World Indoor Rowing Championships

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World Indoor Rowing Championships
Tournament information
Sport Indoor rowing
Established2018
Administrator World Rowing

The World Indoor Rowing Championships is an indoor rowing championship competition organised by World Rowing. The competition has been held annually since 2018. So far, there have been championships organized in venues and with virtual formats.

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The 2023 competition in Toronto, Canada was the first time a hybrid (virtual and in-person) competition was available to athletes. [1] It was also the first time the Versa Challenge provided qualified athletes the opportunity to compete for the title of the most fit 'versatile' indoor rower in the world. [1] [2] Athletes competed in four surprise versa challenges over two days. [3] Finland's Joel Naukkarinen and America's Elizabeth Gilmore earned the most points in the Men's and Women's Versa Challenge in February 2023. [3]

Venues

YearLocation
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Alexandria
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach
2020 Flag of France.svg Paris
2021Virtual
2022Virtual
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto
2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague
2025Virtual

Medallists

Men's

2,000 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jakub Podrazil  (CZE)Flag of Finland.svg  Joel Naukkarinen  (FIN)Flag of the United States.svg  Thomas Phifer  (USA)
2019 Flag of Germany.svg  Oliver Zeidler  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Arne Landboe  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Richards  (USA)
2020 Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Vyazovkin  (RUS)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Barnabe Delarze  (SUI)Flag of France.svg  Matthieu Androdias  (FRA)
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ward Lemmelijn  (BEL)Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Zablocki  (POL)Flag of Moldova.svg  Chirill Visit Chi-Sestakov  (MDA)
2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ward Lemmelijn  (BEL)Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Vyazovkin  (RUS)Flag of Finland.svg  Joel Naukkarinen  (FIN)
2023 Flag of Germany.svg  Oliver Zeidler  (GER)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ward Lemmelijn  (BEL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jakub Podrazil  (CZE)
2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ward Lemmelijn  (BEL)Flag of Poland.svg  Michal Szpakowski  (POL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jakub Podrazil  (CZE)
2025 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ward Lemmelijn  (BEL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jakub Podrazil  (CZE)Flag of Finland.svg  Joel Naukkarinen  (FIN)

Lightweight 2,000 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2018 Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Mikołajczewski  (POL)Flag of Austria.svg  Matthias Taborsky  (AUT)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Alistair Bond  (NZL)
2019 Flag of Germany.svg  Jason Osborne  (GER)Flag of Italy.svg  Martino Goretti  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Twist  (USA)
2020 Flag of France.svg  Pierre Houin  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Thibault Colard  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Martino Goretti  (ITA)
2021 Flag of Germany.svg  Florian Roller  (GER)Flag of Italy.svg  Martino Goretti  (ITA)Flag of Algeria.svg  Boudina Sid Ali  (ALG)
2022 Flag of Germany.svg  Florian Roller  (GER)Flag of Algeria.svg  Boudina Sid Ali  (ALG)Flag of Sweden.svg  Ahmet Rapi  (SWE)
2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiri Simanek  (CZE)Flag of Germany.svg  Florian Roller  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Moritz Marchart  (GER)
2024 Flag of Germany.svg  Florian Roller  (GER)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiri Simanek  (CZE)Flag of Poland.svg  Jerzy Kowalski  (POL)
2025 Flag of Portugal.svg  Afonso Duarte Costa  (POR)Flag of Portugal.svg  Joao Santos  (POR)Flag of Spain.svg  Álvaro Alvedro  (ESP)

500 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phil Clapp  (GBR)Flag of Finland.svg  Joel Naukkarinen  (FIN)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Matz  (FRA)
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phil Clapp  (GBR)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anton Bondarenko  (UKR)Flag of Finland.svg  Joel Naukkarinen  (FIN)
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phil Clapp  (GBR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cameron Wharram  (CAN)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Anton Grassi  (SVK)
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Phil Clapp  (GBR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cameron Wharram  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Matt Snare  (USA)
2024 Flag of Finland.svg  Joonas Kuivalainen  (FIN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Wilson (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Scott (GBR)
2025 Flag of Finland.svg  Joonas Kuivalainen  (FIN)Flag of the United States.svg  Matt Snare  (USA)Flag of Greece.svg  Spyridon Kalentzis  (GRE)

Lightweight 500 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2020 Flag of France.svg  Adrien Decriem  (FRA)

Flag of Spain.svg  Damián Alonso  (ESP)

Flag of Poland.svg  Michal Zawadzki  (POL)
2021 Flag of Austria.svg  Benjamin Smith  (AUT)Flag of Italy.svg  Martino Goretti  (ITA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  William Legge  (AUS)
2022 Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Kota  (EGY)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Sensen  (CHN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel Satch  (GBR)
2023 Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Ficarra  (ITA)Flag of Spain.svg  José Daniel Martínez López  (ESP)Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Kota  (EGY)
2024 Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Kota  (EGY)Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Pizana Iniesta  (ESP)Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Meshref  (EGY)
2025 Flag of Finland.svg  Joonas Mäkipelto  (FIN)Flag of Egypt.svg  Adham Maghoub  (EGY)Flag of Iran.svg  Amirreza Ebdali  (IRI)

1 hour

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Benjamin Reuter  (GBR)Flag of Finland.svg  Joel Naukkarinen  (FIN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tom Solesbury  (GBR)

Team

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2021 (3 minutes) Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1 (FIN)Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian National Team (EGY)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK Armed Forces (GBR)
2022 (3 minutes) Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)
Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian Rowing Federation (EGY)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No Rowing For Old Men (GBR)
2023 (2000m) The International Men of MysteryFlag of Germany.svg No Rowing For Old Men (GER)Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)
2024 (2000m) The International Men of MysteryFlag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Team (CZE)
2025 (2000m) Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg NewWave Crossfit (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg Gym Mettle (USA)

Team Relay 5000m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2025 Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg NewWave Crossfit (GBR)Flag of Greece.svg Titans of Piraeus (GRE)

Women

2,000 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2018 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of Germany.svg  Luisa Neerschulte  (GER)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Rui Ju  (CHN)
2019 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Mooney  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Tracy Eisser  (USA)
2020 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of France.svg  Helene Lefebvre  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Elodie Ravera  (FRA)
2021 Flag of the United States.svg  Kirsten Kline  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sophie Souwer  (NED)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marilou Duvernay Tardif  (CAN)
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Peixin  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lv Yang  (CHN)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)
2023 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski  (CAN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sydney Payne  (CAN)
2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavlina Flamikova  (CZE)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Anna Santruckova  (CZE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kathryn Mole  (GBR)
2025 Flag of the United States.svg  Elizabeth Gilmore  (USA)Flag of France.svg  Louise Lefebvre  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg  María Ángeles Macian  (ESP)

Lightweight 2,000 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2018 Flag of the United States.svg  Christine Cavallo  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Emily Schmieg  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Kathryn Schiro  (USA)
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Justine Reston  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Katelin Guregian  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Toni Harding  (USA)
2020 Flag of France.svg  Laura Tarantola  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Marie Margot Joannes  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jilly Tovey  (GBR)
2021 Flag of Poland.svg  Paula Pankratiew  (POL)Flag of Latvia.svg  Olga Svirska  (LAT)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Krimi Khadija  (TUN)
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Min Yang  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiaqi Zou  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lai Weijuan  (CHN)
2023 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Krimi Khadija  (TUN)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Silke Tamborijn  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Arcara  (ITA)
2024 Flag of Portugal.svg  Bruna Parente  (POR)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Barbora Podrazilova  (CZE)Flag of Denmark.svg  Zoe Dickson  (DEN)
2025 Flag of Poland.svg  Martyna Radosz  (POL)Flag of Portugal.svg  Bruna Parente  (POR)Flag of Egypt.svg  Nourelhoda Arafa  (EGY)

500 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2020 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of France.svg  Lucie Giraud  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rhian Rudkin  (GBR)
2021 Flag of Portugal.svg  Ana do Carmo Caldas  (POR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joanne Clapp  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Bianca Piloseno  (USA)
2022 Flag of the United States.svg  Bianca Piloseno  (USA)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jade Lally  (GBR)
2023 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Buryak  (UKR)Flag of Finland.svg  Sonja Pentola  (FIN)Flag of Ireland.svg  Clara Hogan  (IRL)
2024 Flag of Finland.svg  Iida Niemi  (FIN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Sarah Maria Johansen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Emma Simpson  (GBR)
2025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stefanie Preiksa  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Ella Fox  (USA)Flag of Finland.svg  Kees Karpatskij  (FIN)

Lightweight 500 m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jilly Tovey  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Laura Barrigan  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Selma Dhaouadi  (FRA)
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Anna Hughes-Davies  (GBR)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Krimi Khadija  (TUN)Flag of Algeria.svg  Rouba Amina  (ALG)
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiaqi Zou  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tan Jinlian  (CHN)Flag of Egypt.svg  Nourelhoda Arafa  (EGY)
2023 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Krimi Khadija  (TUN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Sarita Kristina Hansen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Laura Barrigan  (GBR)
2024 Flag of Denmark.svg  Sarita Kristina Hansen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Laura Allen  (GBR)Flag of Egypt.svg  Nourelhoda Arafa  (EGY)
2025 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Meriam Mamieliekova  (UKR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Sarita Kristina Hansen  (DEN)Flag of Egypt.svg  Nourelhoda Arafa  (EGY)

1 hour

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2021 Flag of Denmark.svg  Margit Haahr Hansen  (DEN)Flag of Egypt.svg  Ghada Ibrahim  (EGY)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Larysa Zhalinska  (UKR)

Team

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2021 (3 minutes) Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian National Team (EGY)Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Masters Team (DEN)
2022 (3 minutes) Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Army (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg Mannheim-Karlsruhe (GER)
2023 (2000m) Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Flag of Germany.svg Nordisch by Nature (GER)Flag of the United States.svg Team Live2Row (USA)
2024 (2000m) Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Sexy Erg ScreensImpeccable Transitions
2025 Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Impeccable TransitionsSwift Strokes 2.0

Team relay 5000m

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2025 (2000m) Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Golden Horseshoe Rowing (CAN)Flag of Ukraine.svg Rowers' Relay: Forward to Victory (UKR)

Mixed

2,000 m team relay

YearWinnerRunner-upThird
2021 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1 (FIN)Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian National Team (EGY)Flag placeholder.svg Concept Fitness (25x17px)
2022 Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian National Team (EGY)Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Army (GBR)
2023 Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)FreespeedFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg KSA Team Mix (KSA)
2024 Flag of Finland.svg Team FINLAND (FIN)FreespeedDream Team 2024

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships – Row The North" . Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. "World Rowing - Introducing: The World Rowing Versa Challenge". World Rowing. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. 1 2 "World Rowing - 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved 2023-03-23.