1913 European Rowing Championships
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{{Infobox sports competition event
| name = 1913 European Rowing Championships
| image = Affiche Championnat d'Europe aviron 1913.jpg
| caption = Poster advertising the 1913 Championships
| venue = Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
| location = Ghent, Belgium
| dates = 24 August 1913
| competitors =
| nations =
| prev = 1912 Geneva
| next = 1920 Amsterdam
}}
The 1913 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal in the Belgian city of Ghent.{{cite web |title= Event Information |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1913-european-championships/event-information |publisher=International Rowing Federation |accessdate=15 July 2018}} The competition was for men only and they competed in five boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2+, M4+, M8+). These were the last European Rowing Championships before the annual regatta was interrupted by WWI; the next championships would be held in 1920 in Mâcon.{{cite web |title= Event Information |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1920-european-championships/event-information |publisher=International Rowing Federation |accessdate=15 July 2018}}
Background
It was the first time that the German rowing federation sent competitors to the European Rowing Championships and they were immediately successful, winning two out of the five boat classes (M1x and M8+).{{cite journal |last1=Lang |first1=Axel |title=Attention - GO! |journal=MRV Echo |date=December 2013 |page=20 |url=http://intern.mainzerruderverein.de/echos/echo_2013-12_farbe.pdf |accessdate=15 July 2018 |language=de}} The single sculls competition descended into a farce, with the umpire twice calling for a restart. The Italian rower Giuseppe Sinigaglia and the Russian rower Anatol Peresselenzeff, who started for France, were then disqualified. In the eventual final Polydore Veirman capsized and the German rower Friedrich Graf was the only one to reach the finish line.{{cite web |last1=Buckhorn |first1=Göran R |title=Is the Mystery Man the Champion Sculler Guiseppe Sinigaglia? |url=https://heartheboatsing.com/2013/07/29/is-the-mystery-man-the-champion-sculler-guiseppe-sinigaglia/ |publisher=Hear The Boat Sing |accessdate=6 August 2018 |date=29 July 2013}}
Medal summary
Footnotes
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