1966 European Rowing Championships

Soviet women coxed quad scull at Bosbaan

Venue| Bosbaan
Location| Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dates| 26–28 August 1966
Nations| 13

← 1965 Duisburg

1967 Vichy →

The 1966 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Bosbaan in the Dutch city of Amsterdam; the venue had previously been used for the 1954 and 1964 European Rowing Championships. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was for women only and was held from 26 to 28 August. Thirteen countries contested five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+), and 39 teams were competing.[1] Two weeks later, men would meet in Bled, Yugoslavia, at the second edition of the World Rowing Championships.[2]

## Background

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The championships were initially awarded to Romania, but they withdrew. Other countries, including England, were then asked whether they could host the championships instead. With only a few months to go, the decision was made in April 1966 to hold the championships at the Bosbaan, the same venue that was used for the 1964 championships.[1][3] For the first time since 1955, FISA allowed separate German crews to compete; in the intervening years, East and West Germany had to have selection trials to determine which rowers would start in the various boat classes.[2]

## Medal summary – women's events

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Galina Konstantinova won the single sculls event Pankraths and Sommer won the double sculls event Soviet women coxed four gold medallists East German coxed quad scull gold medallists East German women's eight gold medallists

The 13 countries represented at the Bosbaan were Bulgaria, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania, the Soviet Union, Sweden, East Germany, West Germany, and the Netherlands as hosts.[4][5]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Country & rowers  | Time  | Country & rowers  | Time  | Country & rowers  | Time
W1x[6] |  Soviet Union
Galina Konstantinova | 4:16,87  |  Czechoslovakia
Alena Kvasilová–Postlová | 4:17.80  |  East Germany
Anita Kuhlke | 4:18.28
W2x[5][7] |  East Germany
Ursula Pankraths
Monika Sommer | 4:05.21  |  West Germany
Annemarie Rupprecht
Christl Schmidt-Lehnert | 4:05.97  |  Soviet Union
Tatyana Gomolko
Daina Schweiz | 4:07.28
W4+[8] |  Soviet Union
Galina Klimova
Alla Alekseyeva
Alla Kuleshova
Valeria Lyulyaeva
Natalya Zakharova (cox)  | 3:56.88  |  Romania
Ana Raicu
Florica Ghiuzelea
Viorica Moldovan
Emilia Rigard
Stefania Borisov (cox)  | 4:00.86  |  East Germany
Hanna Mitter
Helga Schmidt
Gitta Kubik
Sabine Kosel
Gudrun Apelt (cox)  | 4:02.37
W4x+[9] |  East Germany
Dagmar Holst
Ingelore Bahls
Inge Gabriel
Inge Bartlog
Karin Luck (cox)  | 3:41.81  |  Soviet Union
Sofia Grucova
Yevgeniia Maliseva
Tatyana Markvo
Aleksandra Bocharova
Valentina Turkova (cox)  | 3:42.06  |  Romania
Maria Covaci
Ileana Nemeth
Elisabeta Vorindan
Maria Hublea
Stefania Borisov (cox)  | 3:49.21
W8+[10] |  East Germany
Marianne Mewes
Brigitte Butze
Ingrid Falk
Irmgard Böhmer
Inge Mundt
Hilde Amelang
Margarete Selling
Brigitte Amm
Ursula Jurga (cox)  | 3:32.41  |  Soviet Union
Alla Pervorukova
Irena Bačiulytė
Sofija Korkutytė
Leokadija Semashko
Genė Galinytė
Aldona Čiukšytė
Stanislava Bubulytė
Rita Tamašauskaitė
Jūratė Narvidaite (cox)  | 3:44.50  |  Netherlands
Antoinette Hazevoet
Janna Olsder
Willemina Bernelot-Moens
Joke Huisman
Johanna Bosch
Gerharda Tuitert
Jenny Groeneweg
Geertruida Cornelese
W. de Jongh (cox)  | 3:45.60

## Medals table

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For the first time in the history of the European Championships, the East German women were more successful than their Soviet counterparts.[5] Six of those countries won medals, with both East Germany and the Soviet Union winning medals in all five boat classes.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  East Germany (GDR)| 3| 0| 2| 5
2|  Soviet Union (URS)| 2| 2| 1| 5
3|  Romania (ROM)| 0| 1| 1| 2
4|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 0| 1
West Germany (FRG)| 0| 1| 0| 1
6|  Netherlands (NED)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (6 entries)| 5| 5| 5| 15

## References

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1. ^ a b Smalman-Smith, Helena (21 March 2017). "1966 Women's European Rowing Championships". Rowing Story. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "141 Boote am Start". Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 21, no. 247\. 8 September 1966. p. 8\. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2018.(registration required)
3. ^ "Sport kurz berichtet". Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 21, no. 113\. 25 April 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2018.(registration required)
4. ^ "13 Länder in Amsterdam". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 22, no. 228\. 20 August 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 3 February 2018.(registration required)
5. ^ a b c "Ruderinnen erfolgreich wie noch nie". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 22, no. 237\. 29 August 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2018.[permanent dead link](registration required)
6. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
7. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelzweier)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
8. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Vierer m.Stfr.)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
9. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Doppelvierer m.Stfr.)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
10. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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