List of rowing blades – National team oars

The table below shows the way the rowing blades are painted in international competitions of rowing in which national teams participate. Each team associated with the International Rowing Federation uses a specific model. This pattern may be a reproduction of the national flag on the oar blade, but it may also be a fanciful motif chosen by a given rowing federation. The left oar is usually a mirror image of the right oar.[1][2][3]

Blade Nation Description
Afghanistan Afghanistan Colours of flag of Afghanistan, without the Emblem of Afghanistan.
Albania Albania Similar to the civil ensign of Albania.
Algeria Algeria Flag of Algeria.
American Samoa American Samoa Flag of American Samoa, but with a different arrangement and without the emblem.
Angola Angola Flag of Angola.
Argentina Argentina Flag of Argentina, but with white stripe vertical.
Armenia Armenia Flag of Armenia.
Australia Australia White blade with green, yellow, and green strips running vertically across the blade, near the tip.
Austria Austria Flag of Austria.
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan.
Bahamas Bahamas Flag of the Bahamas.
Bahrain Bahrain Flag of Bahrain.
Bangladesh Bangladesh white/light blue blade.
Barbados Barbados Transformed flag of Barbados.
Belarus Belarus Flag of Belarus.
Belgium Belgium Flag of Belgium.
Benin Benin Flag of Benin.
Bermuda Bermuda Flag of Bermuda, without the coat of arms.
Bolivia Bolivia Flag of Bolivia with the coat of arms.
Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Botswana Botswana Flag of Botswana.
Brazil Brazil White with vertical stripes: yellow-green-yellow-green.
Bulgaria Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria, but stripes are vertical.
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Flag of Burkina Faso.
Cameroon Cameroon Flag of Cameroon.
Canada Canada Flag of Canada.
Cape Verde Cape Verde Flag of Cape Verde.
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Light blue blade.
Chile Chile A blue blade with a white star and a red and white stripe.
China China White blade and red bow with 5 yellow stars.
Colombia Colombia Flag of Colombia, but the stripes are vertical..
Costa Rica Costa Rica Civil flag of Costa Rica.
Croatia Croatia White blade with red checkers in top right corner. Based on Croatian coat of arms.
Cuba Cuba blade with 3 stripes: red, white and blue.
Cyprus Cyprus Flag of Cyprus.
Czech Republic Czechia Flag of Czechia.
Denmark Denmark White blade with red horizontal stripe.
Djibouti Djibouti Flag of Djibouti.
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The layout is similar to the flag of the Dominican Republic, but without coat of arms.
Ecuador Ecuador Flag of Ecuador without the coat of arms.
Egypt Egypt Flag of Egypt, without the coat of arms.
Salvador El Salvador White blade with 5 vertical blue stripes.
Estonia Estonia Flag of Estonia.
Eswatini Eswatini A blue blade with two white stripes at the end.
Fiji Fiji A white blade with a black vertical stripe in front of the tip.
Finland Finland Flag of Finland.
France France Flag of France.
Georgia Georgia Flag of Georgia.
Germany Germany Flag of Germany.
Ghana Ghana Flag of Ghana.
Gibraltar Gibraltar A white blade with a red stripe at the tip.
Great Britain Great Britain White blade with red tip with Union Flag.
Greece Greece Blue blade with white cross, part of Greece's coat of arms.
Guatemala Guatemala White blade with 2 vertical, wide, blue stripes.
Haiti Haiti Flag of Haiti.
Honduras Honduras A blue blade with a white sash across and the stars of the Honduran flag.
Hong Kong Hong Kong A slightly altered Flag of Hong Kong.
Hungary Hungary Flag of Hungary.
Iceland Iceland Flag of Iceland without vertical stripes.
India India Two horizontal stripes: light sky blue and dark blue.
Indonesia Indonesia Two vertical stripes: white and red.
Iraq Iraq Flag of Iraq.
Iran Iran Simplified flag of Iran.
Ireland Ireland Green blade with a white clover.
Finland Israel Two horizontal stripes: blue and white.
Italy Italy Flag of Italy.
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast A white blade with orange, white and green stripes at the tip.
Jamaica Jamaica Flag of Jamaica.
Japan Japan Flag of Japan plus two diagonal red stripes.
Jordan Jordan Flag of Jordan.
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan A blue blade with a yellow tip and a diagonal red stripe.
Kenya Kenya A white blade with black, white and red stripes on the tip.
Kuwait Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.
Kyrgystan Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan.
Latvia Latvia Flag of Latvia.
Lebanon Lebanon Flag of Lebanon.
Libya Libya Flag of Libya.
Lithuania Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.
Luxembourg Luxembourg Appearance similar to the coat of arms of Luxembourg.
Madagascar Madagascar Flag of Madagascar.
Malawi Malawi Flag of Malawi.
Malaysia Malaysia A variation using the colors and emblem of the flag of Malaysia.
Maldives Maldives Flag of Maldives.
Mali Mali Flag of Mali.
Malta Malta Flag of Malta.
Mauritius Mauritius Flag of Mauritius.
Mexico Mexico A green blade with a white and red stripe at the tip.
Morocco Morocco Flag of Morocco with a simplified star.
Moldova Moldova Flag of Moldova, but horizontally and without the coat of arms.
Monaco Monaco A red blade with a narrow horizontal white stripe.
Mongolia Mongolia Flag of Mongolia.
Mozambique Mozambique Flag of Mozambique without the emblem.
Myanmar Myanmar A white blade with blue-white-red stripes on the tip.
Namibia Namibia Flag of Namibia.
Nepal Nepal A variation using the colors and emblems of the Nepalese flag.
Netherlands Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.
New Zealand New Zealand Black blade with silver fern and letters N and Z on either side of the silver fern.
Nicaragua Nicaragua Flag of Nicaragua, without the coat of arms.
Niger Niger Flag of Niger.
Nigeria Nigeria Flag of Nigeria with changed proportions.
North Korea North Korea White blade and selected elements from the North Korean flag.
North Macedonia North Macedonia. Flag of North Macedonia.
Norway Norway Flag of Norway without the vertical stripes.
Pakistan Pakistan blade with 3 horizontal stripes: dark green/white/dark green.
Palestine Palestine Flag of Palestine.
Panama Panama White blade with a navy blue star and a red one.
Paraguay Paraguay A variation using the colors of the Paraguayan flag.
Peru Peru A red blade with a diagonal wide white stripe.
Philippines Philippines Red and blue blade with a large white chevron.
Poland Poland Flag of Poland.
Portugal Portugal A white blade with a green and red stripe at the tip.
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Simplified Flag of Puerto Rico (fewer stripes).
Qatar Qatar Flag of Qatar
Romania Romania Flag of Romania.
Russia Russia Flag of Russia.
Saint Vincent and Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Samoa Samoa Flag of Samoa.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia.
Senegal Senegal Flag of Senegal.
Serbia Serbia Colors from the flag of Serbia, but in a different arrangement.
Singapore Singapore White and red blade divided diagonally.
Slovakia Slovakia Colors and coat of arms from the flag of Slovakia, but in a different arrangement.
Slovenia Slovenia A white blade with a transverse stripe in the colors of the Slovenian flag.
Somalia Somalia Flag of Somalia.
South Africa South Africa Flag of South Africa.
Korea South Korea Elements from the flag of South Korea with a changed color scheme.
Spain Spain Flag of Spain, but stripes are vertical.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka An orange blade with a diagonal wide black stripe.
Sudan Sudan Flag of Sudan.
Sweden Sweden Coat of Arms of Sweden.
Switzerland Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.
Syria Syria Flag of Syria.
Thailand Thailand Flag of Thailand.
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Horizontal 3 stripes: navy blue-white-red with a variation of the Chinese Taipei symbol.
Togo Togo Flag of Togo.
Tonga Tonga A white blade with an altered flag of Tonga.
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.
Tunisia Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.
Turkey Türkiye A white blade with a stripe with the Turkish Flag on the tip.
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Colors and emblem of the flag of Turkmenistan, but a different arrangement.
Uganda Uganda Three horizontal stripes in the colors of the flag of Uganda.
Ukraine Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.
United States United States Colors from the US Flag, but in a different arrangement.
Uruguay Uruguay Blue blade.
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan, but without the emblem and slightly different colors.
Vanuatu Vanuatu Flag of Vanuatu, without the emblem.
Venezuela Venezuela Flag of Venezuela without the emblem.
Vietnam Vietnam Flag of Vietnam with an inverted star.
Zambia Zambia Flag of Zambia.
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe A variation using the colors of the flag of Zimbabwe.

References

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  1. ^ "Blades of the World". OarSpotter.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Oar power - the symbol on the end of the blade". World Rowing. October 28, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Do you know all 151 FISA member rowing blades?". World Rowing. June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

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