1897 European Rowing Championships

The 1897 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Maggiore in the Italian commune of Pallanza on 8 September.[1] The competition was for men only, four nations competed (Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland), and the regatta had four boat classes (M1x, M2+, M4+, M8+). At the FISA Congress held on the same day as these championships, it was decided that the double scull boat class would be introduced in the following year.[2][3]

1897 European Rowing Championships
VenueLake Maggiore
LocationPallanza, Italy
Dates8 September

Event schedule

Four races took place on 8 September 1897. As only four nations competed, no heats had to be rowed. The regatta used a 2000 m course:[4]

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Country & rowers Time[4] Country & rowers Time[4] Country & rowers Time[4]
M1x[5]  Belgium[lower-alpha 1]
Joseph Deleplanque		 8'55"  Italy[lower-alpha 2]
Fiorenzo Pagliano		 9'12"5 [lower-alpha 3]
M2+[lower-alpha 4][6]  Belgium[lower-alpha 5]
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Eugene Govaerts		 8'36"  France[lower-alpha 6]
Carlos Deltour
Antoine Védrenne
Dubordieu (cox)		 8'50"5  Italy[lower-alpha 7]
Boldoni
de Marchi
G. Pucci[7] (cox)		 8'58"
M4+[8]  Belgium[lower-alpha 8]
Francois Goosens
Francois Jansen
Léopold de Bloe
Georges Boisson		 7'46"  Italy[lower-alpha 9]
Ezio Carlesi
Silvio Slettini
Ettore Sebastiani
Alberto Bertolani		 7'52"  France[lower-alpha 10]
Laurent
Guillon
Merat
J. Lelarge		 n/a[lower-alpha 11]
M8+[lower-alpha 12][9]  Belgium[lower-alpha 13]
Edouard Lescrauwaet
Eugene Govaerts
Adolphe Lippens
Maurice Hemelsoet
Charles Malis
van Weddingen
Arthur de Meyer
Louis Lys		 6'43"  Italy[lower-alpha 14]
Ernesto Vettori
Italo Ponis
Cino Ceni
Alberto Grazzini
Ottorino Castagnoli
Giorgio Bensa
Giuseppe Belli
Cesare Galardelli
G. Pucci[7] (cox)		 6'44"5  France[lower-alpha 15]
Deguine
Maurice Carton
Émile Lejeune
Gadebled
Maurice Henon
van Heeckoet
Henon
P. van Heeckoet		 6'47"

Footnotes
  1. Club Nautique de Gand
  2. Società Canottieri Cerea (Turin)
  3. The French rower (Carlos Deltour) did not finish and the Swiss rower (G. Pfyffer) had withdrawn before the start.
  4. Only three countries competed in this event.
  5. Cercle des régates de Bruxelles
  6. Club Nautique de Castillon
  7. Società Canottieri Milano
  8. Royal Sport Nautique de Bruxelles
  9. S.C. il remo di Livorno
  10. Union Nautique de Lyon
  11. The French boat had abandoned the race but after the Swiss boat from Seeclub Zürich also abandoned, the French resumed and crossed the finish line.
  12. Only three countries competed in this event.
  13. Club Nautique de Gand
  14. Libertas di Firenze (Florence)
  15. Émulation nautique Boulogne Club (now L'Aviron Boulonnais)

References
  1. "Event Information". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Rowing and Olympism" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 908. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. Roux Frassati, Tip (1897). "Resoconto ufficiale dei Campionati Europei – 1897". Rivista nautica (in Italian). Turin. p. 275. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. Morabito, Franco (26 January 2008). "Timonieri azzurri del passato, alla ricerca dei nomi" [Blue coxswains of the past, looking for names] (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: Italian Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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