1967 European Rowing Championships

The 1967 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Allier, a reservoir in the Allier River adjacent to the French city of Vichy. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 1 to 3 September for women,[1] and from 7 to 10 September for men.[2] Women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+),[3] and 14 countries sent 40 boats. For the first time, a women's team from outside Europe attended the championships, with the USA sending two boats.[4] Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and 24 or 25 countries (sources vary) sent 113 boats.[4][5] Three non-European countries sent some (male) rowers: the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.[5]

1967 European Rowing Championships
View along Lac d'Allier (Lake Allier)
VenueLake Allier
LocationVichy, France
Dates1–3 September (women)
7–10 September (men)

Medal summary – women's events

Just six boats were nominated for the eight event, meaning that the six teams (East Germany, the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, Romania, and Czechoslovakia) proceeded straight to the final. Heats and semi-finals were held for the other four boat classes as needed.[6] The woman competed over a 1,000 m distance at the time.[7]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Country & rowers Time[8] Country & rowers Time[8] Country & rowers Time[8]
W1x[9]  East Germany
Anita Kuhlke
3:57.67  Czechoslovakia
Alena Kvasilová-Postlová[7]
3:59.54  Soviet Union
Genovaitė Šidagytė
4:01.36
W2x[10]  Soviet Union
Tatyana Gomolko
Daina Schweiz
3:31.65  East Germany
Monika Sommer
Ursula Pankraths
3:36.51  Netherlands
H.M.R. Arbouw van der Veen
W. Wacht
3:37.79
W4+[11]  East Germany
Helga Schmidt
Renate Schlenzig
Barbara Koch
Barbara Behrend
Ulrike Skrbek (cox)
3:39.61  Soviet Union
Maria Kovalyova
Maria Hapková
Nina Bystrova
Nina Burakova
Olga Blagovensenskaya (cox)
3:41.18  Romania
Ana Tamas
Florica Ghiuzelea
Luminita Golgotiu
Teodora Untaru
Stefania Borisov (cox)
3:42.26
W4x+[12]  Soviet Union
Sofia Grucova
Aleksandra Bocharova
Galina Konstantinova
Tatyana Markvo
Natalya Zakharova (cox)
3:22.69  Hungary
Agnes Salamon
Katalin David
Zsuzsa Szappanos
Mária Fekete
Margit Komornik (cox)
3:25.58  Bulgaria
Miglena Totseva
Verka Alexejeva
Jekaterina Kostova
Stojka Genova
Ganka Hristova (cox)
3:25.60
W8+[13]  Soviet Union
Alla Pervorukova
Irena Bačiulytė
Sofija Korkutytė
Leokadija Semashko
Klavdija Koženkova
Aldona Čiukšytė
Genė Galinytė
Rita Tamašauskaitė
Jūratė Narvidaite (cox)
3:13.20  East Germany
Inge Mundt
Hanna Mitter
Renate Weber
Gitta Kubik
Renate Boesler
Rosemarie Schmidtke
Ingeborg Diesing
Renate Seyfarth
Ulrike Skrbek (cox)
3:14.88  Romania
Viorica Moldovan
Emilia Rigard
Stana Tudor
Doina Balasa
Ana Tamas
Florica Ghiuzelea
Teodora Untaru
Luminita Golgotiu
Stefania Borisov (cox)
3.21.33

Medal summary – men's events

The regatta for men was opened in the presence of François Missoffe, the French minister for youths and sport.[2] No country qualified all their seven boats for the finals. East Germany, West Germany, and the United States had six of their boats in the finals, and the Soviet Union had qualified five boats.[14] East Germany was the most successful nation, with five of their six finalists winning medals, including two gold. Achim Hill, who after winning single scull gold was looking back over a long rowing career, commented that "as an old men, I'm having a second spring".[15] Denmark was one of the finalists in the coxless pair but did not start as their stroke had fallen ill.[15] During the finals, the first and the last race were photo finishes for the silver medals. In the coxed four race, East Germany narrowly beat Romania for silver, with the Soviet Union taking gold. In the men's eight, traditionally the last race, West Germany won its only gold medal. The United States was just 0.03 seconds ahead of the Soviet Union for second place.[15]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Country & rowers Time[15] Country & rowers Time[15] Country & rowers Time[15]
M1x[16]  East Germany
Achim Hill
7:59.88  Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Ivanov
8:02.84  Netherlands
Jan Wienese
8:07.82
M2x[17]   Switzerland
Melchior Bürgin
Martin Studach
6:47.85  Bulgaria
Jordan Valtsev
Atanas Selev
6:49.95  Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Hellebrand
Petr Krátký
6:50.22
M2-[18]  United States
Larry Hough
Tony Johnson
7:45.98  East Germany
Peter Gorny
Günter Bergau
7:56.54  West Germany
Udo Brecht
Hans-Johann Färber
7:59.77
M2+[19]  Italy
Primo Baran
Renzo Sambo
Bruno Cipolla (cox)
8:07.01  East Germany
Hans-Jürgen Friedrich
Werner Riemann
Manfred Wozniak (cox)
8:12.32  Czechoslovakia
Ivan Miluška
Karel Kolesa
Milan Kucharik (cox)
8:12.81
M4-[20]  East Germany
Frank Forberger
Frank Rühle
Dieter Grahn
Dieter Schubert
6:47.50  Hungary
László Lucsanszky
József Csermely
György Sarlós
Csaba Czakó
6:53.24  United States
Lee Demarest
Robert Brayton
Larry Gluckman[21]
Hugh Foley
6:55.11
M4+[22]  Soviet Union
Zigmas Jukna
Antanas Bagdonavičius
Volodymyr Sterlik
Juozas Jagelavičius
Yuriy Lorentsson (cox)
7:07.67  East Germany
Jochen Mitzner
Karl-Heinz Schneider
Günter Roock
Rolf Zimmermann
Johannes Nath (cox)
7:10.51  Romania
Reinhold Batschi
Petre Ceapura
Emanoil Stratan
Ștefan Tudor
Ladislau Lovrenschi (cox)
7:10.74
M8+[23]  West Germany
Horst Meyer
Dirk Schreyer
Rüdiger Henning
Ulrich Luhn
Wolfgang Hottenrott
Egbert Hirschfelder
Jörg Siebert
Roland Böse
Gunther Tiersch (cox)
6:04.89  United States
Ian Gardiner
Curtis Canning
Andy Larkin
Scott Steketee
Franklin Hobbs
Jacques Fiechter
Cleve Livingston
David Higgins
Paul Hoffman (cox)
6:06.46  Soviet Union
Yuri Chodorov
Viktor Suslin
Apolinaras Grigas
Aleksandr Martyshkin
Vladimir Ilyinsky
Vladimir Rikkanen
Michail Mahonov
Nikolai Sumatikhin
Viktor Mikheyev (cox)
6:06.49

Medals table

The table shows the aggregate results for men and women. The overall winner was East Germany with four and five gold and silver medals, respectively. The Soviet Union came a close second with the same number of gold medals, but just two silver medals, plus two bronze medals. A total of eleven countries won medals.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)4509
2 Soviet Union (URS)4228
3 United States (USA)1113
4 West Germany (FRG)1012
5 Italy (ITA)1001
  Switzerland (SUI)1001
7 Hungary (HUN)0202
8 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0123
9 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
10 Romania (ROM)0033
11 Netherlands (NED)0022
Totals (11 nations)12121236

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