1964 European Rowing Championships

1964 European Rowing Championships
The German eight of the Ratzeburg Rowing Club after winning the final
VenueBosbaan
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Dates31 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.

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  2. ^ "DDR-Ruderinnen gestern zweimal vorn". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 20, no. 203. 25 July 1964. p. 7. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.(registration required)
  3. ^ "Drei DDR-Boote in Amsterdam". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 20, no. 215. 6 August 1964. p. 7. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.(registration required)