1897 European Rowing Championships
VenueLake Maggiore
LocationPallanza, Italy
Dates8 September 1897

The 1897 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Maggiore in the Italian commune of Pallanza on 8 September.[1] The competition was for men only, four nations competed (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, it was decided that the double scull boat class would be introduced in the following year.[2][3]

Event schedule

Four races took place on 8 September 1897. As only four nations competed, no heats had to be rowed. The regatta used a 2000 m course:[4]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Country & rowers Time[4] Country & rowers Time[4] Country & rowers Time[4]
M1x[5]  Belgium[lower-alpha 1]
Joseph Deleplanque		 8'55"  Italy[lower-alpha 2]
Fiorenzo Pagliano		 9'12"5 [lower-alpha 3]
M2+[lower-alpha 4][6]  Belgium[lower-alpha 5]
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Eugène Govaerts		 8'36"  France[lower-alpha 6]
Carlos Deltour
Antoine Védrenne
Dubordieu (cox)		 8'50"5  Italy[lower-alpha 7]
Boldoni
de Marchi
G. Pucci[7] (cox)		 8'58"
M4+[8]  Belgium[lower-alpha 8]
François Goossens
François Jansen
Léopold De Bloe
Georges Boisson		 7'46"  Italy[lower-alpha 9]
Ezio Carlesi
Silvio Slettini
Ettore Sebastiani
Alberto Bertolani		 7'52"  France[lower-alpha 10]
Laurent
Guillon
Merat
J. Lelarge		 n/a[lower-alpha 11]
M8+[lower-alpha 12][9]  Belgium[lower-alpha 13]}
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Eugène Govaerts
Adolphe Lippens
Maurice Hemelsoet
Charles Malis
Charles Van Weddingen
Arthur De Meyer
Louis Lys		 6'43"  Italy[lower-alpha 14]
Ernesto Vettori
Italo Ponis
Cino Ceni
Alberto Grazzini
Ottorino Castagnoli
Giorgio Bensa
Giuseppe Belli
Cesare Galardelli
G. Pucci[7] (cox)		 6'44"5  France[lower-alpha 15]
Deguine
Maurice Carton
Émile Lejeune
Gadebled
Maurice Henon
van Heeckoet
Henon
P. van Heeckoet		 6'47"

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Club Nautique de Gand
  2. ↑ Società Canottieri Cerea (Turin)
  3. ↑ The French rower (Carlos Deltour) did not finish and the Swiss rower (G. Pfyffer) had withdrawn before the start.
  4. ↑ Only three countries competed in this event.
  5. ↑ Cercle des Régates de Bruxelles
  6. ↑ Club Nautique de Castillon
  7. ↑ Società Canottieri Milano
  8. ↑ Royal Sport Nautique de Bruxelles
  9. ↑ S.C. il remo di Livorno
  10. ↑ Union Nautique de Lyon
  11. ↑ The French boat had abandoned the race but after the Swiss boat from Seeclub Zürich also abandoned, the French resumed and crossed the finish line.
  12. ↑ Only three countries competed in this event.
  13. ↑ Club Nautique de Gand + Cercle des Régates de Bruxelles
  14. ↑ Libertas di Firenze (Florence)
  15. ↑ Émulation nautique Boulogne Club (now L'Aviron Boulonnais)

References

  1. ↑ "Event Information". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rowing and Olympism" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 908. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Roux Frassati, Tip (1897). "Resoconto ufficiale dei Campionati Europei – 1897". Rivista nautica (in Italian). Turin. p. 275. Retrieved 12 August 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 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 5 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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