1988 World Rowing Championships Explained

1988 World Rowing Championships
Venue:Idroscalo
Location:Milan, Italy
Dates:6 August
Prev:1987 Copenhagen
Next:1989 Bled

The 1988 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held on 6 August 1988 at Milan in Italy.[1] Since 1988 was an Olympic year for rowing, the World Championships did not include Olympic events scheduled for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but instead the lightweight events were held in conjunction with the World Junior Championships, which ran from 3 to 7 August.

Medal summary

Medalists at the 1988 World Rowing Championships were:

Men's lightweight events

Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time
LM1x[2]
Alwin Otten
7:05.60
Frans Göbel
7:09.86
Ruggero Verroca
7:10.57
LM2x[3]
Enrico Gandola
Francesco Esposito
6:30.42
Hartmut Schäfer
Roland Ehrenfels
6:32.83
Theo Nieuweboer
Jan van Bekkum
6:33.61
LM4-[4]
Mauro Torta
Dario Longhin
Massimo Lana
Nerio Gainotti
6:09.486:13.31
Thomas Palm
Erik Ring
Gerd Meyer
Sebastian Franke
6:15.98
LM8+[5]
Alfredo Striani
Andrea Re
Stefano Spremberg
Maurizio Losi
Fabrizio Ravasi
Enrico Barbaranelli
Sabino Bellomo
Vittorio Torcellan
Luigi Velotti (cox)
5:43.35
Jeff Pfaendtner
Mike Tuchen
Luke Nelson
John Irvine
Tom White
Edward Hewitt
Tim Howell
Tim O'Brien
Michael O'Gorman (cox)
5:45.88
Peter Lund
Bo Vestergaard
Niels Henriksen
Jesper Vedel
Flemming Meyer
Lars Rasmussen
Vagn Nielsen
Svend Blitskov
Stephen Masters (cox)
5:46.05

Women's lightweight events

Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time
LW1x[6]
Kristine Karlson
7:45.25
Angela Schuster
7:48.13
Maria Sava
7:48.62
LW2x[7]
Laurien Vermulst
Ellen Meliesie
7:11.85
Christine Liegeois
Aline Peyrat
7:14.87
Gillian Bond
Caroline Lucas
7:15.94
LW4-[8]
Zeng Meilan
Zhang Huajie
Lin Zhi-ai
Liang Sanmei
6:51.47
Brigid Cassells
Leeanne Whitehouse
Marina Cade
Justine Carroll
6:54.98
Christiane Zimmer
Claudia Engels
Sonja Petri
Kathrin Schamck
6:56.67

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1988 World Rowing Championships . 4 October 2015 . FISA.
  2. Web site: (LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.
  3. Web site: (LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.
  4. Web site: (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.
  5. Web site: (LM8+) Lightweight Men's Eight – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.
  6. Web site: (LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.
  7. Web site: (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.
  8. Web site: (LW4-) Lightweight Women's Four – Final . FISA . 20 March 2016.