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1957 European Rowing Championships
The 1957 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau Regatta Course in the city of Duisburg which, at the time, was located in West Germany. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+). Many of the men competed two months later at the Olympic Games in Melbourne; women would first be allowed to compete at Olympic level in 1976. Women competed from 23 to 25 August. Men competed the following week. Background FISA, the International Rowing Federation, decided at its congress held just prior to the 1955 Championships in Ghent to award the 1956 Championships to Bled, and that the 1957 Championships were to be hosted by Duisburg. Medal summary – women's events Medal summary – men's events References {{European Rowing Championships European Rowing Championships European Rowing Championships Rowing Rowing Rowing is the act of pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedau
The Wedau Regatta Course is an artificial rowing/canoeing lake in Duisburg, Germany. The Course was built in 1935 and has hosted numerous international watersports events since its construction. Including the 1983 World Rowing Championships. It has also served as host of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on a number of occasions. The Lake is 2,150m long and 135m wide and up to 9m deep. The Course has a permanent grandstand, TV camera positions, and is in the process of building a warm-up lane, which should mean it will again play host to international rowing events such as the Rowing World Cup The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It began in 1997 and comprises three regattas (apart from in 2001 when there were four) held throughout early summer. In each ev .... It is situated South of the main city next to the MSV Arena. References Rowing venues Sports venues in Germany Duisburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florica Ghiuzelea
Florica is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It is composed of a single village, Florica. References Communes in Buzău County Localities in Muntenia {{Buzău-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Brämer
Ursula may refer to: * Ursula (name), feminine name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * ''Ursula'' (album), an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * Ursula (crater), a crater on Titania, a moon of Uranus * Ursula (detention center), processing facility for unaccompanied minors in McAllen, Texas * Ursula (The Little Mermaid), a fictional character who appears in ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989) * Ursula Channel, body of water in British Columbia, Canada *375 Ursula Ursula (minor planet designation: 375 Ursula), provisional designation , is a dark asteroid and parent body of the Ursula family from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It is one of the largest asteroids with a diameter of approximately 200 ..., a large main-belt asteroid * HMS ''Ursula'', a destroyer and two submarines that served with the Royal Navy * Tropical Storm Ursula (other), a typhoon, two cyclones, and a tropical depression, all in the Pacific Ocean * Ursula, signal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefania Borisov
''Stefania'' is a genus of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae. They are native to the highlands of the Guiana Shield in southern Venezuela, Guyana, and adjacent far northern Brazil. Most are restricted to the tepui highlands, but '' S. evansi'' also occurs in lowlands. On most mountains there are only 1–2 species from this genus, but five are known from Mount Ayanganna and the neighbouring Mount Wokomung has six species. They are usually found near streams at low levels on branches/leaves or on the ground among vegetation/rocks. They are famous for their breeding strategy where the development from eggs to froglets is completed on the back of the female (the eggs hatch to froglets; there is no free-swimming tadpole A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found i ... stage). The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Urziceanu
The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective ''felix'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with saints, poets, astronomical objects, plant genera, fictional characters, and animals, especially cats. People * Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American Brown University Philosophy professor, monthly op-ed columnist, poet and author * Felicia Adeyoyin (1938–2021), Nigerian academic * Felicia Barton (born 1982), an American semifinalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' * Felicia Bond (born 1954), American writer and illustrator, author of ''If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'' * Felicia Brabec (born 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist * Felicia Brandström (born 1987), Swedish singer and one of the cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
