1968 European Rowing Championships

1968 European Rowing Championships
View of Langer See
VenueGrünau Regatta Course on the Langer See
LocationGrünau, East Berlin, East Germany
Dates16–18 August 1968

The 1968 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Grünau Regatta Course in the East Berlin suburb of Grünau. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was for women only and was held from 16 to 18 August. Twelve or fifteen countries (sources vary) contested five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+), and 39 teams competed.[1][2] Despite the European label of the event, it was open to any country and was regarded as unofficial world championships, but all contesting countries in 1968 were from Europe.[1] The men would meet in Mexico City in mid-October at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ a b Smalman-Smith, Helena (21 March 2017). "1967 and 1968 Women's European Rowing Championships". Rowing Story. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "15 Länder haben gemeldet". Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 23, no. 215. 5 August 1968. p. 6. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.(registration required)
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.