World Rowing Championships 1986

The 1986 World Rowing Championships were held on the regatta course of the Holme Pierrepont water sports center in Nottingham , England under the rules of the World Rowing Federation (FISA). Rowing world champions were determined in 21 boat classes . The finals took place on August 23 and 24, 1986.

Results

The medal winners from the A finals are listed here. These were manned by six boats, which had to qualify for the finals through preliminary runs, hope runs and semi-finals. The length of the course was 2000 meters in all races.

Men

Boat class	gold		silver		bronze
One (M1x)	Federal Republic of Germany Peter-Michael Kolbe	6: 54.90	Finland Pertti Karppinen	6: 58.90	Soviet Union Vasily Jakuscha	7:00, 13
Lightweight One (LM1x)	Australia Peter Antonie	7: 18.10	Denmark Bjarne Eltang	7: 18.12	United States Glenn Florio	7: 20.87
Double scull (M2x)	Italy Alberto Belgeri Igor Pescialli	6: 11.33	Bulgaria Chavdar Radew Dimitar Kamburski	6: 32.22	German Democratic Republic Andreas Hajek Uwe Heppner	6: 33.64
Lightweight double scull (LM2x)	United Kingdom Carl Smith Allan Whitwell	6: 41.73	France Luc Crispon Thierry Renault	6: 44.76	Canada Rob Haag Cam Harvey	6: 45.46
Sculls (M4x)	Soviet Union Valery Dossenko Sergei Kinjakin Mikhail Ivanov Igor Kotko	5: 47.41	Poland Waldemar Wojda Mirosław Mruk Sławomir Cieślakowski Andżej Kżepiński	5: 49.51	Canada Doug Hamilton Robert Mills Paul Douma Melvin LaForme	5: 50.52
Two without a helmsman (M2-)	Soviet Union Yuri Pimenow Nikolai Pimenow	6: 42.37	Italy Marco Romano Pasquale Aiese	6: 44.52	German Democratic Republic Dirk Rendant Mario Kliesch	6: 44.70
Two with helmsman (M2 +)	United Kingdom Andrew Holmes Steven Redgrave Patrick Sweeney (Stm.)	6: 51.66	Italy Carmine Abbagnale Giuseppe Abbagnale Giuseppe Di Capua (Stm.)	6: 52.90	German Democratic Republic Thomas Greiner Olaf Förster Udo Kühn (Stm.)	6: 54.58
Foursome without a helmsman (M4-)	United States Ted Swinford Daniel Lyons John Riley Robert Espeseth	6: 03.53	BR Germany Norbert Keßlau Volker Grabow Jörg Puttlitz Guido Grabow	6: 03.63	German Democratic Republic Jörg Timmermann Jens Luedecke Ralf Brudel Thomas-Robert Füting	6: 06.25
Lightweight four without a helmsman (LM4-)	Italy Franco Pantano Dario Longhin Nerio Gainotti Mauro Torta	6: 18.26	United Kingdom Christopher Bates Peter Haining Neil Staite Stuart Forbes	6: 20.79	Spain Fernando Molina Castillo José María de Marco Pérez Carlos Muniesa Ferrero Alberto Molina Castillo	6: 21.68
Foursome with helmsman (M4 +)	German Democratic Republic Frank Klawonn Bernd Eichwurzel Bernd Niesecke Karsten Schmeling Hendrik Reiher (Stm.)	6: 03.81	New Zealand Nigel Atherfold Bruce Holden Gregory Johnston Christopher White Andrew Bird (Stm.)	6: 05.77	United States Douglas Burden Chris Huntington Kurt Bausback John Walters Jonathan Fish (Stm.)	6: 08.58
Figure eight (M8 +)	Australia James Galloway Malcolm Batten Andrew Cooper Mike McKay Mark Doyle James Tomkins Ion Popa Stephen Evans Dale Caterson (stm.)	5: 33.54	Soviet Union Weniamin But Jonas Pinskus Aleksander Voloshin Mykola Komarow Pavel Gurkovski Wiktor Diduk Wiktor Omeljanowytsch Zigmantas Gudauskas Hryhorij Dmytrenko (st.)	5: 37.61	United States Jonathan Kissick John Smith Thomas Kiefer David Krmpotich John Terwilliger Edward Ives Kevin Still Andrew Sudduth Mark Zembsch (stm.)	5: 38.20
Lightweight figure eight (LM8 +)	Italy Maurizio Losi Michele Savoia Vittorio Torcellan Massimo Lana Stefano Spremberg Carlo Gaddi Andrea Re Fabrizio Ravasi Massimo Di Deco (stm.)	5: 44.63	BR Germany Thomas Güntermann Udo Hennig Detlef Glitsch Harald Galster Alwin Otten Frank Rogall Andreas Hobler Wolfgang Birkner Torsten Kreis (Stm.)	5: 46.58	Denmark Jørn Jørgensen Kim Hagsted Morten Espersen Leif Jacobsen Michael Sørensen Flemming Jensen Vagn Nielsen Bent Fransson Stephen Masters (st.)	5: 50.05

Women

Boat class	gold		silver		bronze
One (W1x)	German Democratic Republic Jutta Hampe-Behrendt	7: 29.60	Bulgaria Magdalena Georgieva	7: 32.22	Soviet Union Antonina Machina	7: 35.08
Lightweight single (LW1x)	Romania Maria Sava	7: 33.28	Belgium Rita Defauw	7: 35.24	United States Angela Herron	7: 37.11
Double scull (W2x)	German Democratic Republic Sylvia Schwabe Beate Schramm	6: 57.71	Romania Veronica Cochela Elisabeta Lipa	7: 00.96	New Zealand Robin Clarke Stephanie Foster	7: 03.35
Lightweight double scull (LW2x)	United States Christine Ernst Carey Sands-Marden	7: 17.13	United Kingdom Gillian Bond Carol Ann Wood Netherlands Karin Hommers Ellen Meliesie	7:19, 12 1st	The bronze rank was not awarded because two teams were simultaneously rated on the silver rank. The next-placed boat from West Germany was rated fourth.
Double quad (W4x)	German Democratic Republic Kerstin Pieloth Birgit Peter Kerstin Hinze Jana Sorgers	6: 13.91	Romania Anișoara Bălan Doina Ciucanu-Robu Anișoara Sorohan Maricica Țăran	6: 20.56	Netherlands Marijke Zeekant Marjan Pentenga Nicolette Wessel Jos Compaan	6: 24.85
Two people without a helmsman (W2-)	Romania Rodica Arba Olga Homeghi	7: 12.20	Soviet Union Galina Stepanova Marina Pegova	7: 17.06	German Democratic Republic Kathrin Haacker Martina Walther	7: 18.84
Lightweight foursome without helmsman (LW4-)	United States Carolyn Mehaffey Sandy Kendall Mandy Kowal Ann Martin	6: 53.92	United Kingdom Alexa Forbes Gillian Hodges Linda Clark Judith Burne	6: 56.36	BR Germany Claudia Engels Ute Zobeley Sonja Petri Evelyn Herwegh	6: 56.64
Foursome with helmsman (W4 +)	Romania Doina Bălan Marioara Trașcă Chira Apostol Lucia Sauca Viorica Ioja (Stf.)	6: 43.86	German Democratic Republic Kerstin Spittler Beatrix Schröer Corinna Scheid Carola Lichey Sylvia Müller (Deputy)	6: 48.46	Canada Jane Tregunno Jennifer Wallinga Christina Clarke Tricia Smith Lesley Thompson-Willie (Stf.)	6: 51.27
Eighth (W8 +)	Soviet Union Olena Teroschyna Marina Suprun Sarija Sakirowa Olena Puchajewa Marina Snak Irina Teterina Lidija Awerjanowa Wida Zjesjunaite Walentina Chochlowa (Stf.)	6: 08.76	German Democratic Republic Gerlinde Doberschütz Anett Devantier Kathrin Dienstbier Ute Stange Anja Kluge Carola Hornig Annekathrin Fercho Ute Nötzel-Wild Daniela Neunast (Stf.)	6: 09.77	Romania Mihaela Armășescu Camelia Diaconescu Carolina Matei Adriana Bazon Veronica Necula Livia Țicanu Florica Lavric Herta Anitaș Mariana Dorobantu (Stf.)	6: 11.26

¹ - Both teams reached the finish at the same time. The bronze rank was subsequently not awarded, the next-placed team from West Germany was ranked fourth.

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	German Democratic Republic	4th	2	5	11
2	Soviet Union	3	2	2	7th
3	Romania	3	2	1	6th
4th	Italy	3	2		5
5	United States	3		4th	7th
6th	United Kingdom	2	3		5
7th	Australia	2			2
8th	BR Germany	1	2	1	4th
9	Bulgaria		2		2
10	Denmark		1	1	2
	New Zealand		1	1	2
	Netherlands		1	1	2
13	Belgium		1		1
	Finland		1		1
	France		1		1
	Poland		1		1
17th	Canada			3	3
18th	Spain			1	1
total		21st	22nd	20th	63

Individual evidence

1. ↑ result of the Finals in M1x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
2. ^ Result of the final in the LM1x at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
3. ↑ result of the Finals in M2x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
4. ↑ result of the Finals in LM2x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
5. ↑ result of the Finals in M4x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
6. ^ Result of the final in M2- at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
7. ^ Result of the final in M2 + at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
8. ↑ outcome of the finals in the M4 at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
9. ↑ result of the Finals in LM4- at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
10. ^ Result of the final in the M4 + at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
11. ^ Result of the final in the M8 + at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
12. ^ Result of the final in LM8 + at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
13. ↑ result of the Finals in W1x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
14. ↑ result of the Finals in LW1x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
15. ↑ result of the Finals in W2x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
16. ↑ result of the Finals in LW2x at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
17. ↑ result of the Finals in W4X at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
18. ^ Result of the final in W2 at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
19. ↑ result of the Finals in LW4- at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
20. ^ Result of the final in the W4 + at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English). 
21. ^ Result of the final in the W8 + at the World Rowing Championships 1986 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association, accessed on October 9, 2014 (English).