1979 World Rowing Championships
{{Short description|International rowing event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox sports competition event
| name = 1979 World Rowing Championships
| image = 1979 World Rowing Championships stamp of Yugoslavia.jpg
| size = 200px
| caption = Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1979 World Rowing Championships
| venue = Lake Bled
| location = Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
| dates = 30 August – 9 September
| competitors =
| nations =
| prev = 1978 Cambridge
| next = 1980 Hazewinkel
}}
The 1979 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August – 9 September 1979 at Bled in Slovenia, Yugoslavia.{{cite web |title=1979 World Rowing Championships |publisher=International Rowing Federation |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1979-world-championships/ | access-date=6 October 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/world-championships/1979-Bled.html|website=RowingHistory-Aus.info |title=1979 World Championships—Bled Yugoslavia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021191533/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/world-championships/1979-Bled.html |access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2014 }}{{cite web |title= 1979 WORLD ROWING LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1979-lightweight-championships/schedule-results |publisher=World Rowing |access-date=30 October 2020}}
Medal summary
=Men's events=
=Women's events=
| class="wikitable"
! Event ! style="background: gold;"|Gold ! style="background: gold;"|Time ! style="background: silver;"|Silver ! style="background: silver;"|Time ! style="background: #cc9966;"|Bronze ! style="background: #cc9966;"|Time | |||
| W1x
|{{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} |03:35.44 |{{GDR}} |03:38.67 |{{NED}} |03:39.61 | |||
| W2x
|{{GDR}} |03:15.95 |{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |03:16.31 |{{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} |03:17.68 | |||
| W4x+
|{{GDR}} |03:06.75 |{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |03:07.04 |{{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} |03:08.06 | |||
| W2-
|{{GDR}} | 03:27.74
|{{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | 03:30.44
|{{flagcountry|POL|1928}} | 03:32.30 |
| W4+
| {{URS}} |03:17.03 | {{GDR}} |03:18.25 | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} |03:19.98 | |||
| W8+
| {{URS}} | 02:58.09
| {{GDR}} | 02:59.36
| {{Flagu|United States}} | 02:59.91 |
Medal table
This table does not include the lightweight results.
| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA" |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=50 | Place ! width=200 | Nation ! width=50 | {{gold1}} ! width=50 | {{silver2}} ! width=50 | {{bronze3}} ! width=50 | Total |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 1 | align="left" | {{GDR}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 9 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 3 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 14 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 2 | align="left" | {{URS}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 2 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 5 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 3 | 5 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 4 | align="left" | {{FIN}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 4 | align="left" | {{NOR}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 6 | align="left" | {{TCH}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 3 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 3 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 7 | align="left" | {{FRG}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 3 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 2 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 9 | align="left" | {{NZL}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 10 | align="left" | {{USA}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 2 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 11 | align="left" | {{FRA}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 11 | align="left" | {{GBR2}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 11 | align="left" | {{NED}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 11 | align="left" | {{flagcountry|POL|1928}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| 11 | align="left" | {{SUI}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=2|Total !! 14 !! 14 !! 14 !! 42 |
Finals
| class="wikitable" |
| |Event
|1st |2nd |3rd |4th |5th |6th |
| M1x
| {{FIN}} | {{FRG}} | {{GDR}} | {{SWE}} | {{GBR2}} | {{URS}} |
|---|
| M2-
| {{GDR}} | {{URS}} | {{SWI}} | {{GBR2}} | {{FRG}} | {{DEN}} |
| M2+
| {{GDR}} | {{TCH}} | {{USA}} | {{YUG}} | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |
| M2x
| {{NOR}} | {{TCH}} | {{GDR}} | {{GBR2}} | {{SWI}} | {{FRG}} |
| M4-
| {{GDR}} | {{TCH}} | {{GBR2}} | {{URS}} | {{NED}} | {{SWI}} |
| M4+
| {{GDR}} | {{URS}} | {{FRG}} | {{USA}} | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |
| M4x
| {{GDR}} | {{FRG}} | {{FRA}} | {{YUG}} | {{USA}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |
| M8+
| {{GDR}} | {{NZL}} | {{URS}} | {{AUS}} | {{USA}} | {{GBR2}} |
| LM1x
| {{USA}} | {{CAN}} | {{AUT}} | {{FRG}} | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}} | {{SWI}} |
| LM2x
| {{NOR}} | {{NED}} | {{ITA}} | {{USA}} | {{SWI}} | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}} |
| LM4-
| {{GBR2}} | {{NED}} | {{SWI}} | {{FRG}} | {{DEN}} | {{AUS}} |
| LM8+
| {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}} | {{USA}} | {{NED}} | {{FRG}} | {{GBR2}} | {{AUS}} |
| W1x
| {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{GDR}} | {{NED}} | {{CAN}} | {{USA}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |
| W2-
| {{GDR}} | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{flagcountry|POL|1928}} | {{NED}} | {{USA}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |
| W2x
| {{GDR}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{URS}} | {{USA}} | {{flagcountry|POL|1928}} |
| W4+
| {{URS}} | {{GDR}} | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | {{AUS}} | {{FRG}} |
| W4x+
| {{GDR}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{URS}} | {{HUN}} | {{USA}} |
| W8+
| {{URS}} | {{GDR}} | {{USA}} | {{flagcountry|ROM|1965}} | {{CAN}} | {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} |
Great Britain
Nine men's teams (three lightweight) and four women's teams from Great Britain competed at the championships.{{cite news |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790907/211/0031 |last=Ramsbottom |first=Mike |title=Rowing |work=Daily Mirror |date=7 September 1979 |page=31|via=British Newspaper Archives}}{{cite web |title= 1979 World Rowing Championships |url= https://rowingstory.com/year-by-year/1979-world-rowing-championships/ |publisher=Rowing Story |access-date=30 October 2020}}
| class="wikitable" |
| |Event
| |Notes |
| M1x
| 5th in A final |
|---|
| M2-
| Charles Wiggin & Malcolm Carmichael | 4th in A final |
| M2+
| N/A | no entry |
| M2x
| 4th in A final |
| M4-
| Martin Cross, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, John Beattie | Bronze medal |
| M4+
| James Svenson-Taylor, Peter Hope, Simon Leifer, Paul Reynolds | 1st in B final (7th overall) |
| M4x
| N/A | no entry |
| M8+
| Lenny Robertson, Eric Sims, Mark Bathurst, Neil Christie, James MacLeod | 6th in A final |
| LM1x
| N/A | no entry |
| LM2x
| Mark Cushway & Peter Boosey | 2nd in B final |
| LM4-
| Ian Wilson, Stuart Wilson, Colin Barratt, Nicholas Howe | Gold medal |
| LM8+
| Stephen Simpole, Nigel Read, Christopher Drury, Colin Cusack, John Melvin | 5th in A final |
| W1x
| 13th place |
| W2-
| N/A | no entry |
| W2x
| 1st in B final |
| W4+
| Yvonne Earl, Bernadette Casey, Lin Clark, Gillian Webb, Nicky Mason (cox) | 4th in B final |
| W4x+
| N/A | no entry |
| W8+
| Jean Genchi, Nicola Boyes, Stephanie Price, Liz Paton, Sue Handscomb | 3rd in B final |
References
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Category:Rowing competitions in Yugoslavia