Harriet van Ettekoven | |
| Carie Graves | Camelia Diaconescu | Greet Hellemans | |
| Kathy Keeler | Viorica Ioja | Nicolette Hellemans | |
| Harriet Metcalf | Aneta Mihaly | Martha Laurijsen | |
| Kristine Norelius | Aurora Plesca | Catharina Neelissen | |
| Shyril O’Steen | Lucia Sauca | Anne Quist | |
| Kristen Thorsness | Marioara Trașcă | Wiljon Vaandrager | |
| 1988 Seoul | East Germany (GDR) | Romania (ROU) | China (CHN) |
| details | Ramona Balthasar | Herta Anitaș | Han Yaqin |
| Kathrin Haacker | Mihaela Armășescu | He Yanwen | |
| Anja Kluge | Doina Balan | Hu Ya-Dong | |
| Daniela Neunast | Adriana Bazon | Li Rong-Hua | |
| Beatrix Schröer | Olga Homeghi | Yang Xiao | |
| Ute Stange | Veronica Necula | Zhang Xiang-Hua | |
| Annegret Strauch | Ecaterina Oancia | Zhang Yali | |
| Ute Wild | Rodica Puscatu | Zhou Shouying | |
| Judith Zeidler | Marioara Trașcă | Zhou Xiuhua | |
| 1992 Barcelona | Canada (CAN) | Romania (ROU) | Germany (GER) |
| details | Kirsten Barnes | Adriana Bazon | Sylvia Dördelmann |
| Shannon Crawford | Iulia Bulie | Kathrin Haacker | |
| Megan Delehanty | Elena Georgescu | Christiane Harzendorf | |
| Kathleen Heddle | Victoria Lepădatu | Daniela Neunast | |
| Marnie McBean | Veronica Necula | Cerstin Petersmann | |
| Jessica Monroe | Ioana Olteanu | Dana Pyritz | |
| Brenda Taylor | Maria Padurariu | Ute Wagner | |
| Lesley Thompson | Doina Robu | Annegret Strauch | |
| Kay Worthington | Doina Snep | Judith Zeidler | |
| 1996 Atlanta | Romania (ROU) | Canada (CAN) | Belarus (BLR) |
| details | Veronica Cochela | Alison Korn | Tamara Davydenko |
| Liliana Gafencu | Theresa Luke | Nataliya Lavrinenko | |
| Elena Georgescu | Maria Maunder | Yelena Mikulich | |
| Doina Ignat | Heather McDermid | Aleksandra Pankina | |
| Elisabeta Lipă | Jessica Monroe | Yaroslava Pavlovich | |
| Ioana Olteanu | Emma Robinson | Valentina Skrabatun | |
| Marioara Popescu | Lesley Thompson | Nataliya Stasyuk | |
| Doina Spîrcu | Tosha Tsang | Nataliya Volchek | |
| Anca Tănase | Anna van der Kamp | Marina Znak | |
| 2000 Sydney | Romania (ROU) | Netherlands (NED) | Canada (CAN) |
| details | Veronica Cochela | Tessa Appeldoorn | Buffy Alexander |
| Georgeta Damian | Carin ter Beek | Laryssa Biesenthal | |
| Maria Magdalena Dumitrache | Pieta van Dishoeck | Heather Davis | |
| Liliana Gafencu | Elien Meijer | Alison Korn | |
| Elena Georgescu | Eeke van Nes | Theresa Luke | |
| Doina Ignat | Nelleke Penninx | Heather McDermid | |
| Elisabeta Lipă | Martijntje Quik | Emma Robinson | |
| Ioana Olteanu | Anneke Venema | Lesley Thompson | |
| Viorica Susanu | Marieke Westerhof | Dorota Urbaniak | |
| 2004 Athens | Romania (ROU) | United States (USA) | Netherlands (NED) |
| details | Aurica Bărăscu | Alison Cox | Annemiek de Haan |
| Georgeta Damian | Caryn Davies | Hurnet Dekkers | |
| Rodica Florea | Megan Dirkmaat | Nienke Hommes | |
| Liliana Gafencu | Kate Johnson | Annemarieke van Rumpt | |
| Elena Georgescu | Laurel Korholz | Sarah Siegelaar | |
| Doina Ignat | Samantha Magee | Marlies Smulders | |
| Elisabeta Lipă | Anna Mickelson | Helen Tanger | |
| Ioana Papuc | Lianne Nelson | Froukje Wegman | |
| Viorica Susanu | Mary Whipple | Ester Workel | |
| 2008 Beijing | United States (USA) | Netherlands (NED) | Romania (ROU) |
| details | Erin Cafaro | Femke Dekker | Constanța Burcică |
| Lindsay Shoop | Marlies Smulders | Viorica Susanu | |
| Anna Goodale | Nienke Kingma | Rodica Şerban | |
| Elle Logan | Roline Repelaer van Driel | Enikő Barabás | |
| Anna Cummins | Annemarieke van Rumpt | Simona Muşat | |
| Susan Francia | Helen Tanger | Ioana Papuc | |
| Caroline Lind | Sarah Siegelaar | Georgeta Andrunache | |
| Caryn Davies | Annemiek de Haan | Doina Ignat | |
| Mary Whipple | Ester Workel | Elena Georgescu | |
| 2012 London | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) | Netherlands (NED) |
| details | Erin Cafaro | Janine Hanson | Jacobine Veenhoven |
| Susan Francia | Rachelle Viinberg | Nienke Kingma | |
| Esther Lofgren | Krista Guloien | Chantal Achterberg | |
| Taylor Ritzel | Lauren Wilkinson | Sytske de Groot | |
| Meghan Musnicki | Natalie Mastracci | Roline Repelaer van Driel | |
| Elle Logan | Ashley Brzozowicz | Claudia Belderbos | |
| Caroline Lind | Darcy Marquardt | Carline Bouw | |
| Caryn Davies | Andréanne Morin | Annemiek de Haan | |
| Mary Whipple | Lesley Thompson-Willie | Anne Schellekens | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | United States (USA) | Great Britain (GBR) | Romania (ROU) |
| details | Emily Regan | Katie Greves | Roxana Cogianu |
| Kerry Simmonds | Melanie Wilson | Ioana Strungaru | |
| Amanda Polk | Frances Houghton | Mihaela Petrilă | |
| Lauren Schmetterling | Polly Swann | Iuliana Popa | |
| Tessa Gobbo | Jessica Eddie | Mădălina Beres | |
| Meghan Musnicki | Olivia Carnegie-Brown | Laura Oprea | |
| Elle Logan | Karen Bennett | Adelina Boguș | |
| Amanda Elmore | Zoe Lee | Andreea Boghian | |
| Katelin Snyder | Zoe de Toledo | Daniela Druncea | |
| 2020 Tokyo | Canada (CAN) | New Zealand (NZL) | China (CHN) |
| details | Susanne Grainger | Ella Greenslade | Guo Linlin |
| Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski | Emma Dyke | Ju Rui | |
| Madison Mailey | Lucy Spoors | Li Jingjing | |
| Sydney Payne | Kelsey Bevan | Miao Tian | |
| Andrea Proske | Grace Prendergast | Wang Zifeng | |
| Lisa Roman | Kerri Gowler | Wang Yuwei | |
| Christine Roper | Beth Ross | Xu Fei | |
| Avalon Wasteneys | Jackie Gowler | Zhang Min | |
| Kristen Kit | Caleb Shepherd | Zhang Dechang |
Lightweight double sculls
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 Atlanta | Constanța Burcică | Teresa Bell | Virginia Lee |
| details | and Camelia Macoviciuc (ROU) | and Lindsay Burns (USA) | and Rebecca Joyce (AUS) |
| 2000 Sydney | Constanța Burcică | Valerie Viehoff | Christine Collins |
| details | and Angela Alupei (ROU) | and Claudia Blasberg (GER) | and Sarah Garner (USA) |
| 2004 Athens | Constanța Burcică | Daniela Reimer | Kirsten van der Kolk |
| details | and Angela Alupei (ROU) | and Claudia Blasberg (GER) | and Marit van Eupen (NED) |
| 2008 Beijing | Kirsten van der Kolk | Minna Nieminen | Tracy Cameron |
| details | and Marit van Eupen (NED) | and Sanna Stén (FIN) | and Melanie Kok (CAN) |
| 2012 London | Katherine Copeland | Xu Dongxiang | Christina Giazitzidou |
| details | and Sophie Hosking (GBR) | and Huang Wenyi (CHN) | and Alexandra Tsiavou (GRE) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Ilse Paulis | Lindsay Jennerich | Huang Wenyi |
| details | and Maaike Head (NED) | and Patricia Obee (CAN) | and Pan Feihong (CHN) |
| 2020 Tokyo | Valentina Rodini | Laura Tarantola | Marieke Keijser |
| details | and Federica Cesarini (ITA) | and Claire Bové (FRA) | and Ilse Paulis (NED) |