European Rowing Championships facts for kids
Quick facts for kids European Rowing Championships |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | midyear |
Frequency | annual |
Inaugurated | 1893 |
Most recent | 2025 |
Organised by | World Rowing |
The European Rowing Championships is a major international competition for rowers. It brings together athletes from European countries. Israel also takes part, even though it's not officially a European nation for sports. This big event is organized by World Rowing. This organization was known as FISA until 2020.
The championships first started way back in 1893. This was just one year after FISA was created. For a long time, this competition was so important that it was almost like a world championship. This was because rowers from all over the world could join, not just from Europe.
Then, the official World Rowing Championships began in 1962. The last European Championships of that era happened in 1973. From 1974 onwards, the World Championships became an annual event. Because of this, the European Championships stopped for a while.
However, the European Championships were brought back in 2007. This time, they focused only on European nations.
History of the Rowing Championships
The very first European Rowing Championships took place in 1893. These events happened every year until 1913. The championships were paused from 1914 to 1919 because of World War I.
The yearly schedule was also interrupted sometimes by the Olympic Games. For example, the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics took the place of the championships that year. The 1936 Berlin Olympics also meant the European Championships were skipped.
World War II caused the championships to be cancelled from 1939 to 1946. The event returned in 1947. It was then skipped again in 1948 and 1952 when the Olympics were held in Europe.
A special moment happened at the 1951 European Rowing Championships. This was the first time that international women's rowing events were tested by FISA. Women's events were officially added in 1954. At first, men's and women's races were held on different days. Sometimes, they even took place in different cities.
On May 27, 2006, the members of FISA voted to bring back the European Rowing Championships as a separate, important event.
When the championships first started in 1893, there were only three types of races. These were men's single scull, coxed four, and eight. Only ten teams entered the competition. Most races were 3,000 meters long. The single scull race was shorter, at 2,000 meters.
More race types were added over the years. The coxed pair was included in 1894. The double scull was added in 1898. The coxless pair joined in 1924, and the coxless four was added the next year. After that, women's rowing was introduced.
When the European Rowing Championships returned in 2007, there were 14 Olympic boat classes. All races were 2,000 meters long. At first, some top European countries, like Great Britain and Germany, didn't always send their best rowers.
However, after the 2012 Summer Olympics, these countries started taking the European Championships very seriously. Since then, the championships have become one of the most important rowing events in the world. They are now considered almost as important as the Olympic Games and World Championships. In Olympic years, these championships are a key test for rowers before the Olympics.
In 2015, European Rowing announced something new. The 2018 championships would be part of the first European Championships. This is a larger event that brings together different European sports championships.
Past Competitions
The first European Rowing Championships took place in 1893. Since 2020, events for Para rowers (athletes with disabilities) have also been added.
# | Year | Host City | Host Country | Events |
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1 | 1893 | Lake Orta | ![]() |
3 |
2 | 1894 | Mâcon | ![]() |
4 |
3 | 1895 | Ostend | ![]() |
4 |
4 | 1896 | Geneva | ![]() |
4 |
5 | 1897 | Pallanza | ![]() |
4 |
6 | 1898 | Turin | ![]() |
5 |
7 | 1899 | Ostend | ![]() |
5 |
8 | 1900 | Paris | ![]() |
5 |
9 | 1901 | Zürich | ![]() |
5 |
10 | 1902 | Strasbourg/Kehl | ![]() |
5 |
11 | 1903 | Venice | ![]() |
5 |
12 | 1904 | Paris | ![]() |
5 |
13 | 1905 | Ghent | ![]() |
5 |
14 | 1906 | Pallanza | ![]() |
5 |
15 | 1907 | Strasbourg/Kehl | ![]() |
5 |
16 | 1908 | Lucerne | ![]() |
5 |
17 | 1909 | Paris | ![]() |
5 |
18 | 1910 | Ostend | ![]() |
5 |
19 | 1911 | Como | ![]() |
5 |
20 | 1912 | Geneva | ![]() |
5 |
21 | 1913 | Ghent | ![]() |
5 |
1914–1919: not held due to World War I | ||||
22 | 1920 | Mâcon | ![]() |
5 |
23 | 1921 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
5 |
24 | 1922 | Barcelona | ![]() |
5 |
25 | 1923 | Como | ![]() |
5 |
26 | 1924 | Zürich | ![]() |
6 |
27 | 1925 | Prague | ![]() |
7 |
28 | 1926 | Lucerne | ![]() |
7 |
29 | 1927 | Como | ![]() |
7 |
30 | 1929 | Bydgoszcz | ![]() |
7 |
31 | 1930 | Liège | ![]() |
7 |
32 | 1931 | Paris | ![]() |
7 |
33 | 1932 | Belgrade | ![]() |
7 |
34 | 1933 | Budapest | ![]() |
7 |
35 | 1934 | Lucerne | ![]() |
7 |
36 | 1935 | Berlin | ![]() |
7 |
37 | 1937 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
7 |
38 | 1938 | Milan | ![]() |
7 |
1939–1946: not held due to World War II | ||||
39 | 1947 | Lucerne | ![]() |
7 |
40 | 1949 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
7 |
41 | 1950 | Milan | ![]() |
7 |
42 | 1951 | Mâcon | ![]() |
7 |
43 | 1953 | Copenhagen | ![]() |
7 |
44 | 1954 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
12 |
45 | 1955 | Bucharest (Women) | ![]() |
5 |
1955 | Ghent (Men) | ![]() |
7 | |
46 | 1956 | Bled | ![]() |
12 |
47 | 1957 | Duisburg | ![]() |
12 |
48 | 1958 | Poznań | ![]() |
12 |
49 | 1959 | Mâcon | ![]() |
12 |
50 | 1960 | London | ![]() |
5 |
51 | 1961 | Prague | ![]() |
12 |
52 | 1962 | East Berlin | ![]() |
5 |
53 | 1963 | Copenhagen (Men) | ![]() |
7 |
1963 | Moscow (Women) | ![]() |
5 | |
54 | 1964 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
12 |
55 | 1965 | Duisburg | ![]() |
12 |
56 | 1966 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
5 |
57 | 1967 | Vichy | ![]() |
12 |
58 | 1968 | East Berlin | ![]() |
5 |
59 | 1969 | Klagenfurt | ![]() |
12 |
60 | 1970 | Tata | ![]() |
5 |
61 | 1971 | Copenhagen | ![]() |
12 |
62 | 1972 | Brandenburg an der Havel | ![]() |
5 |
63 | 1973 | Moscow | ![]() |
12 |
1974–2006: not held due to the World Rowing Championships | ||||
64 | 2007 | Poznań | ![]() |
14 |
65 | 2008 | Marathon | ![]() |
14 |
66 | 2009 | Brest | ![]() |
14 |
67 | 2010 | Montemor-o-Velho | ![]() |
22 |
68 | 2011 | Plovdiv | ![]() |
14 |
69 | 2012 | Varese | ![]() |
14 |
70 | 2013 | Seville | ![]() |
17 |
71 | 2014 | Belgrade | ![]() |
17 |
72 | 2015 | Poznań | ![]() |
17 |
73 | 2016 | Brandenburg an der Havel | ![]() |
17 |
74 | 2017 | Račice | ![]() |
18 |
75 | 2018 | Glasgow | ![]() |
17 |
76 | 2019 | Lucerne | ![]() |
17 |
Para since 2020 | ||||
77 | 2020 | Poznań | ![]() |
22 |
78 | 2021 | Varese | ![]() |
22 |
79 | 2022 | Oberschleißheim | ![]() |
23 |
80 | 2023 | Bled | ![]() |
21 |
81 | 2024 | Szeged | ![]() |
21 |
82 | 2025 | Plovdiv | ![]() |
20 |
Medal Winners (1893-2025)
This table shows the total number of medals won by different countries from 1893 up to the 2025 championships. Please note that the medals won by Alsace-Lorraine (one gold, three silvers, and nine bronzes) are included in Germany's total.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
96 | 116 | 81 | 293 |
2 | ![]() |
94 | 39 | 24 | 157 |
3 | ![]() |
60 | 42 | 50 | 152 |
4 | ![]() |
51 | 50 | 48 | 149 |
5 | ![]() |
49 | 82 | 86 | 217 |
6 | ![]() |
46 | 48 | 34 | 128 |
7 | ![]() |
46 | 33 | 29 | 108 |
8 | ![]() |
45 | 38 | 38 | 121 |
9 | ![]() |
35 | 59 | 61 | 155 |
10 | ![]() |
30 | 39 | 18 | 87 |
11 | ![]() |
26 | 16 | 19 | 61 |
12 | ![]() |
23 | 18 | 30 | 71 |
13 | ![]() |
21 | 18 | 4 | 43 |
14 | ![]() |
16 | 34 | 36 | 86 |
15 | ![]() |
15 | 25 | 15 | 55 |
16 | ![]() |
15 | 10 | 21 | 46 |
17 | ![]() |
13 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
18 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
19 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
20 | ![]() |
8 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
21 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
22 | ![]() |
7 | 21 | 36 | 64 |
23 | ![]() |
7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
24 | ![]() |
6 | 18 | 10 | 34 |
25 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
26 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
27 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
28 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
29 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
30 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
– | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
31 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
32 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
33 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
34 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
35 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
36 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
37 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
41 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (41 entries) | 762 | 795 | 759 | 2,316 |
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato Europeo de Remo para niños
- European Rowing U23 Championships
- European Rowing U19 Championships