1966 World Rowing Championships
The 1966 World Rowing Championships was the second time that world championships in rowing were held. The regatta was held from 8 to 11 September at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.[1][2] There were 613 rowers from 32 countries who competed in the seven Olympic boat classes.[3][4] Marketing and advertising for the event were handled by Cesar Lüthi.[5][6][7]
1966 World Rowing Championships | |
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Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1966 World Rowing Championships | |
Venue | Lake Bled |
Location | Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
Dates | 8–11 September |
Competitors | 613 from 32 nations |
The Australian rowing history website has the following commentary: "The superbly organized regatta was held on the magnificent lake at Bled: a fitting setting for the second world championships."[2] Prior to the 4th World Rowing Championships in 1974, only men competed.[1]
Background
Bled and the German cities of Essen and Duisburg had competed for the right to host the second World Rowing Championships. At a FISA meeting in August 1963, held in conjunction with the 1963 European Rowing Championships for men, the decision in favour of Bled was made.[8]
Medal summary
Medalists at the 1966 World Rowing Championships:[1][2]
Men's events
Event codes
single scull | double scull | coxless pair | coxed pair | coxless four | coxed four | eight (coxed) | |
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Men's | M1x | M2x | M2- | M2+ | M4- | M4+ | M8+ |
Medal table
Place | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Finals
Great Britain
Event | Notes | |
M1x | no crew | |
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M2x | Arnold Cooke & Nick Cooper (Leander Club) | 3rd in B final |
M2- | R C Waite & Richard Nicholson (Nottingham & Union) | 5th B final |
M2+ | no crew | |
M4- | Derby Rowing Club | 4th in B Final |
M4+ | no crew | |
M8+ | Tideway Scullers School | 4th in A Final |
References
- "World Rowing Medalists". HickokSports.com. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013.
- "1966 World Championships—Bled, Yugoslavia". RowingHistory-Aus.info. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
- "141 Boote am Start". Neues Deutschland (in German). 21 (247). 8 September 1966. p. 8. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Sydow, Waldemar (5 September 1966). "Fünf Kontinente in Bled". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 22 (244). p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Marketing-Pionier Cesar W. Lüthi gestorben". News.ch (in German). 18 July 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Cesar W. Lüthi verstorben". Hockeyfans.ch (in German). 18 July 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "Chance in double sculls." Times, 6 Sept. 1966, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
- "Duisburg und Essen durchgefallen". Neue Zeit (in German). 19 (188). 15 August 1963. p. 7. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "DDR erfolgreichstes Ruderland in Bled". Neues Deutschland (in German). 21 (251). 12 September 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Two without coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Two with coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 31 October 2014.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer ohne Steuermann" [Rowing – World Championships. Coxless four]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
- Hoffmann, Wilfried. "Ruder-Weltmeisterschaften seit 1962: Deutsche Medaillenerfolge – Gold, Silber und Bronze" [Rowing World Championships since 1962: German medal series – gold, silver and bronze] (in German). Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "Tideway Scullers raise Britain's prestige." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.
- "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "British crews well prepared." Times, 8 Sept. 1966, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
- "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "Mixed day for British competitors." Times, 9 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT-. "All Britain's crews in semi-finals." Times, 10 Sept. 1966, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.