1894 European Rowing Championships Explained

1894 European Rowing Championships
Venue:Saône
Location:Mâcon, France
Dates:16 September 1894
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The 1894 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Saône in the French city Mâcon on 16 September.[1] The competition was for men only, and the regatta had four boat classes (M1x, M2+, M4+, M8+). This was the second edition of the European Rowing Championships and the first time that the coxed pair boat class was included.[2]

At the FISA Congress held on 15 September, five federations were represented.[3]

Event schedule

FISA, the International Rowing Federation, had been founded in 1892 and one of the motivations for having the body is to standardise the rules of racing which varied greatly, even within countries. Race distances were variable. The 1894 European Rowing Championships were raced over a 2000 m distance for all four boat classes; it just so happened that the available straight on the Saône allowed for this race distance. Nevertheless, this became the standard race distance and the 1894 Championships are credited with having set this distance.[4]

Four races took place on 16 September 1894. As only four teams competed, no heats had to be rowed. The teams represented France, Italy and Belgium. In addition, there was a team from Trieste. That city had only just (in 1891) lost its status as a free port and belonged to the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Contemporary sources list Trieste as being represented rather than Austria-Hungary.[5] A rowing union had formed in Trieste and the decision had been made to send a coxed four to France. There were four rowing clubs competing for the honour to represent the port city. Three regattas were held during August that were all won by the team from Ginnastica.[6]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Country & rowersTimeCountry & rowersTimeCountry & rowersTime
M1x[7]
Gresset

Vittorio Leone

Edouard Lescrauwaet
M2+
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Auguste Lescrauwaet

Vittorio Leone
Federico Costa
M4+[8]
Jules Démaré
Dorlia
Paul Cocuet
Gabriel Sartori

Luigi Rossi
Giuseppe Gribaudi
Ferruccio Somaglia
Attilio Chiantore
Trieste
Dante Sandinelli
Ugo Bonazza
Guido Calzabar
Ermanno Girardelli
M8+[9]
Jules Démaré
Dorlia
Paul Cocuet
Gabriel Sartori
E. Lepron
Dupont
Sablier
Dupont

Luigi Rossi
Giuseppe Gribaudi
Ferruccio Somaglia
Augusto Lange
Carlo Carbone
Mario Ostorero
Giovanni Lenti
Attilio Chiantore

Louis Choisy
Paul de Gottal
Octave Schepens
Léonce Roels
Raymond Roels
Gustave Brandes
Prosper Bruggeman
Victor De Bisschop
van Hemelberghe (cox)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Event Information . . 14 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.) . Sport Komplett . 14 August 2018. de.
  3. Web site: Rowing and Olympism . . 14 August 2018 . 908 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000626/http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1984/ore205/ORE205y.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Why do we race 2000m? The history behind the distance . . 4 August 2018 . 15 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Resoconto Ufficiale delle Regate di Campionato Europeo 1894 . Italian Rowing Federation . 14 August 2018.
  6. Web site: 16 settembre: 120 dalla partecipazione della Ginnastica agli Europei . Italian Rowing Federation . 15 August 2018 . 9 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer) . Sport Komplett . 14 August 2018. de.
  8. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.) . Sport Komplett . 14 August 2018. de.
  9. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) . Sport Komplett . 14 August 2018. de.