1963 European Rowing Championships (women)
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{{Infobox sports competition event
| name = 1963 European Rowing Championships (women)
| image = Khimki 01.jpg
| caption = View of the Khimki Reservoir
| venue = Khimki Reservoir, Moscow Canal
| location = Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
| dates = 6–8 September 1963
| competitors =
| nations = 11
| prev = 1963 Copenhagen (men)
| next = 1964 Amsterdam
}}
The 1964 European Rowing Championships for women were rowing championships held on the Khimki Reservoir, which is part of the Moscow Canal, in Khimki near Moscow in the Soviet Union. The competition for men had been held the previous month in Copenhagen. The regatta in Khimki was held from 6 to 8 September.{{cite news |title=Medaillenchancen |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19630906-0-5-56-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7CEuropameisterschaften%7C1963%7C09 |accessdate=13 January 2018 |work=Neue Zeit |volume=19 |issue=207 |date=6 September 1963 |page=5 |language=de |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703191219/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19630906-0-5-56-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7CEuropameisterschaften%7C1963%7C09 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}}{{cite news |title=Gegen die Ruder-Weltmeister |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19630808-0-7-91-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7CEuropameisterschafts%7CEuropameisterschaft%7CRuderer%7CRuder%7C1963 |accessdate=13 January 2018 |work=Berliner Zeitung |volume=19 |issue=215 |date=8 August 1963 |page=7 |language=de |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701143733/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19630808-0-7-91-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7CEuropameisterschafts%7CEuropameisterschaft%7CRuderer%7CRuder%7C1963 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}} Five boat classes were contested (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+).{{cite news |title=UdSSR holte alle Titel |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19630910-0-5-44-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7C1963%7Crud%7C09 |accessdate=13 January 2018 |work=Neue Zeit |volume=19 |issue=210 |date=10 September 1963 |page=5 |language=de |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701102704/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19630910-0-5-44-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7C1963%7Crud%7C09 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}} Eleven countries nominated a total of 33 boats for the regatta, which was held over 1,000 metres. Five lanes were available and this meant that in three boat classes, there was only the final: W2x, W4+, and W8+.{{cite web |last1=Smalman-Smith |first1=Helena |title=1963 Women's European Rowing Championships |date=15 March 2017 |url= https://rowingstory.com/year-by-year/1963-2/ |publisher=Rowing Story |accessdate=13 January 2018}}
German participation
FISA did not recognise East Germany as a country and insisted on one German team per boat class. The selection trials were won by West Germany in the single sculls boat class (Karen Wolf), but the other four boat classes were won by East Germany. Wolf came fifth in the final in Khimki.
Medal summary – women's events
On the day of the finals, it rained heavily and there was a strong crosswind. Those rowers in the lane closest to the shore were least affected by the wind. The singles as the smallest boats are most affected, and the British medal favourite, Penny Chuter, hit the buoys twice and came fourth, and the previous European champion, Alena Postlová, capsized.{{cite news |title=Fünf Europatitel für UdSSR-Ruderinnen |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19630909-0-6-61-0 |accessdate=13 January 2018 |work=Neues Deutschland |volume=18 |issue=247 |date=9 September 1963 |page=6 |language=de |archive-date=14 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183756/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19630909-0-6-61-0 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}}{{cite news |title=Alle UdSSR-Boote als erste im Ziel |trans-title=All USSR boats first in the finish |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19630909-0-4-49-0 |accessdate=7 October 2018 |work=Berliner Zeitung |volume=19 |issue=247 |date=9 September 1963 |page=4 |language=de |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007145415/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19630909-0-4-49-0 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}}
Medals table
The Soviet Union won all five gold medals. Other countries that competed in the finals but did not win medals were Great Britain, West Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. Valentina Tereshkova, the first women who had travelled to space in June 1963, donated a crystal cup that was won by the Soviet team for being the most successful country.{{cite news |title=Kosmonautin stiftet Pokal |url=http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19630829-0-7-164-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7CEuropameisterschaften%7C1963%7C08 |accessdate=17 January 2018 |work=Neue Zeit |volume=19 |issue=200 |date=29 August 1963 |page=7 |language=de |archive-date=2 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702194343/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2612273X-19630829-0-7-164-0&highlight=Ruder-Europameisterschaften%7CEuropameisterschaften%7C1963%7C08 |url-status=dead }}{{registration required}}
{{Medals table
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| gold_URS = 5 | silver_URS = 0 | bronze_URS = 0 | name_URS = {{flagteam|URS|1955}}
| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 3 | bronze_GDR = 0
| gold_ROM = 0 | silver_ROM = 1 | bronze_ROM = 1
| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 3
| gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 1
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