1980 World Rowing Championships

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1980 World Rowing Championships
VenueHazewinkel
LocationHeindonk, Willebroek, Belgium
Dates16 August

The 1980 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held in August 1980 at Hazewinkel in Belgium.[1] Since 1980 was an Olympic year for rowing, the World Championships did not include the 14 Olympic classes scheduled for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Only the four lightweight men's event formed part of the competition, and all finals were raced on 16 August.

Medal summary[]

Medalists at the 1980 World Rowing Championships were:

Men's lightweight events[]

Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time
LM1x[2]  West Germany
Christian-Georg Warlich 		07:00.94  United States
William Belden 		07:06.32  Spain
07:08.80
LM2x[3]  Italy
Francesco Esposito
Ruggero Verroca 		06:29.18  United States

Lawrence Klecatsky 		06:31.10   Switzerland

06:33.44
LM4-[4]  Australia
Graham Gardiner
Charles Bartlett
Clyde Hefer
Simon Gillett 		06:12.35  Denmark


Jan Christensen
06:23.75  Great Britain


Duncan Innes
Colin Cusack 		06:25.76
LM8+[5]  Great Britain
Colin Barratt
David Hosking
Robert Downie
Nicholas Howe
Peter Zeun
Clive Roberts
Nigel Read
Stephen Simpole
Simon Jefferies (cox) 		05:42.76  France








(cox) 		05:45.62  Spain



Francisco Goicoechea García
Luis Arteaga Leon
José Rojí

Fernando Climent
Javier Sabriá (cox) 		05:45.87

References[]

  1. ^ "1980 World Rowing Championships". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ^ "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". FISA. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". FISA. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ^ "(LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". FISA. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ "(LM8+) Lightweight Men's Eight – Final". FISA. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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