Rowers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability.
The classification system allows rowers to compete against others with a similar level of function.
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their rowers (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee).
If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
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