International rowing event
1974 World Rowing Championships Venue Rotsee Location Lucerne , SwitzerlandDates Men (4–8 September)[ 1]
The1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourthWorld Rowing Championships . It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women)[ 2] Rotsee inLucerne , Switzerland. The event was significantly extended from the 1970 edition, with the addition of both women's and lightweight men's events. Six women boat classes were added, three lightweight men classes, plusquad scull for men, increasing the number of boat classes from seven in 1970 to seventeen in 1974. This was also the last World Championships held on a quadrennial cycle – from this point, World Championships were held annually.[ 3] [ 4]
Medalists at the 1974 World Rowing Championships:[ 3] [ 4]
Medals by country (includinglightweight rowing events):[ 39] [ 40]
The following boats competed in the finals:[ 41]
[ 42]
Event Notes M1x N/A no entry M2x Chris Baillieu &Michael Hart (Leander )bronze medal in A final M4x National squad 4th in B final M2- N/A no entry M4- Leander unplaced M2+ N/A no entry M4+ Lady Margaret &London University 3rd in B final M8+ Frederick Smallbone ,John Yallop ,Tim Crooks ,Hugh Matheson ,David Maxwell Jim Clark ,Bill Mason ,Lenny Robertson ,Patrick Sweeney cox, (Leander /Thames Tradesmen )silver medal in A Final LM1x Geoff Potts (Durham) 4th in A final L4- Graeme Hall ,Christopher Drury ,Nicholas Tee ,Daniel Topolski (Leander )1st in B in final L8 N/A no entry W1x Ann Cork unplaced W2x N/A no entry W4x Jackie Darling (Civil Service Ladies ),Pauline Bird (Weybridge Ladies ),Liz Lorrimer (Nottingham ),Lorraine Baker (Derby ), Karen Peer, cox(St George's Ladies) unplaced W2- Liz Monti &Lin Clark (Civil Service Ladies ) 3rd in B final W4+ Chris Aistrop (Weybridge Ladies ),Maggie Lambourn ,Chris Grimes ,Clare Grove ,Pauline Wright , cox (allCivil Service Ladies )5th in B final W8+ N/A no entry
The 1974 World Championships were the first that were attended by a female crew from New Zealand.[ 43] Liz Cato , Robin Matheson,Lesley Keys , and Vicki Colville (cox).[ 44] [ 45]
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Gold
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Bronze
East Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Romania
Australia
Netherlands
West Germany
Great Britain
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
New Zealand
Poland
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