International rowing event
1966 World Rowing Championships Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1966 World Rowing Championships
Venue Lake Bled Location Bled ,Slovenia ,Yugoslavia Dates 8–11 September Competitors 613 from 32 nations
The1966 World Rowing Championships was the second time that world championships in rowing were held. The regatta was held from 8 to 11 September atLake Bled inBled ,Slovenia ,Yugoslavia .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Cesar Lüthi .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The Australian Rowing History website has the following commentary: "The superbly organized regatta was held on the magnificent lake at Bled: a fitting setting for the second world championships."[ 2] 1974 , only men competed.[ 1]
Bled and the German cities ofEssen andDuisburg had competed for the right to host the secondWorld Rowing Championships . At a FISA meeting in August 1963, held in conjunction with the1963 European Rowing Championships for men , the decision in favour of Bled was made.[ 8]
Medalists at the 1966 World Rowing Championships:[ 1] [ 2]
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^a b c "World Rowing Medalists" .HickokSports.com . 29 September 2011. Archived fromthe original on 21 May 2013.^a b c "1966 World Championships—Bled, Yugoslavia" .RowingHistory-Aus.info . Archived fromthe original on 21 October 2014.^ "141 Boote am Start" .Neues Deutschland the original . Retrieved3 February 2018 .^ Sydow, Waldemar (5 September 1966)."Fünf Kontinente in Bled" Berliner Zeitung . Retrieved3 February 2018 . ^ "Marketing-Pionier Cesar W. Lüthi gestorben" .News.ch (in German). 18 July 2002. Retrieved30 January 2019 .^ "Cesar W. Lüthi verstorben" .Hockeyfans.ch (in German). 18 July 2002. Retrieved29 January 2019 .^ "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "Chance in double sculls." Times, 6 Sept. 1966, p. 5" .Times Digital Archives .^ "Duisburg und Essen durchgefallen" Neue Zeit . Retrieved12 January 2018 .^a b c "DDR erfolgreichstes Ruderland in Bled" .Neues Deutschland the original . Retrieved13 February 2018 .^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 23 June 2015.^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 25 October 2014.^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Two without coxswain – Men].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 11 December 2014.^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Two with coxswain – Men].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 31 October 2014.^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer ohne Steuermann" [Rowing – World Championships. Coxless four].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 6 October 2014.^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 13 January 2014.^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men].Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2014.^ Hoffmann, Wilfried."Ruder-Weltmeisterschaften seit 1962: Deutsche Medaillenerfolge – Gold, Silber und Bronze" [Rowing World Championships since 1962: German medal series – gold, silver and bronze] (in German).Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08 . Retrieved4 October 2018 . ^ "FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. "Tideway Scullers raise Britain's prestige." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 4" .Times Digital Archives .
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