1896 European Rowing Championships

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1896 European Rowing Championships
VenueLake Geneva
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Dates6 September

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[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time
M1x[4]   Switzerland
?  Italy
+13"  Austria-Hungary
?
M2+[5]  Belgium

9'40"  France[a] 9'49"2  Italy


G. Pucci[6] (cox) 		10'49"
M4+[7]  France
Delfieu
Boudou
Mallet
Pentoux 		8'33"2  Belgium



8'46"  Italy




Gragnani[6] (cox) 		n/a
M8+[8]  France
Laurent
J. Lelarge
Guillon
Daclin
Merat
Descottes
Luyton
Petavy 		7'52"  Belgium






Prosper Bruggeman

(cox) 		8'0"8  Italy








G. Pucci[6] (cox) 		8'10"8

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ The source does not list the names of the team members.

References[]

  1. ^ "Event Information". International 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. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  7. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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