1896 European Rowing Championships | |
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Venue | Lake Geneva |
Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
Dates | 6 September 1896 |
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]
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]
The following medals were won:[4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | |
M1x[a][5] | ![]() Ben Longchamp[b] |
? | ![]() Vittorio Leone[c] |
+13" | ![]() Jaroslav Langhaus[d] |
? |
M2+[e][6] | ![]() Marcel Nisol Edmond Delaet |
9'40" | ![]() Jules Demaré Jamen |
9'49"2 | ![]() Cino Ceni Giuseppe Belli G. Pucci[7] (cox) |
10'49" |
M4+[i][8] | ![]() Delfieu Boudou[k] Mallet Pentoux[l] |
8'33"2 | ![]() François Goossens François Jansen Léopold De Bloe Georges Boisson |
8'46" | ![]() Ezio Carlesi Silvio Slettini Alberto Bertolani Attilio Balena Gragnani[7] (cox) |
n/a |
M8+[9] | ![]() Laurent J. Lelarge Joseph Guillon Dachin[p] Mérat Descotes[q] Luyton Petavy |
7'52" | ![]() Louis Choisy Gustave Brandes Octave Schepens Léonce Roels Henri de Keyser Isidore Devriendt Prosper Bruggeman Victor De Bisschop Jean Dewitte (cox) |
8'0"8 | ![]() Arturo Masciardi Giuseppe de Col Italo Bernasconi Antonio Bianchi Tommaso Padovani Miro Masciardi Arnaldo Padovani Luigi Riva G. Pucci[7] (cox) |
8'10"8 |