1896 European Rowing Championships
| 1896 European Rowing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lake Geneva |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Dates | 6 September |
The 1896 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Geneva in the Swiss city of Geneva on 6 September.[1] The competition was for men only, five nations competed (Austria-Hungary, 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, four nations were represented.[2]
Event schedule
Four races took place on 6 September 1896. As only five nations competed, no heats had to be rowed. The regatta used a 2000 m course:[3]
- 2.30pm: French Cup (Coxed four)
- 3.30pm: Belgian Cup (Single scull)
- 4.30pm: Adriatic Cup (Coxed pair)
- 5.30pm: Italian Cup (Eight)
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | |
| M1x[4] |  Switzerland Ben Longchamp |
? |  Italy Vittorio Leone |
+13" |  Austria-Hungary Jaroslav Langhaus |
? |
| M2+[5] |  Belgium Marcel Nisol Edmond Delaet |
9'40" |  France[a]
|
9'49"2 | Italy Cino Ceni Giuseppe Belli G. Pucci[6] (cox) |
10'49" |
| M4+[7] | France Delfieu Boudou Mallet Pentoux |
8'33"2 | Belgium Francois Goosens Francois Jansen Léopold de Bloe Georges Boisson |
8'46" | Italy Ezio Carlesi Silvio Slettini Alberto Bertolani Attilio Balena Gragnani[6] (cox) |
n/a |
| M8+[8] | France Laurent J. Lelarge Guillon Daclin Merat Descottes Luyton Petavy |
7'52" | Belgium Louis Choisy Gustave Brandes Octave Schepens Léonce Roels Henri de Keyser Isidore Devriendt Prospère Bruggeman Victor De Bisschop Jean Dewitte (cox) |
8'0"8 | Italy Arturo Masciardi Giuseppe de Col Italo Bernasconi Antonio Bianchi Tommaso Padovani Miro Masciardi Arnaldo Padovani Luigi Riva G. Pucci[6] (cox) |
8'10"8 |
Footnotes
- ^ The source does not list the names of the team members.
References
- ^ "Event Information". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Rowing and Olympism" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 908. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe". Annuaire français de l'aviron [French directory of rowing] (in French). 1899. p. 156. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b c 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 12 August 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.