1896 European Rowing Championships

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1896 European Rowing Championships
VenueLake Geneva
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Dates6 September 1896

The 1896 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Geneva in the Swiss city of Geneva on 6 September.[1] The competition was for men only, five nations competed (Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland), and the regatta had four boat classes (M1x, M2+, M4+, M8+). At the FISA Congress held on the same day as these championships, four nations were represented.[2]

Event schedule

Four races took place on 6 September 1896. As only five nations competed, no heats had to be rowed. The regatta used a 2000 m course:[3]

Medal summary

The following medals were won:[4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time
M1x[a][5]  Switzerland
Ben Longchamp[b] 		?  Italy
Vittorio Leone[c] 		+13"  Austria-Hungary
Jaroslav Langhaus[d] 		?
M2+[e][6]  Belgium[f]
Marcel Nisol
Edmond Delaet 		9'40"  France[g]
Jules Demaré
Jamen 		9'49"2  Italy[h]
Cino Ceni
Giuseppe Belli
G. Pucci[7] (cox) 		10'49"
M4+[i][8]  France[j]
Delfieu
Boudou[k]
Mallet
Pentoux[l] 		8'33"2  Belgium[m]
François Goossens
François Jansen
Léopold De Bloe
Georges Boisson 		8'46"  Italy[n]
Ezio Carlesi
Silvio Slettini
Alberto Bertolani
Attilio Balena
Gragnani[7] (cox) 		n/a
M8+[9]  France[o]
Laurent
J. Lelarge
Joseph Guillon
Dachin[p]
Mérat
Descotes[q]
Luyton
Petavy 		7'52"  Belgium
Louis Choisy
Gustave Brandes
Octave Schepens
Léonce Roels
Henri de Keyser
Isidore Devriendt
Prosper Bruggeman
Victor De Bisschop
Jean Dewitte (cox) 		8'0"8  Italy
Arturo Masciardi
Giuseppe de Col
Italo Bernasconi
Antonio Bianchi
Tommaso Padovani
Miro Masciardi
Arnaldo Padovani
Luigi Riva
G. Pucci[7] (cox) 		8'10"8

Footnotes

  1. ^ The competitor from the Société nautique de la Marne did not finish
  2. ^ Rowing Club de Lausanne
  3. ^ Rowing Club of Genoa
  4. ^ Velarki-Club Slavia in Prague
  5. ^ The boat from the See-Club of Zurich came fourth
  6. ^ Société royale nautique d'Anvers
  7. ^ La Société nautique de Marne et le Rowing-Gluli français
  8. ^ La Société Litertas de Florence
  9. ^ Rowing Club de Lausanne came fourth
  10. ^ Société de "l'Aviron de Marseillan"
  11. ^ Reported in Le Gaulois as "Fayet"
  12. ^ Reported in Le Gaulois as "Penloux"
  13. ^ Sport nautique belge
  14. ^ Club of Livourne
  15. ^ Club nautique de Lyon
  16. ^ Reported by Sport Komplett as "Daclin"[9]
  17. ^ Reported by Sport Komplett as "Descottes"[9]

References

  1. ^ "Event Information". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Rowing and Olympism" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 908. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Championnats d'Europe". Annuaire français de l'aviron [French directory of rowing] (in French). 1899. p. 156. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Yachting : Les régates de Genève". Le Gaulois (in French). 7 September 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Morabito, Franco (26 January 2008). "Timonieri azzurri del passato, alla ricerca dei nomi" [Blue coxswains of the past, looking for names] (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: Italian Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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