The 1970 World Rowing Championships was the 3rd World Rowing Championships. It was held in 1970 at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The competition involved seven events. Prior to the 4th World Rowing Championships in 1974, only men competed.
Background The International Rowing Federation (FISA) held a congress in conjunction with the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, France. At that congress, it was decided that the 1970 World Championships would be held outside of Europe, and that Canada was likely to be chosen as host.
Medal summary
Medalists at the 1970 World Rowing Championships:
Men's events Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time M1x Alberto Demiddi 7:16.54 Götz Draeger Jaroslav Hellebrand M2x Jørgen EngelbrechtNiels Henry Secher 6:28.68 Uli SchmiedJoachim Böhmer John Van BlomThomas McKibbon M2- Peter Gorny Werner Klatt 6:57.81 Alfons Ślusarski Jerzy Broniec Udo Brecht Lutz Ulbricht M2+ Ștefan Tudor Petre Ceapura Ladislau Lovrenschi 7:25.30 Hartmut Schreiber Manfred Schmorde Klaus-Dieter Ludwig Vladimir Eshinov Nikolay Ivanov Walentin Kostizin M4- Frank Forberger Frank Rühle Dieter Grahn Dieter Schubert 6:23.15 Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Claus Schneggenburger Wolfgang Plottke Erik Petersen Tom Hindsby Kurt Helmudt Poul Nielsen M4+ Peter Berger Hans-Johann Färber Gerhard Auer Alois Bierl Stefan Voncken 6:28.55 Rolf Zimmermann Jochen Mietzner Karl-Heinz Prudöhl Karl-Heinz Danielowski Alf Hansen Finn Tveter Tom Welo Peter Waerness Finn Aronsen M8+ Ernst Otto Borchmann Rolf Jobst Dietrich Zander Reinhard Gust Eckhard Martens Bernd Ahrendt Klaus-Peter Foppke Hans-Joachim Puls Reinhard Zahn 5:36.1 Nikolai Sumatoshin Aleksandr Martyshkin Aleksandr Ryazankin Victor Melnikov Benjaminas Nacevičius Mindaugas Vaitkus Victor Levchin Viktor Mikheyev Warren Cole Wybo Veldman Murray Watkinson John Hunter Dick Joyce Dudley Storey Gary Robertson Gil Cawood Simon Dickie
Event codes Single scull Double scull Coxless pair Coxed pair Coxless four Coxed four Eight Men's M1x M2x M2- M2+ M4- M4+ M8+
Medal table
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 4 0 7 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Total 7 7 7 21
Finals
Event1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th M1x M2x M2- M2+ M4- M4+ M8+ + + 7 boat final following protest in semi finals from Australia
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