Nina Nikolayevna Frolova is a retired Soviet rowing cox. She was the first Soviet cox who was promoted to the honored master of sport.
Hilde Schulz-Amelang is a retired East German rower who won seven European medals in rowing between 1959 and 1966, including two gold medals. After retiring from competitions she worked as a rowing referee, becoming in 1976 the world's third woman with the international referee license.
Karla Frister is a retired German coxswain who won four medals at the European championships of 1958–1962.
Tatyana Ivanovna Gomolko is a retired Russian rower who won two European titles, in 1967 and 1969. Her husband Nikolay Gomolko also competed internationally in rowing.
Nina Nikiforovna Shamanova is a retired Russian rower who won five European titles in the coxed four between 1959 and 1964. In the 2000s she worked as an organizer and referee of rowing competitions.
Nina Grishchenkova is a retired Russian rowing coxswain who won two European titles in the eights in 1963 and 1965.
Nina Valentinova Abramova is a retired Russian rower who won six European titles and two silver medals at the world championships between 1968 and 1977.
Lidiya Petrovna Zontova is a retired Russian rower who won eight European titles between 1955 and 1962. For these achievements she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour. After retiring from competitions she worked as engineer at the MAMI Moscow State Technical University.
Nina Andreyevna Korobkova is a retired Russian rower who won eight European titles in the eights event between 1955 and 1962. For these achievements she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.
Zinaida Fyodorovna Korotova is a retired Russian rower who won eight European titles in the eights event between 1955 and 1962. For this achievement she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.
Sofia Ivanovna Beketova is a retired Russian rower who won European titles in the eight boat class in 1971 and 1973.
The 1965 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau regatta course in the West German city of Duisburg. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 20 to 22 August for women, and from 26 to 29 August for men. Women entered in five boat classes, and 12 countries sent 36 boats. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes, and 22 countries sent 89 boats. East German crews did not attend the championships.
The 1969 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wörthersee in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 5 to 7 September for women, and a few days later for men. Women entered in five boat classes, and 15 countries—including the United States—sent 47 boats. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes. An innovation was that petite finals were held to determine places 7 to 12.
The 1970 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Öreg in Tata, Hungary. There were five competitions for women only ; the events for men were contested two weeks later at the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Canada, instead. As World Rowing Championships were still held at four-year intervals at the time, the European Rowing Championships were open to nations outside of Europe and had become to be regarded as quasi-world championships.
The 1958 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Malta in the city of Poznań in Poland. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes, and women entered in five boat classes.
The 1959 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Mâcon regatta course on the Saône in Mâcon, France. The event for women was held from 14 to 16 August, and 16 races were held. The event for men was held from 20 to 23 August. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes, and women entered in five boat classes.
The 1957 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau Regatta Course in the city of Duisburg which, at the time, was located in West Germany. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes, and women entered in five boat classes. Many of the men competed two months later at the Olympic Games in Melbourne; women would first be allowed to compete at Olympic level in 1976. Women competed from 23 to 25 August. Men competed the following week.
The 1956 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Bled in the city of Bled which, at the time, was located in Yugoslavia. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes, and women entered in five boat classes. Many of the men competed two months later at the Olympic Games in Melbourne; women would first be allowed to compete at Olympic level in 1976.
The 1954 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Bosbaan regatta course in the Dutch city of Amsterdam. This edition is particularly notable for the fact that it was the first time that women were allowed to compete as part of the championships, after three years of trial regattas for them. Women from 13 countries were represented with 34 boats, and they competed in five boat classes from 20 to 22 August. The men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes a week later, from 26 to 29 August. It would be another 22 years until women would first be allowed to compete at Olympic level in 1976.
The 1955 European Rowing Championships for women were rowing championships held in the Romanian capital city of Bucharest from 4 to 7 August. The competition for men was held later in the month in Ghent. The women competed in five boat classes.
