Romano Sgheiz is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Egbert Hirschfelder was a German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four. He then changed to eight event and won another European title in 1967 and Olympic gold medal in 1968.
Kraft Schepke was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Karl-Heinz Hopp was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Klaus Bittner is a retired German rower who won two Olympic medals for the United Team of Germany: a gold and a silver in the eights in 1960 and 1964, respectively. He also won four European titles in fours and eights between 1959 and 1964.
Renato Bosatta is a retired Italian rower. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a European title in 1961 in the coxless fours. He then changed to the coxed fours and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1964 European Championships. At the 1968 Games he again competed in the coxless fours and won a bronze medal.
Peter Neusel was a German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a world title in 1962, a European title in 1963 and a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He died on 22 July 2021, at the age of 79.
Jürgen Oelke is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a world title in 1962, a European title in 1963 and a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Zigmas Pranciškus Jukna was a Lithuanian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, and finished in second, fifth and third place in the coxed pairs, eights and eights events, respectively. Between 1961 and 1969 he won three gold and five silver medals at European and world championships. Starting from 1971 he worked as a judge with the International Rowing Federation.
Igor Aleksandrovich Rudakov is a Russian former coxswain who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960, 1964, 1968, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Volodymyr Ivanovych Sterlyk is a retired Ukrainian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, third and fourth place in the eights, eights and coxed fours events, respectively. Between 1963 and 1971 he won two gold, four silver and one bronze medals at European and world championships.
Juozas Aleksandras Jagelavičius was a Lithuanian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the eight and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. Between 1963 and 1969 he won two gold and five silver medals at European and world championships. In 1965 Jagelavičius graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute and starting from 1972 worked as a rowing coach. His wife Genovaitė Strigaitė was also an international rower.
Vladimír Petříček is a retired Czech rowing coxswain who competed for Czechoslovakia. He had his best achievements in the coxed pairs with Oldřich Svojanovský and Pavel Svojanovský, winning the European title in 1969, an Olympic silver medal in 1972, and a world championships bronze medal in 1974. He also won a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1972 Olympics and finished fourth in 1976.
Vitaly Dmitriyevich Kurdchenko is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours, partnering with Vladimir Yevseyev, Anatoly Tkachuk, Boris Kuzmin and Anatoly Luzgin. In this event, they won two European titles and a silver medal at the 1966 World Rowing Championships; they finished in fifth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Kurdchenko also competed in the eight and won a European silver medal in 1969.
Anatoly Petrovych Tkachuk was a Ukrainian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours, partnering with Vladimir Yevseyev, Vitaly Kurdchenko, Boris Kuzmin and Anatoly Luzgin. In this event, they won two European titles and a silver medal at the 1966 World Rowing Championships; they finished in fifth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Kurdchenko rowed with a coxless four team of Igor Kashurov, Aleksandr Motin and Vitaly Sapronov and finished in fourth place. He also competed in the eight and won a European silver in 1969.
Peter Hertel is a retired West German rower who won the 1966 world title in the eights. Earlier in 1965 he won the national title and a European silver medal in coxed fours.
The 1925 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Vltava (Moldau) in the Czechoslovakian capital Prague on 3 and 4 September. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes as they had been rowed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first time that the coxless four boat class was part of the regatta.
The 1923 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Como in the Italian Lombardy region. The competition was for men only and they competed in five boat classes, the same ones as had been used at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
The 1922 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held in the Port of Barcelona in the Spanish city Barcelona. The competition was for men only and they competed in five boat classes, the same ones as had been used at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
The 1921 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Amstel in the Dutch capital city Amsterdam from 9 to 11 September. The competition was for men only and they competed in five boat classes, the same ones as had been used at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
