1961 European Rowing Championships

none December 2017 1961 European Rowing Championships Vltava Prague, Czechoslovakia 18–20 August 1961 (women)24–27 August 1961 (men) 9 (women) and 20 (men) 1960 London 1962 East Berlin The 1961 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Vltava in the Czechoslovak capital Prague. The event for women was held from 18 to 20 August,Berechtigter Optimismus der Ruderer http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19610801-0-5-51-0&highlight=Europameisterschafts%7CEuropameisterschafte%7Crudern%7C1961%7C08 28 December 2017 Neue Zeit 17 176 1 August 1961 5 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171738/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19610801-0-5-51-0&highlight=Europameisterschafts%7CEuropameisterschafte%7Crudern%7C1961%7C08 dead and 9 countries competed with 32 boats.Smalman-Smith Helena 1961 Women's European Rowing Championships 10 March 2017 https://rowingstory.com/year-by-year/1961-2/ Rowing Story 15 January 2018 The event for men was held from 24 to 27 August, and 20 countries entered boats. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and just three countries entered boats in all classes: the hosts Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, and a combined German team.20 Länder gaben Meldung ab http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610811-0-9-326-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7CRuder%7C1961 28 December 2017 Berliner Zeitung 17 220 11 August 1961 9 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228053938/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610811-0-9-326-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7CRuder%7C1961 dead Women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+). The regatta was held in five lanes, with rowers proceeding in the direction of the river's flow. German representation Germany had to enter a combined team. The women from both countries had a qualification event on the Langer See in Grünau, which had previously been used as the rowing venue for the 1936 Summer Olympics. The West Germans entered the three sculling boat classes only (W1x, W2x, W4x+), and in all events, the East Germans won the competition. East German teams for the coxed four and the eight complemented a complete team. East Germany nominated its men at the end of July, and following the West German national championships, the West Germans nominated their men's team in early August.Westdeutsches Ruder-Aufgebot http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610809-0-10-280-0&highlight=Ruderern%7CJordan%7CRuder%7C1961 28 December 2017 Berliner Zeitung 17 218 9 August 1961 10 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054313/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610809-0-10-280-0&highlight=Ruderern%7CJordan%7CRuder%7C1961 dead There were difficult negotiations between West and East German representatives as to the location for the German qualifications. In the end, the regatta facility on the Templiner See in Potsdam favoured by East Germany was agreed to.Ausscheidungen bei Potsdam http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19610806-0-6-53-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7CRuderern%7C1961 28 December 2017 Neue Zeit 17 181 6 August 1961 6 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171544/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19610806-0-6-53-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7CRuderern%7C1961 dead Beratungen der Ruder-Verbände http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610804-0-9-117-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7CRuderer%7CRuder%7C1961 28 December 2017 Berliner Zeitung 17 213 4 August 1961 9 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054211/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610804-0-9-117-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7CRuderer%7CRuder%7C1961 dead The German qualifications were decided on 12 August, with West Germany winning all seven races.Waldemar Sydow Hoffnungen blieben unerfüllt http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610813-0-4-37-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7Crudern%7CRudern%7CRuder%7C1961 28 December 2017 Berliner Zeitung 17 222 13 August 1961 4 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054453/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610813-0-4-37-0&highlight=Templiner%20See%7Crudern%7CRudern%7CRuder%7C1961 dead Medal summary Medallists at the 1961 European Rowing Championships were: Women's events Of the nine countries that were represented, only three were from western Europe: Great Britain (coxed four, double scull, single scull), Belgium and the Netherlands (both single scull). Of those, only Britain managed to get two of their boats into the finals; Penny Chuter came fourth in the single scull, and they came fifth in the coxed four. The most successful nation in the women's events was the Soviet Union, with four out of a possible five gold medals.Waldemar Sydow Vier Ehrenplätze für die DDR http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610821-0-4-65-0&highlight=Europa-Meisterschaften%7CEuropa-Meisterschaft%7CRuder%7C1961%7C08 28 December 2017 Berliner Zeitung 17 230 21 August 1961 4 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171744/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19610821-0-4-65-0&highlight=Europa-Meisterschaften%7CEuropa-Meisterschaft%7CRuder%7C1961%7C08 dead Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers TimeSilber für Achter und Doppelzweier http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19610821-0-4-49-0 11 February 2018 Neues Deutschland 16 230 21 August 1961 4 de 11 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131614/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19610821-0-4-49-0 dead 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 28 December 2017 de Kornélia Pap 3:48.9 Alena Postlová 3:52.1 Zoja Rakickaja 3:53.5 W2xHeckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelzweier) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/71.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Valentina Kalegina Galina Vecherkovskaya 3:34.9 Hannelore Göttlich Helga Kolbe 3:37.0 1952 Ana Tamas Florica Ghiuzelea 3:42.2 W4x+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelvierer m.Stfr.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/72.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Valentina Vassilieva Ljudmila Suslova Aino Pajusalu Nina Polyakova Tamara Ivanova (cox) 3:24.9 Marta Sipova Jarmila Plocarova Svetla Bartakova Hana Musilova Ivana Potocnikova (cox) 3:28.4 Helga Schlittermann-Fischer Ursula Pankraths Helga Ammon Helga Kolbe Karla Frister (cox) 3:28.8 W4+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Vierer m.Stfr.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/73.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Valentina Terekhova Nadeschda Skunkova Ella Sergeyeva Nina Shamanova Valentina Timofeyeva (cox) 3:28.1 1952 Emilia Rigard Ana Tamas Florica Ghiuzelea Iuliana Bulugioiu Stefania Borisov (cox) 3:32.1 Ingrid Graf Waltraud Dinter Hilde Amelang Marianne Mewes Elfriede Boetius (cox) 3:36.9 W8+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/74.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Sinaida Kirillina Vera Rebrova Valentina Sirsikova Nonna Petsernikova Nina Korobkova Lidiya Zontova Zinaida Korotova Nadeschda Gontsarova Viktoriya Dobrodeeva (cox) 3:13.6 Waltraud Böhlmann Gisela Schirmer Erika Kretschmer Ute Gabler Brigitte Amm Gerlinde Löwenstein Barbara Reichel Christa Schollain-Temeier Sigrid Laube (cox) 3:17.2 1952 Emilia Oros Maria Draghici Magda Vladut Mariana Horvath Viorica Moldovan Olimpia Bogdan Margareta Stoian Mariana Limpede Stefania Borisov (cox) 3:18.7 Men's events The most successful nation was the Soviet Union, which won three gold medals.Dreifacher UdSSR-Rudertriumph http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19610828-0-4-43-0&highlight=Ruderer%7CJordan%7CRuder%7C1961 28 December 2017 Neues Deutschland 16 237 28 August 1961 4 de 28 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054500/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19610828-0-4-43-0&highlight=Ruderer%7CJordan%7CRuder%7C1961 dead Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time M1xHeckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/63.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Vyacheslav Ivanov Vladimír Andrs Seymour Cromwell M2xHeckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/64.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov 6:33.6 Nicholas Birkmyre George Justicz Václav Kozák Pavel Schmidt M2- Ruder-Europameisterschaften seit 1913: Deutsche Medaillenerfolge – Gold, Silber und Bronze http://www.rrk-online.de/rudern/chronrudern/emwmolyrud/emrud.htm Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08 28 December 2017 deHeckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/65.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Günther Zumkeller Dieter Bender 7:01.9 Veli Lehtelä Toimi Pitkänen Ernst Veenemans Steven Blaisse M2+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/66.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Zigmas Jukna Antanas Bagdonavičius Gerdas Morhus (cox) 7:45.3 1952 Ionel Petrov Ilie Husarenco Oprea Păunescu (cox) Václav Chalupa Miroslav Strejček Jan Dvorak (cox) M4-Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/67.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Renato Bosatta Tullio Baraglia Giancarlo Crosta Giuseppe Galante 6:28.3 Valentin Markovkin Igor Akhremchik Anatoly Tarabrin Yuri Basurov Klaus Wegner Manfred Uellner Klaus Riekemann Günter Schroers M4+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/68.html Sport Komplett 28 December 2017 de Karl-Heinz Hopp Klaus Bittner Kraft Schepke Frank Schepke Reinhold Brümmer (cox) 6:33.1 Oleg Aleksandrov Boris Fyodorov Yury Suslin Anatoli Fedorov Igor Rudakov (cox) Vito Casalucci Michele Vertuccio Salvatore Ibba Francesco Staiti Giuseppe Giorgianni (cox) M8+Heckert Karlheinz Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/69.html Sport Komplett 29 December 2017 de Romano Sgheiz Giovanni Zucchi Raffaele Viviani Giuseppe Palese Fulvio Balatti Gianpietro Gilardi Vinico Brondi Sereno Brunello Ivo Stefanoni (cox) 5:52.2 Wolfgang Tietenberg Detlef Raatz Joachim Schulz Peter Riff Bernd-Jürgen Marschner Peter Neusel Bernhard Britting Manfred Ross Jürgen Oelke (cox) 5:52.4 Christian Puibaraud Jean-Louis Bellet Joseph Moroni Robert Dumontois Gaston Mercier Bernard Meynadier Émile Clerc Michel Viaud Alain Bouffard (cox) Medals tables The first table shows the aggregate results for men and women with Germany counted as one country. The overall winner was the Soviet Union with seven gold medals, followed by Germany and then Italy with two gold medals each, but Germany also winning three silver medals whilst Italy did not win silver. 7 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 ROU 1952 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 The second table shows the aggregate results for men and women with East Germany and West Germany counted as separate countries; all male German winners were West Germans while all female German winners were from the east. The overall winner remains the Soviet Union with seven gold medals, followed by West Germany and then Italy with two gold medals each, but West Germany also winning one silver medal whilst Italy did not win silver. East Germany is ranked sixth with this method of counting medals. 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 ROU 1952 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References Category:European Rowing Championships European Rowing Championships Rowing Rowing Rowing Category:Sports competitions in Prague Category:August 1961 sports events in Europe Category:1961 in women's rowing Category:1960s in Prague