| 1893 European Rowing Championships | |
| Venue: | Lake Orta |
| Location: | Italy |
| Dates: | 10–11 September 1893 |
| Next: | 1894 Mâcon |
The 1893 European Rowing Championships were the inaugural European Rowing Championships held on Lake Orta in Italy on 10 and 11 September.[1] The competition was for men only, and the regatta had three boat classes (M1x, M4+, M8+).
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | ||
| M1x[2] | Edouard Lescrauwaet | Vittorio Leone | E. Lepron | ||||
| M4+[3] | Ben Longchamp Alfred Baud Georges Vuillet Eugène Baud Henri Sauer (cox) | Giulio Rebuschini Giacomo Leva Felice Terruzzi Angelo Brambillasca L. Bassano (cox) | Auguste Lescrauwaet Edouard Lescrauwaet Charles Lescrauwaet Adrien de Giey | ||||
| M8+[4] | Laurent1 Filiolau1 Gaston Clipet2 Auguste Trarieux2 J. Delpierre2 Ch. Gadebled2 P. Panchaud1 Pétrus Gatier1 François Lebrault1 (cox) | Luigi Rossi Giuseppe Gribaudi Augusto Lange Pietro Lange Antonio Pagliani Ferruccio Somaglia Ercole Aimone Attilio Chiantore | Louis Choisy Paul de Gottal Octave Schepens Léonce Roels Raymond Roels Isidore Devriendt Achille Ardenois Victor De Bisschop Jules Wilbo (cox) | ||||
The French eight was made up from members of two clubs:[5]
1) Union Nautique de Lyon
2) Émulation Nautique de Boulogne