1956 European Rowing Championships

1956 European Rowing Championships
VenueLake Bled
LocationBled, Yugoslavia

The 1956 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Bled in the city of Bled which, at the time, was located in Yugoslavia.[1] 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 Melbourne; women would first be allowed to compete at Olympic level in 1976.

  1. ^ Smalman-Smith, Helena. "1955 and 1956 Women's European Rowing Championships". Rowing Story. Retrieved 4 March 2018.