1966 European Rowing Championships

none February 2018 1966 European Rowing Championships Soviet women quad scull EC 1966.jpg Soviet women coxed quad scull at Bosbaan Bosbaan Amsterdam, the Netherlands 26–28 August 1966 13 1965 Duisburg 1967 Vichy The 1966 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Bosbaan in the Dutch city of Amsterdam; the venue had previously been used for the 1954 and 1964 European Rowing Championships. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was for women only and was held from 26 to 28 August. Thirteen countries contested five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+), and 39 teams were competing.Smalman-Smith Helena 1966 Women's European Rowing Championships 21 March 2017 https://rowingstory.com/year-by-year/1966-2/ Rowing Story 3 February 2018 Two weeks later, men would meet in Bled, Yugoslavia, at the second edition of the World Rowing Championships.141 Boote am Start http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19660908-0-8-138-0 3 February 2018 Neues Deutschland 21 247 8 September 1966 8 de 7 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015749/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19660908-0-8-138-0 dead Background The championships were initially awarded to Romania, but they withdrew. Other countries, including England, were then asked whether they could host the championships instead. With only a few months to go, the decision was made in April 1966 to hold the championships at the Bosbaan, the same venue that was used for the 1964 championships.Sport kurz berichtet http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19660425-0-5-87-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften 3 February 2018 Neues Deutschland 21 113 25 April 1966 5 de 3 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180203123522/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19660425-0-5-87-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften dead For the first time since 1955, FISA allowed separate German crews to compete; in the intervening years, East and West Germany had to have selection trials to determine which rowers would start in the various boat classes. Medal summary – women's events thumb|Galina Konstantinova won the single sculls event thumb|Pankraths and Sommer won the double sculls event thumb|Soviet women coxed four gold medallists thumb|East German coxed quad scull gold medallists thumb|East German women's eight gold medallists The 13 countries represented at the Bosbaan were Bulgaria, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania, the Soviet Union, Sweden, East Germany, West Germany, and the Netherlands as hosts.13 Länder in Amsterdam http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19660820-0-7-127-0 3 February 2018 Berliner Zeitung 22 228 20 August 1966 7 de 3 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064820/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19660820-0-7-127-0 dead Ruderinnen erfolgreich wie noch nie http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19660829-0-6-130-0 3 February 2018 Berliner Zeitung 22 237 29 August 1966 6 de 3 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064605/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19660829-0-6-130-0 dead Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time W1xHeckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/70.html sport-komplett.de 3 February 2018 de Galina Konstantinova 4:16,87 Alena Kvasilová–Postlová 4:17.80 Anita Kuhlke 4:18.28 W2xHeckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelzweier) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/71.html sport-komplett.de 3 February 2018 de Ursula Pankraths Monika Sommer 4:05.21 Annemarie Rupprecht Christl Schmidt-Lehnert 4:05.97 Tatyana Gomolko Daina Schweiz 4:07.28 W4+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Vierer m.Stfr.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/73.html sport-komplett.de 3 February 2018 de Galina Klimova Alla Alekseyeva Alla Kuleshova Valeria Lyulyaeva Natalya Zakharova (cox) 3:56.88 Ana Raicu Florica Ghiuzelea Viorica Moldovan Emilia Rigard Stefania Borisov (cox) 4:00.86 Hanna Mitter Helga Schmidt Gitta Kubik Sabine Kosel Gudrun Apelt (cox) 4:02.37 W4x+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelvierer m.Stfr.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/72.html sport-komplett.de 3 February 2018 de Dagmar Holst Ingelore Bahls Inge Gabriel Inge Bartlog Karin Luck (cox) 3:41.81 Sofia Grucova Yevgeniia Maliseva Tatyana Markvo Aleksandra Bocharova Valentina Turkova (cox) 3:42.06 Maria Covaci Ileana Nemeth Elisabeta Vorindan Maria Hublea Stefania Borisov (cox) 3:49.21 W8+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/74.html sport-komplett.de 3 February 2018 de Marianne Mewes Brigitte Butze Ingrid Falk Irmgard Böhmer Inge Mundt Hilde Amelang Margarete Selling Brigitte Amm Ursula Jurga (cox) 3:32.41 Alla Pervorukova Irena Bačiulytė Sofija Korkutytė Leokadija Semashko Genė Galinytė Aldona Čiukšytė Stanislava Bubulytė Rita Tamašauskaitė Jūratė Narvidaite (cox) 3:44.50 Antoinette Hazevoet Janna Olsder Willemina Bernelot-Moens Joke Huisman Johanna Bosch Gerharda Tuitert Jenny Groeneweg Geertruida Cornelese W. de Jongh (cox) 3:45.60 Medals table For the first time in the history of the European Championships, the East German women were more successful than their Soviet counterparts. Six of those countries won medals, with both East Germany and the Soviet Union winning medals in all five boat classes. 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 References Category:European Rowing Championships European Rowing Category:Sports competitions in Amsterdam European Rowing Championships Rowing Category:1960s in Amsterdam Category:August 1966 sports events in Europe