1896 European Rowing Championships

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]

1896 European Rowing Championships
VenueLake Geneva
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Dates6 September

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
Ben Longchamp
?  Italy
Vittorio Leone
+13"  Austria-Hungary
Jaroslav Langhaus
?
M2+[5]  Belgium
Marcel Nisol
Edmond Delaet
9'40"  France[lower-alpha 1] 9'49"2  Italy
Cino Ceni
Giuseppe Belli
G. Pucci[6] (cox)
10'49"
M4+[7]  France
Delfieu
Boudou
Mallet
Pentoux
8'33"2  Belgium
Francois Goosens
Francois Jansen
Léopold de Bloe
Georges Boisson
8'46"  Italy
Ezio Carlesi
Silvio Slettini
Alberto Bertolani
Attilio Balena
Gragnani[6] (cox)
n/a
M8+[8]  France
Laurent
J. Lelarge
Guillon
Daclin
Merat
Descottes
Luyton
Petavy
7'52"  Belgium
Louis Choisy
Gustave Brandes
Octave Schepens
Léonce Roels
Henri de Keyser
Isidore Devriendt
Prospère 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[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. 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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