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[a]
Joseph Deleplanque 		8'55"  Italy[b]
Fiorenzo Pagliano 		9'12"5 [c]
M2+[d][6]  Belgium[e]
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Eugène Govaerts 		8'36"  France[f]
Carlos Deltour
Antoine Védrenne
Dubordieu (cox) 		8'50"5  Italy[g]
Boldoni
de Marchi
G. Pucci[7] (cox) 		8'58"
M4+[8]  Belgium[h]
François Goossens
François Jansen
Léopold De Bloe
Georges Boisson 		7'46"  Italy[i]
Ezio Carlesi
Silvio Slettini
Ettore Sebastiani
Alberto Bertolani 		7'52"  France[j]
Laurent
Guillon
Merat
J. Lelarge 		n/a[k]
M8+[l][9]  Belgium[m]}
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Eugène Govaerts
Adolphe Lippens
Maurice Hemelsoet
Charles Malis
Charles Van Weddingen
Arthur De Meyer
Louis Lys 		6'43"  Italy[n]
Ernesto Vettori
Italo Ponis
Cino Ceni
Alberto Grazzini
Ottorino Castagnoli
Giorgio Bensa
Giuseppe Belli
Cesare Galardelli
G. Pucci[7] (cox) 		6'44"5  France[o]
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 ^ The French rower (Carlos Deltour) did not finish and the Swiss rower (G. Pfyffer) had withdrawn before the start.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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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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