| 2021 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Varese, Italy |
| Dates | 9–11 April 2021 / 22 Events |
The 2021 European Rowing Championships were held from 9 to 11 April 2021 in Varese, Italy. [1] 18 events in rowing and 4 in pararowing.
| 2021 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Varese, Italy |
| Dates | 9–11 April 2021 / 22 Events |
The 2021 European Rowing Championships were held from 9 to 11 April 2021 in Varese, Italy. [1] 18 events in rowing and 4 in pararowing.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR2Mix2x |  Great Britain Lauren Rowles Laurence Whiteley | 8:08.41 |  Netherlands Annika van der Meer Corné de Koning | 8:17.69 |  France Perle Bouge Christophe Lavigne | 8:19.35 |
| PR3Mix4+ | Great Britain Ellen Buttrick Giedre Rakauskaite James Fox Oliver Stanhope Erin Kennedy (c) | 6:52.14 | France Erika Sauzeau Antoine Jesel Rémy Taranto Margot Boulet Robin Le Barreau (c) | 7:05.26 |  Ukraine Olexandra Polianska Dariia Kotyk Stanislav Samoliuk Maksym Zhuk Yuliia Malasai (c) | 7:12.84 |
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Italy * | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Romania | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
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