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1920 European Rowing Championships
The 1920 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on 15 August on the Saône in the French city Mâcon. The competition was for men only and they competed in five boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2+, M4+, M8+), the same ones as used at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp later in the same month. These were the first European Rowing Championships held after WWI; the previous championships had been held in 1913 in Ghent. Medal summary File:Giran and Plé 1920.jpg, Plé and Giran won gold in the double scull File:Poix, Bouton, gagnants du 2 de pointe avec barreur.jpeg, Poix, Monney-Bouton and cox Barberolle won the coxed pair File:Grasshoper Club Zurich, équipe gagnante du 4 rameurs.jpeg, The Grasshopper Club Zürich team won the coxed four File:Grasshoper Club Zurich, équipegagnante du 8 de pointe 1920.jpeg, Grasshopper Club Zürich also won the eight event References {{European Rowing Championships European Rowing Championships European Rowing Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name derives from that of the Gallic river goddess Souconna, which has also been connected with a local Celtic tribe, the Sequanes. Monastic copyists progressively transformed ''Souconna'' to ''Saoconna'', which ultimately gave rise to . The other recorded ancient names for the river were and . Geography The Saône rises at Vioménil at the foot of the cliff of the Faucilles in the Vosges at an elevation of , and flows into the Rhône at Lyon at an elevation of . Its length is . Its largest tributary is the Doubs; upstream of receiving the Doubs at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs in Saône-et-Loire, the Saône is called the "Petite Saône" (lesser Saône), which reflects the large contribution of the Doubs to the Saône. In fact the Doubs' mean annual fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
