1959 European Rowing Championships

1959 European Rowing Championships
1959 European Rowing Championships
Venue	Mâcon regatta course
Location	Mâcon, France
Dates	14–16 August (women); 20–23 August (men)
	← 1958 Poznań 1960 London →

The 1959 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Mâcon regatta course on the Saône in Mâcon, France. The event for women was held from 14 to 16 August,^[1] and 16 races were held.^[2] The event for men was held from 20 to 23 August.^[3] Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+).

Medal summary – women's events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Event	Country & rowers	Time	Country & rowers	Time	Country & rowers	Time
W1x^[4]	Hungary Kornélia Pap		Soviet Union		Austria
W2x^[5]	Soviet Union		Romania		Czechoslovakia
W4+^[6]	Soviet Union Valentina Terekhova Ella Sergeyeva Nina Shamanova (cox)		Romania (cox)		Hungary (cox)
W4x+^[7]	Soviet Union Galina Putyrskaya (cox)		East Germany Herta Weissig Gisela Heisse Hannelore Göttlich Helga Richter (cox)		Romania (cox)
W8+^[8]	Soviet Union Lidiya Zontova Nina Korobkova Zinaida Korotova (cox)		East Germany Hilde Amelang (cox)		Hungary (cox)

Medal summary – men's events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Event	Country & rowers	Time	Country & rowers	Time	Country & rowers	Time
M1x^[9]	Soviet Union Vyacheslav Ivanov		West Germany Klaus von Fersen		Poland Teodor Kocerka
M2x^[10]	Soviet Union Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov		Czechoslovakia Václav Kozák Pavel Schmidt		Netherlands Peter Bakker Co Rentmeester
M2-^[11]	West Germany		Soviet Union Oleg Golovanov Valentin Boreyko		Austria Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein
M2+^[12]	West Germany Klaus Riekemann (cox)		Italy Renzo Ostino Vincenzo Bruno (cox)		Romania Oprea Păunescu (cox)
M4-^[13]	Switzerland Gottfried Kottmann Rolf Streuli Émile Ess Hansruedi Scheller		West Germany Günter Schroers Victor Hendrix Manfred Kluth		Czechoslovakia René Líbal Miroslav Jíška Jindřich Blažek
M4+^[14]	West Germany Gerd Cintl Horst Effertz Claus Heß Michael Obst (cox)		Netherlands (cox)		Sweden Kjell Hansson Ulf Gustafsson Lennart Hansson Lars-Eric Gustafsson (cox)
M8+^[15]	West Germany Hans Lenk Karl-Heinz Hopp Klaus Bittner Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Kraft Schepke Frank Schepke Walter Schröder Manfred Rulffs Willi Padge (cox)		Czechoslovakia Pavel Hofmann Bohumil Janoušek Jan Švéda Josef Švec Luděk Pojezný Jan Jindra Stanislav Lusk Miroslav Koníček (cox)		Soviet Union Igor Khokhlov Boris Fyodorov Georgy Gushchenko Anatoly Antonov Yury Popov Yaroslav Cherstvy (cox)

References[]

^ "Sport am Wochenende". Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 14, no. 201. 24 July 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2018.(registration required)
^ Smalman-Smith, Helena. "1958 and 1959 Women's European Rowing Championships". Rowing Story. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Ausreiseverbot nimmt Olympiachancen". Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 15, no. 170. 24 July 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2018.(registration required)
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelzweier)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Vierer m.Stfr.)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelvierer m.Stfr.)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[1] "Sport am Wochenende". Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 14, no. 201. 24 July 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2018.(registration required)

[British_rowing-2] Smalman-Smith, Helena. "1958 and 1959 Women's European Rowing Championships". Rowing Story. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[Ausreiseverbot_Olympiachancen-3] "Ausreiseverbot nimmt Olympiachancen". Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 15, no. 170. 24 July 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2018.(registration required)

[4] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[5] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelzweier)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[6] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Vierer m.Stfr.)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[7] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelvierer m.Stfr.)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[8] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[9] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[10] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[11] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[12] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[13] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[14] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[15] Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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