The 1973 European Rowing Championships were

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championships held at the regatta course on the

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. The competition was the first use of the venue. There were seven competitions for men and five for women.

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were held, up until 1974, at four-year intervals, and the

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were open to nations outside of Europe and had become to be regarded as quasi-world championships. From 1974 the world championships changed to an annual schedule, and the European Rowing Championships were discontinued. It was only in 2006 that the

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(FISA) decided to re-establish the European Rowing Championships, with the 2007 event the first regatta after the hiatus. Women competed in Moscow from 23 to 26 August. Their event overlapped with the

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that was also held in the city. Twenty nations nominated women to the competition, but only 18 nations had their women compete with a total of 53 boats (W1x: 14 boats; W2x: 11 boats; W4x+: 10 boats; W4+: 10 boats; W8+: 8 boats). At the time, there was an expectation that rowing for women would be included in the 1976 Olympic programme, and it was expected that women would compete at the

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. For that reason, East Germany had decided to put forward younger rowers so that they would have become experienced by 1976. Women competed over a distance of 1000 meters. Men competed from 29 August to 2 September, and 29 countries representing 4 continents nominated 109 boats. Men competed over a distance of 2000 metres.

Medal summary

Medallists at the 1973 European Rowing Championships were:

Women's events

Men's events

Medals table

References

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