1978 FISA Lightweight Championships
| 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lake Bagsværd |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dates | 3-6 August 1978 |
The 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 3-6 August 1978. In the history of the World Rowing Championships, 1978 was the only year when the lightweight rowing championships were not held in conjunction with the open men and women event. (Other years in which championships were held separately for lightweights were Olympic years, in which there were no openweight World Championships.) The lightweight finals were raced on 6 August.[1] The event was held at Lake Bagsværd.[2] In 1978, a fourth boat class was added to the event: Lightweight double scull.[3]
Later in 1978, the open event went to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time and was held at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand.[4]
Medal summary
Finals
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| LM1x |  Spain
|
 Denmark
|
 United States
|
 Austria
|
 Switzerland
|
 Norway
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LM2x | Norway
|
 Netherlands
|
United States
|
 France
|
Switzerland
|
 Italy
|
| LM4- | Switzerland
|
Netherlands
|
 Australia
|
Denmark
|
 Great Britain
|
Spain
|
| LM8+ | Great Britain
|
Netherlands
|
Australia
|
Spain
|
Denmark
|
 West Germany
|
Great Britain
Three teams from Great Britain competed at the championships.[9]
| Event | Notes | |
| LM1x | N/A | no entry |
|---|---|---|
| LM2x | Daniel Topolski & Ian Wilson | 7th overall (won the B final) |
| L4- | Andrew Cusack, Colin Cusack, Roy Wilramaratna, Tony Richardson (Wallingford RC) | 5th in A final |
| L8 | Stephen Simpole, Nigel Read, Christopher Drury, Robert Downie, Clive Roberts Peter Zeun, John Melvin, Anthony French, Colin Moynihan (cox) (London RC) |
gold medal in A final |
References
- ^ "1978 World Rowing Lightweight Championships". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Event Information". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Guerin, Andrew; Foster, Margot. "1978 World Championships — Copenhagen Denmark". Rowingmuseum. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "1978 World Rowing Championships". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "(LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "(LM8+) Lightweight Men's Eight – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Railton, Jim (7 August 1978). "Rowing". The Times. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.