| 1969 European Rowing Championships | |
| Location: | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Dates: | 5–7 September 1969 (women) ?–14 September 1969 (men) |
| Prev: | 1968 East Berlin |
| Next: | 1970 Tata |
The 1969 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wörthersee in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 5 to 7 September for women, and a few days later for men.[1] Women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+), and 15 countries—including the United States—sent 47 boats. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+). An innovation was that petite finals were held to determine places 7 to 12.
At its congress held in conjunction with the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, the International Rowing Federation (FISA) had decided that the 1969 Championships would be held on the Lake of Banyoles in Spain.[2] Circumstances changed and the event moved to Austria.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country & rowers | Time[3] | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | ||
| W1x[4] | Genovaitė Ramoškienė | 3:53.01 | Anita Kuhlke | 3:56.16 | Renate Sika | 3:56.27 | |
| W2x[5] | Gisela Jäger Rita Schmidt | 3:35.87 | Alena Kvasilová Jana Fisakova | 3:37.81 | Yevgenia Vlassova Tatyana Markvo | 3:39.05 | |
| W4+[6] | Nina Bystrova Nina Burakova Nina Abramova Nadezhda Nikolaevna Olga Blagovensenskaya (cox) | 3:33.25 | Rosel Nitsche Sabine Dähne Martina Wunderlich Renate Weber Ulrike Skrbek (cox) | 3:37.68 | Ilse Lebert Bärbel Seddig Astrid Kallmayr Heike Witt Erika Rehberg (cox) | 3:39.46 | |
| W4x+[7] | Sofia Grucova Tatyana Gomolko Aleksandra Bocharova Antonina Mariskina Tamara Grony (cox) | 3:24.22 | Ioana Tudoran Mitana Botez Doina Bardas Ileana Nemeth Stefania Borisov (cox) | 3:24.62 | Dagmar Seipt Inge Schneider Ingelore Kremtz Monika Riegel Karin Bauschke (cox) | 3:25.64 | |
| W8+[8] | Marita Berndt Hanna Mitter Ursula Pankraths Gabriele Kelm Renate Schlenzig Rosemarie Lorenz Renate Boesler Barbara Behrend Gudrun Apelt (cox) | 3:11.92 | Valentina Baklickaya Lyudmila Resetnjak Lyubov Antonova Galina Litowec Tamara Danjilina Klawdija Marudo Valentina Barinova Natalia Sidovinova Alla Sisheva (cox) | 3:13.12 | Ecaterina Trancioveanu Stana Tudor Elena Necula Elena Dragomir Viorica Cretu Marioara Singiorzan Viorica Lincaru Doina Balasa Elena Giurcă (cox) | 3:14.83 | |