| 1974 World Rowing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Rotsee |
| Location | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Dates | Men (4–8 September) Women (29 August – 1 September) [1] |
The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women) [2] on the Rotsee in Lucerne, 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, plus quad 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]
| single sculls | double sculls | quadruple sculls | pair (coxless) | four (coxless) | coxed pair | coxed four | eight (coxed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | M1x [5] | M2x [7] | M4x [9] | M2- [11] | M4- [13] | M2+ [15] | M4+ [17] | M8+ [19] |
| Lightweight men's | LM1x [21] | LM4- [23] | LM8+ [25] | |||||
| Women's | W1x [27] | W2x [29] | W4x [31] | W2- [33] | W4+ [35] | W8+ [37] |
Medals by country (including lightweight rowing events): [39] [40]
| Country |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
| 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 (all Civil Service Ladies) | 5th in B final |
| W8+ | N/A | no entry |
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