1974 World Rowing Championships

International rowing event March 2017 1974 World Rowing Championships Rotsee Lucerne, Switzerland Men (4–8 September)Women (29 August – 1 September) https://rowingstory.com/year-by-year/1974-2/ 1974 World Rowing Championships Rowing Story 20 July 2021 1970 St. Catharines 1975 Nottingham The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women) https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS169179934/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=TTDA&xid=c0b6978f Rowing: East Germans dominate The Times 30 August 1974 10 59179 Times Digital Archives 20 July 2021 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event was significantly extended from the 1970 edition, with the addition of both women's and lightweight men's events. Six women boat classes were added, three lightweight men classes, plus quad scull for men, increasing the number of boat classes from seven in 1970 to seventeen in 1974. This was also the last World Championships held on a quadrennial cycle – from this point, World Championships were held annually. Medal summary Medalists at the 1974 World Rowing Championships: Men's events Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time M1x Wolfgang Hönig 7:20.11 Jim Dietz 7:23.95 Mykola Dovhan 7:24.74 M2x Christof Kreuziger Uli Schmied 6:35.95 Alf Hansen Frank Hansen 6:38.34 Chris Baillieu Michael Hart 6:43.32 M4x Joachim Dreifke Götz Draeger Rüdiger Reiche Jürgen Bertow 6:04.01 Mustafajew Kochel Yuriy Yakimov Gennadi Korshikov 6:05.79 Filip Koudela Zdeněk Pecka Miroslav Laholík Jaroslav Hellebrand 6:08.12 M2- Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt 6:59.09 ROM 1965 Ilie Oantă Dumitru Grumecescu 7:03.99 POL 1928 Alfons Ślusarski Zbigniew Ślusarski 7:04.64 M4- Siegfried Brietzke Andreas Decker Stefan Semmler Wolfgang Mager 6:19.20 Raul Arnemann Nikolay Kuznetsov Sergei Posdejew Anushavan Gassan-Dzhalalov 6:22.83 Peter van Roye Klaus Jäger Bernd Truschinski Reinhard Wendemuth 6:27.01 M2+ Vladimir Eshinov Nikolay Ivanov Aleksandr Lukyanov 7:21.90 Wolfgang Gunkel Jörg Lucke Klaus-Dieter Neubert 7:27.86 Oldřich Svojanovský Pavel Svojanovský Vladimír Petříček 7:29.93 M4+ Andreas Schulz Rüdiger Kunze Ullrich Dießner Walter Dießner Wolfgang Groß 6:26.38 Gennadi Moskowski Alexander Pljuschkin Vladimir Vasilyev Anatoli Nemtyrjow Igor Rudakov 6:27.34 Hans-Johann Färber Ralph Kubail Peter-Michael Kolbe Peter Niehusen Uwe Benter 6:27.98 M8+ Alan Shealy Hugh Stevenson Richard Cashin Mark Norelius John Everett Mike Vespoli Tim Mickelson Kenneth Brown David Weinberg 5:46.37 Frederick Smallbone John Yallop Tim Crooks Hugh Matheson David Maxwell Jim Clark Bill Mason Lenny Robertson Patrick Sweeney 5:47.49 Tony Hurt Danny Keane Lindsay Wilson Joe Earl Trevor Coker Alec McLean Dave Rodger Ross Blomfield David Simmons 5:47.84 Lightweight events LM1x Bill Belden 7:33.72 Harald Punt 7:36.80 Reto Wyss 7:36.96 LM4- Campbell Johnstone Andrew Michelmore Geoffrey Rees Colin Smith 6:38.12 Los Hans Pieterman Jannes Bruyn Hans Lycklama 6:43.26 Andrew Washburn Barry Selick James Ehrmann Peter Huntsman 6:43.48 LM8+ H. Scott Baker Joseph Gaynor Ralph Nauman David Harman Eric Aserlind Richard Ewing Mick Feld Richard Grogan John Hartigan 6:15.25 Cornelis Bos L. Burghgraef E. van der Snoek W. Mulder B. van Aken G. van der Werff Ch. Hoynck van Papendrecht H. Hommen M. van de Broek 6:17.54 Uwe Barwig Wolfgang Fritsch Paul Lutz Julius Nick Lutz Kalmbacher Michael Speth de Ekkehard Braun Wolfgang Gabler Willi Seyer 6:17.54 Women's events Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time W1x Christine Scheiblich 3:46.52 Genovaitė Ramoškienė 3:52.38 Christine Wasterlain 3:53.08 W2x Yelena Antonova Galina Yermolayeva 3:24.00 Astrid Ayling Regine Adam 3:26.43 Gisela Medefindt Rita Schmidt 3:28.78 W4x+ Roswietha Reichel Ursula Wagner Jutta Lau Sybille Tietze Liane Weigelt 3:19.81 ROM 1965 Ioana Tudoran Elisabeta Lazăr Doina Bardas Teodora Boicu Elena Giurcă 3:21.92 Nadeschda Scherbak Nataliya Horodilova Walentina Iwtschenkowa Antonina Marischkina Irina Moisejenko 3:22.64 W2- ROM 1965 Marilena Ghita Cornelia Neascu 3:43.12 Renate Bänsch de Bergit Heinze 3:45.18 Janina Tschigowskaja Ruta Weinzerga 3:45.43 W4+ Rosel Nitsche de Angelika Noack Renate Schlenzig Sabine Dähne Christa Karnath de 3:28.99 Liesbeth Vosmaer-de Bruin Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp Myriam Steenman Liesbeth de Graaff Marijke Kraayenhof 3:31.19 ROM 1965 Marlena Predescu Kabat Avram Chertic Aneta Matei 3:32.71 W8+ Henrietta Dobler Helma Lehmann Ilona Richter Bianka Schwede Brigitte Ahrenholz Irina Müller Gunhild Blanke Doris Mosig Sabine Brincker 3:04.82 Nina Bystrova Valentina Rubtsova Nina Abramova Sofia Shurkalova Valentina Jermakova Sergejewa Vera Alexeyeva Nina Filatova Nina Frolova 3:05.05 ROM 1965 Elena Oprea Florica Petcu Georgeta Militaru Cristel Wiener Aurelia Marinescu Luliana Balaban Avram Chertic Aneta Matei 3:08.31 Event codes single sculls double sculls quadruple sculls pair (coxless) four (coxless) coxed pair coxed four eight (coxed) Men's M1x M2x M4x M2- M4- M2+ M4+ M8+ Lightweight men's LM1x LM4- LM8+ Women's W1x W2x W4x W2- W4+ W8+ Medal table Medals by country (including lightweight rowing events): Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 10 2 1 13 2 3 1 1 5 3 2 5 3 10 4 ROM 1965 1 2 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 6 0 4 0 4 7 0 1 3 4 8 0 1 1 2 9 0 1 0 1 10 0 0 2 2 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 POL 1928 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Total 17 17 17 51 Finals The following boats competed in the finals: https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS119241513/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=TTDA&xid=70c14369 Railton, Jim. "British eight sprint to silver medal." Times, 9 Sept. 1974, p. 7 Times Digital Archives Event1st2nd3rd4th5th6th M1x M2x M4x M2- ROM 1965 POL 1928 M4- M2+ ROM 1965 M4+ M8+ LM1x LM4- LM8+ 4 boats only W1x W2x POL 1928 W4x+ ROM 1965 W2- ROM 1965 W4+ ROM 1965 POL 1928 W8+ ROM 1965 POL 1928 Great Britain https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS118455074/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=TTDA&xid=48a038a6 Railton, Jim. "Mrs Clark's rapid rise with pathfinders." Times, 2 Sept. 1974, p. 7 Times Digital Archives EventNotes M1x N/A no entry M2x Chris Baillieu & Michael Hart (Leander) bronze medal in A final M4x National squad 4th in B final M2- N/A no entry M4- Leander unplaced M2+ N/A no entry M4+ Lady Margaret & London University 3rd in B final M8+ Frederick Smallbone, John Yallop, Tim Crooks, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell Jim Clark, Bill Mason, Lenny Robertson, Patrick Sweeney cox, (Leander / Thames Tradesmen) silver medal in A Final LM1x Geoff Potts (Durham) 4th in A final L4- Graeme Hall, Christopher Drury, Nicholas Tee, Daniel Topolski (Leander) 1st in B in final L8 N/A no entry W1x Ann Cork unplaced W2x N/A no entry W4x Jackie Darling (Civil Service Ladies), Pauline Bird (Weybridge Ladies), Liz Lorrimer (Nottingham), Lorraine Baker (Derby), Karen Peer, cox (St George's Ladies) unplaced W2- Liz Monti & Lin Clark (Civil Service Ladies) 3rd in B final W4+ Chris Aistrop (Weybridge Ladies), Maggie Lambourn, Chris Grimes, Clare Grove, Pauline Wright, cox (all Civil Service Ladies) 5th in B final W8+ N/A no entry New Zealand The 1974 World Championships were the first that were attended by a female crew from New Zealand.Caroe Rebecca Lesley Milne CNZM https://lor.kiwi/leslie-milne-onzm/ Legion of Rowers 17 July 2024 14 June 2024 The coxed four was crewed by Marion Horwell (stroke), Liz Cato, Robin Matheson, Lesley Keys, and Vicki Colville (cox).John Gasparich N.Z. girls row good race https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19740830.2.118 17 July 2024 The Press CXIV 33626 30 August 1974 10 They came third in the petite final, or ninth overall. Boost for N.Z. rowing Robert Horrocks https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19740903.2.202 17 July 2024 The Press CXIV 33629 3 September 1974 28 References http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldrowing.shtml World Rowing Medalists HickokSports.com https://archive.today/20121205021902/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldrowing.shtml 5 December 2012 dead dmy http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/world-championships/1974-Lucerne.html 1974 World Championships — Lucerne, Switzerland RowingHistory-Aus.info https://web.archive.org/web/20141021191854/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/world-championships/1974-Lucerne.html 21 October 2014 dead dmy 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/medals 1974 World Rowing Championships: Medals WorldRowing.com FISA 12 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-lightweight-championships/medals 1974 World Rowing Lightweight Championships: Medals WorldRowing.com FISA 12 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-single-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-double-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-quadruple-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-pair/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M2-) Men's Pair – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-four/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-coxed-pair/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M2+) Men's Coxed Pair – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-coxed-four/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/mens-eight/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-lightweight-championships/lightweight-mens-single-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Lightweight Championships: (LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-lightweight-championships/lightweight-mens-four/ 1974 World Rowing Lightweight Championships: (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-lightweight-championships/lightweight-mens-eight/ 1974 World Rowing Lightweight Championships: (LM8+) Lightweight Men's Eight – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/womens-single-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (W1x) Women's Single Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/womens-double-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (W2x) Women's Double Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/womens-quadruple-sculls/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/womens-pair/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (W2-) Women's Pair – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/womens-coxed-four/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (W4+) Women's Coxed Four – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1974-world-championships/womens-eight/ 1974 World Rowing Championships: (W8+) Women's Eight – Final WorldRowing.com FISA 8 March 2016 Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/77.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren Rowing – World Championships. Single scull – Men de Sport-Komplett.de https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075226/http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/77.html 12 March 2016 live dmy Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/78.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men de Sport-Komplett.de https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075312/http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/78.html 12 March 2016 dead dmy Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/79.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren Rowing – World Championships. 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Sculls – Men de Sport-Komplett.de https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075558/http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/81.html 12 March 2016 live dmy Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/82.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer ohne Steuermann Rowing – World Championships. Coxless four de Sport-Komplett.de https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075626/http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/82.html 12 March 2016 live dmy Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/83.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men de Sport-Komplett.de https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075649/http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/83.html 12 March 2016 live dmy Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/84.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men de Sport-Komplett.de https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075730/http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/84.html 12 March 2016 dead dmy Karlheinz Heckert http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/85.html Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Damen. Rowing – World Championships. 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