| 2019 World Rowing Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Ottensheim |
| Location | Ottensheim, Austria |
| Dates | 25 August – 1 September |
| 2019 World Rowing Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Openweight events | ||
| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
| Lightweight events | ||
| Lwt single sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Lwt coxless pair | men | women |
| Para-rowing events | ||
| PR1 single sculls | men | women |
| PR2 single sculls | men | women |
| PR2 double sculls | mixed | |
| PR3 coxless pair | men | women |
| PR3 double sculls | mixed | |
| PR3 coxed four | mixed | |
The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019.[1] Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice in the Czech Republic, and Varese in Italy.[2]
The event determined the majority of qualifiers to the rowing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
On 21 August, three days before the championships, pararower Dzmitry Ryshkevich from Belarus died after he capsized during a training session. He was expected to participate in the PR1M1x at his third consecutive championships.[5]
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- ^ Etchells, Daniel (6 January 2015). "Hamburg and Račice among quartet of bidders to host 2019 World Rowing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "European Rowing Championships: Peter Lambert named in Great Britain squad". 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (7 September 2018). "Linz-Ottensheim awarded 2019 World Rowing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Belarusian para rower Ryshkevich dies after capsizing in training at World Championships". insidethegames.biz. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.