The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
Medal summary Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation (4 gold – 2 silver – 5 bronze) followed by the Soviet Union (3–2–2) and Romania (2–2–1).
Men's events
Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:TimeM1x Peter-Michael Kolbe 6:54.90 Pertti Karppinen 6:58.90 Vasil Yakusha 7:00.13M2x Alberto Belgeri (b) Igor Pescialli (s) 6:11.33 Chavdar Radev (b) Dimitar Kamburski (s) 6:32.22 Andreas Hajek (b) Uwe Heppner (s) 6:33.64M4x Valeriy Dosenko (b) Sergey Kinyakin (2) Mikhail Ivanov (3) Igor Kotko (s) 5:47.41 Waldemar Wojda (b) Mirosław Mruk (2) Sławomir Cieślakowski (3) Andrzej Krzepiński (s) 5:49.51 Doug Hamilton (2) (b) Robert Mills (3) Paul Douma Mel LaForme (s) 5:50.52M2+ Andy Holmes (b) Steve Redgrave (s) Patrick Sweeney (c) 6:51.66 Carmine Abbagnale (b) Giuseppe Abbagnale (s) Giuseppe Di Capua (c) 6:52.90 Thomas Greiner (b) Olaf Förster (s) Udo Kühn (c) 6:54.58M2- Yuriy Pimenov (b) Nikolay Pimenov (s) 6:42.37 Marco Romano (b) Pasquale Aiese (s) 6:44.52 Dirk Rendant (b) (s) 6:44.70M4+ Frank Klawonn (b) Bernd Eichwurzel (2) Bernd Niesecke (3) Karsten Schmeling (s) Hendrik Reiher (c) 6:03.81 Nigel Atherfold (b) Bruce Holden (2) Greg Johnston (3) Chris White (s) Andrew Bird (c) 6:05.77 Doug Burden (b) Chris Huntington (2) Kurt Bausback (3) John Walters (s) Jon Fish (c) 6:08.58M4- Ted Swinford (b) Daniel Lyons (2) John Riley (3) Robert Espeseth (s) 6:03.53 Norbert Keßlau (b) Volker Grabow (2) Jörg Puttlitz (3) Guido Grabow (s) 6:03.63 Jörg Timmermann (b) Jens Luedecke (2) Ralf Brudel (3) Thomas-Robert Füting (s) 6:06.25M8+ James Galloway (b) Malcolm Batten (2) Andrew Cooper (3) Mike McKay (4) Mark Doyle (5) James Tomkins (6) Ion Popa (7) Stephen Evans (s) Dale Caterson (c) 5:33.54 Veniamin But (b) Jonas Pinskus (2) Aleksander Voloshin (3) Mykola Komarov (4) Pavlo Hurkovskiy (5) Viktor Diduk (6) Viktor Omelyanovich (7) Zigmantas Gudauskas (s) Hryhoriy Dmytrenko (c) 5:37.61 Jonathan Kissick (b) John Smith (2) Thomas Kiefer (3) David Krmpotich (4) John Terwilliger (5) Edward Ives (6) Kevin Still (7) Andrew Sudduth (s) Mark Zembsch (c) 5:38.20 Men's lightweight eventsLM1x Peter Antonie 7:18.10 Bjarne Eltang 7:18.12 Glenn Florio 7:20.87LM2x Allan Whitwell (b) Carl Smith (s) 6:41.73 Luc Crispon (b) Thierry Renault (s) 6:44.76 Rob Haag (b) Cam Harvey (s) 6:45.46LM4- Franco Pantano (b) Dario Longhin (2) Nerio Gainotti (3) Mauro Torta (s) 6:18.26 Christopher Bates (b) Peter Haining (2) Neil Staite (3) Stuart Forbes (s) 6:20.79 Fernando Molina Castillo (b) José María de Marco Pérez (2) Carlos Muniesa (3) Alberto Molina Castillo (s) 6:21.68LM8+ Maurizio Losi (b) Michele Savoia (2) Vittorio Torcellan (3) Massimo Lana (4) Stefano Spremberg (5) Carlo Gaddi (6) Andrea Re (7) Fabrizio Ravasi (s) Massimo Di Deco (c) 5:44.63 Thomas Güntermann (b) Udo Hennig (2) Detlef Glitsch (3) Harald Galster (4) Alwin Otten (5) Frank Rogall (6) Andreas Hobler (7) Wolfgang Birkner (s) Torsten Kreis (c) 5:46.58 Jørn Jørgensen (b) Kim Hagsted (2) Morten Espersen (3) Leif Jacobsen (4) Michael Sørensen (5) Flemming Jensen (6) Vagn Nielsen (7) Bent Fransson (s) Stephen Masters (c) 5:50.05
Women's events
Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:TimeW1x Jutta Hampe 7:29.60 Magdalena Georgieva 7:32.22 Antonina Dumcheva 7:35.08W2x Sylvia Schwabe (b) Beate Schramm (s) 6:57.71 Veronica Cogeanu (b) Elisabeta Lipă (s) 7:00.96 Robin Clarke (b) Stephanie Foster (s) 7:03.35W4x Kerstin Pieloth (b) Birgit Peter (2) Kerstin Hinze (3) Jana Sorgers (s) 6:13.91 Anișoara Bălan (b) Doina Robu (2) Anișoara Sorohan (3) Maricica Țăran (s) 6:20.56 Marijke Zeekant (b) Marjan Pentenga (2) Nicolette Wessel (3) Jos Compaan (s) 6:24.85W2- Rodica Arba (b) Olga Homeghi (s) 7:12.20 Galina Stepanova (b) Marina Pegova (s) 7:17.06 Kathrin Haacker (b) Martina Walther (s) 7:18.84W4+ Doina Bălan (b) Marioara Trașcă (2) Chira Stoean (3) Lucia Sauca (s) Viorica Ioja (c) 6:43.86 Kerstin Spittler (b) Beatrix Schröer (2) Corinna Scheid (3) Carola Lichey (s) Sylvia Müller (c) 6:48.46 Jane Tregunno (b) Jennifer Walinga (2) Christina Clarke (3) Tricia Smith (s) Lesley Thompson-Willie (c) 6:51.27W8+ Elena Tereshina (b) Marina Suprun (2) Saria Sakirova (3) Olena Pukhaieva (4) Marina Znak (5) Irina Teterina (6) Lidiya Averyanova (7) Vida Cesiūnaitė (s) Valentina Khokhlova (c) 6:08.76 Gerlinde Doberschütz (b) Anett Devantier (2) Kathrin Dienstbier (3) Ute Stange (4) Anja Kluge (5) Carola Hornig (6) Annekathrin Fercho (7) Ute Wild (s) Daniela Neunast (c) 6:09.77 Mihaela Armășescu (b) Camelia Diaconescu (2) Carolina Matei (3) Adriana Chelariu (4) Veronica Necula (5) Livia Țicanu (6) Florica Lavric (7) Herta Anitaș (s) Mariana Dorobantu (c) 6:11.26 Women's lightweight eventsLW1x Maria Sava 7:33.28 Rita Defauw 7:35.24 Angela Herron 7:37.11LW2x Christine Ernst (b) Carey Sands-Marden (s) 7:17.13 Gillian Bond (b) Carol Ann Wood (s) Karin Hommers (b) Ellen Meliesie (s) 7:19.12 tie for second placeLW4- Carolyn Mehaffey (b) Sandy Kendall (2) Mandy Kowal (3) Anne Martin (s) 6:53.92 Alexa Forbes (b) Gillian Hodges (2) Lin Clark (3) Judith Burne (s) 6:56.36 Claudia Engels (b) Ute Zobeley (2) Sonja Petri (3) (s) 6:56.64
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