1964 European Rowing Championships
| 1964 European Rowing Championships | |
|---|---|
| File:German rowing eight EK 1964.jpg The German eight of the Ratzeburg Rowing Club after winning the final | |
| Venue | Bosbaan |
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Dates | 31 July – 2 August 1964 (women) 6–9 August 1964 (men) |
The 1964 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Bosbaan regatta course in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.[1] Women competed from 31 July to 2 August.[2] Men competed the following week from 6 to 9 August.[3] Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+). Many of the men competed two months later at the Olympic Games in Tokyo; women would first be allowed to compete at Olympic level in 1976.
German participation
[edit | edit source]FISA, the International Rowing Federation, did not recognise East Germany as a country and insisted on one German team per boat class. The women, where East Germany was the dominant side, held their selection trials at the Olympic regatta course in Grünau in East Berlin on 24 and 25 July 1964. West Germany did not contest the coxed four and eight boat classes, and Karen Ulrich-Wolf won the single scull competition for the west as expected. East Germany won the competition in the remaining two boat classes – double scull and coxed quad scull.[2][4]
The negotiations about the 1964 rowing competitions for men were even more protracted than usual as not only did a way forward for the 1964 European Rowing Championships had to be found, but rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics two months later was also on the agenda. The negotiations were led by Willi Daume and Heinz Schöbel, presidents of the national Olympic committees of West and East Germany, respectively. In June 1964, West Germany insisted on one set of selection trials covering both the European and Olympic competitions. The tensions eased when it was agreed on 10 July that there would be separate selection trials for the two international competitions. It was agreed that some boat classes were to compete at a West German regatta course, and the remaining boat classes would meet at an East German venue. Four boats would start per race, with two for each country. The winning country would then be free to nominate rowers of their choice for that boat class, i.e. not necessarily those rowers who had won the race.[5][6] Compared to the women, the situation was opposite, with West German rowers historically dominant; in 1963, they had won all boat classes.[7]
The trials for coxed pairs, double sculls and coxless fours were held on 1 August at the Olympic rowing venue at Grünau in East Berlin, with East Germany winning the double scull race, and West Germany the other two classes.[8] The following day, the remaining trials for single sculls, coxless pairs, coxed fours, and the eights were held in Duisburg.[9] East Germany won in the single scull (Achim Hill) and the coxed pair classes; three qualifications compared to West Germany's four was the best East German result yet.[10]
At a FISA meeting held in conjunction with the 1964 men's regatta, the East German rowing association asked for separate German teams to be allowed to compete in future. Like at the previous meeting in 1963, the motions was voted down.[11]
Medal summary – women's events
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The Soviet Union was, once again, the most successful nation in the women's events, with three gold medals.[1]
Medal summary – men's events
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All finals were held on Sunday, 9 August. The Soviet Union had boats in all seven classes, followed by Holland (six classes). West Germany, Denmark and Poland had four boats each in the finals.[17] In the single scull event, the rowers that placed outside the medals were Murray Watkinson (NZL; fourth), Eugeniusz Kubiak (POL; fifth), and Gottfried Kottmann (SUI; sixth). In the coxless pair, the American brothers Joseph and Thomas Amlong came fourth, while the Soviet rowers Oleg Golovanov and Valentin Boreyko came fifth.[18]
Medals table
[edit | edit source]The table shows the aggregate results for men and women with East and West Germany counted as separate countries. The overall winner was the Soviet Union with six gold medals, followed by East Germany and then West Germany with three and two gold medals, respectively.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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