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1974 World Rowing Championships


1974 World Rowing Championships
Rotsee
Lucerne, Switzerland
Men (4–8 September)Women (29 August – 1 September)

The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women) on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event was significantly extended from the 1970 edition, with the addition of both women's and lightweight men's events. Six women boat classes were added, three lightweight men classes, plus quad scull for men, increasing the number of boat classes from seven in 1970 to seventeen in 1974. This was also the last World Championships held on a quadrennial cycle – from this point, World Championships were held annually.

Medalists at the 1974 World Rowing Championships:

EventGoldSilverBronze
East Germany Wolfgang Hönig7:20.11United States Jim Dietz7:23.95Soviet Union Mykola Dovhan7:24.74
East Germany Christof Kreuziger Uli Schmied6:35.95Norway Alf Hansen Frank Hansen6:38.34Great Britain Chris Baillieu Michael Hart6:43.32
East Germany Joachim Dreifke Götz Draeger Rüdiger Reiche Jürgen Bertow6:04.01Soviet Union Mustafajew Kochel Yuriy Yakimov Gennadi Korshikov6:05.79Czechoslovakia Filip Koudela Zdeněk Pecka Miroslav Laholík Jaroslav Hellebrand6:08.12
East Germany Bernd Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt6:59.09Romania Ilie Oantă Dumitru Grumecescu7:03.99Poland Alfons Ślusarski Zbigniew Ślusarski7:04.64
East Germany Siegfried Brietzke Andreas Decker Stefan Semmler Wolfgang Mager6:19.20Soviet Union Raul Arnemann Nikolay Kuznetsov Sergei Posdejew Anushavan Gassan-Dzhalalov6:22.83West Germany Peter van Roye Klaus Jäger Bernd Truschinski Reinhard Wendemuth6:27.01
Soviet Union Vladimir Eshinov Nikolay Ivanov Aleksandr Lukyanov7:21.90East Germany Wolfgang Gunkel Jörg Lucke Klaus-Dieter Neubert7:27.86Czechoslovakia Oldřich Svojanovský Pavel Svojanovský Vladimír Petříček7:29.93
East Germany Andreas Schulz Rüdiger Kunze Ullrich Dießner Walter Dießner Wolfgang Groß6:26.38Soviet Union Gennadi Moskowski Alexander Pljuschkin Vladimir Vasilyev Anatoli Nemtyrjow Igor Rudakov6:27.34West Germany Hans-Johann Färber Ralph Kubail Peter-Michael Kolbe Peter Niehusen Uwe Benter6:27.98
United States Alan Shealy Hugh Stevenson Richard Cashin Mark Norelius John Everett Mike Vespoli Tim Mickelson Kenneth Brown David Weinberg5:46.37Great Britain Frederick Smallbone John Yallop Tim Crooks Hugh Matheson David Maxwell Jim Clark Bill Mason Lenny Robertson Patrick Sweeney5:47.49New Zealand Tony Hurt Danny Keane Lindsay Wilson Joe Earl Trevor Coker Alec McLean Dave Rodger Ross Blomfield David Simmons5:47.84
United States Bill Belden7:33.72Netherlands Harald Punt7:36.80Switzerland Reto Wyss7:36.96
Australia Campbell Johnstone Andrew Michelmore Geoffrey Rees Colin Smith6:38.12Netherlands Los Hans Pieterman Jannes Bruyn Hans Lycklama6:43.26United States Andrew Washburn Barry Selick James Ehrmann Peter Huntsman6:43.48
United States H. Scott Baker Joseph Gaynor Ralph Nauman David Harman Eric Aserlind Richard Ewing Mick Feld Richard Grogan John Hartigan6:15.25Netherlands Cornelis Bos L. Burghgraef E. van der Snoek W. Mulder B. van Aken G. van der Werff Ch. Hoynck van Papendrecht H. Hommen M. van de Broek6:17.54West Germany Uwe Barwig Wolfgang Fritsch Paul Lutz Julius Nick Lutz Kalmbacher Michael Speth Ekkehard Braun Wolfgang Gabler Willi Seyer6:17.54
EventGoldSilverBronze
East Germany Christine Scheiblich3:46.52Soviet Union Genovaitė Ramoškienė3:52.38Belgium Christine Wasterlain3:53.08
Soviet Union Yelena Antonova Galina Yermolayeva3:24.00West Germany Astrid Ayling Regine Adam3:26.43East Germany Gisela Medefindt Rita Schmidt3:28.78
East Germany Roswietha Reichel Ursula Wagner Jutta Lau Sybille Tietze Liane Weigelt3:19.81Romania Ioana Tudoran Elisabeta Lazăr Doina Bardas Teodora Boicu Elena Giurcă3:21.92Soviet Union Nadeschda Scherbak Nataliya Horodilova Walentina Iwtschenkowa Antonina Marischkina Irina Moisejenko3:22.64
Romania Marilena Ghita Cornelia Neascu3:43.12East Germany Renate Bänsch Bergit Heinze3:45.18Soviet Union Janina Tschigowskaja Ruta Weinzerga3:45.43
East Germany Rosel Nitsche Angelika Noack Renate Schlenzig Sabine Dähne Christa Karnath3:28.99Netherlands Liesbeth Vosmaer-de Bruin Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp Myriam Steenman Liesbeth de Graaff Marijke Kraayenhof3:31.19Romania Marlena Predescu Kabat Avram Chertic Aneta Matei3:32.71
East Germany Henrietta Dobler Helma Lehmann Ilona Richter Bianka Schwede Brigitte Ahrenholz Irina Müller Gunhild Blanke Doris Mosig Sabine Brincker3:04.82Soviet Union Nina Bystrova Valentina Rubtsova Nina Abramova Sofia Shurkalova Valentina Jermakova Sergejewa Vera Alexeyeva Nina Filatova Nina Frolova3:05.05Romania Elena Oprea Florica Petcu Georgeta Militaru Cristel Wiener Aurelia Marinescu Luliana Balaban Avram Chertic Aneta Matei3:08.31
single scullsdouble scullsquadruple scullspair (coxless)four (coxless)coxed paircoxed foureight (coxed)
M1xM2xM4xM2-M4-M2+M4+M8+
LM1xLM4-LM8+
W1xW2xW4xW2-W4+W8+

Medals by country (including lightweight rowing events):

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1East Germany102113
2United States3115
3Soviet Union25310
4Romania1225
5Australia1001
6Netherlands0404
7West Germany0134
8Great Britain0112
9Norway0101
10Czechoslovakia0022
11Belgium0011
New Zealand0011
Poland0011
Switzerland0011

The following boats competed in the finals:

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Event1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
East GermanyUnited StatesSoviet UnionItalyArgentinaFinland
East GermanyNorwayGreat BritainCzechoslovakiaSoviet UnionItaly
East GermanySoviet UnionCzechoslovakiaSwitzerlandNew ZealandBulgaria
East GermanyRomaniaPolandNetherlandsCzechoslovakiaWest Germany
East GermanySoviet UnionWest GermanyNew ZealandUnited StatesNorway
Soviet UnionEast GermanyCzechoslovakiaItalyFranceRomania
East GermanySoviet UnionWest GermanyCzechoslovakiaBulgariaUnited States
United StatesGreat BritainNew ZealandEast GermanySoviet UnionWest Germany
United StatesNetherlandsSwitzerlandGreat BritainWest GermanyMexico
AustraliaNetherlandsUnited StatesWest GermanySwedenNorway
United StatesNetherlandsWest GermanyCanada4 boats only
East GermanySoviet UnionBelgiumWest GermanyFranceBulgaria
Soviet UnionWest GermanyEast GermanyPolandNetherlandsBulgaria
East GermanyRomaniaSoviet UnionWest GermanyCzechoslovakiaHungary
RomaniaEast GermanySoviet UnionCzechoslovakiaUnited StatesWest Germany
East GermanyNetherlandsRomaniaFranceSoviet UnionPoland
East GermanySoviet UnionRomaniaWest GermanyNetherlandsPoland
Column 1Column 2Column 3
EventNotes
N/Ano entry
Chris Baillieu & Michael Hart (Leander)bronze medal in A final
National squad4th in B final
N/Ano entry
Leanderunplaced
N/Ano entry
Lady Margaret & London University3rd in B final
Frederick Smallbone, John Yallop, Tim Crooks, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell Jim Clark, Bill Mason, Lenny Robertson, Patrick Sweeney cox, (Leander / Thames Tradesmen)silver medal in A Final
Geoff Potts (Durham)4th in A final
Graeme Hall, Christopher Drury, Nicholas Tee, Daniel Topolski (Leander)1st in B in final
N/Ano entry
Ann Corkunplaced
N/Ano entry
Jackie Darling (Civil Service Ladies), Pauline Bird (Weybridge Ladies), Liz Lorrimer (Nottingham), Lorraine Baker (Derby), Karen Peer, cox (St George's Ladies)unplaced
Liz Monti & Lin Clark (Civil Service Ladies)3rd in B final
Chris Aistrop (Weybridge Ladies), Maggie Lambourn, Chris Grimes, Clare Grove, Pauline Wright, cox (all Civil Service Ladies)5th in B final
N/Ano entry

The 1974 World Championships were the first that were attended by a female crew from New Zealand. The coxed four was crewed by Marion Horwell (stroke), Liz Cato, Robin Matheson, Lesley Keys, and Vicki Colville (cox). They came third in the petite final, or ninth overall.

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