# World Rowing U19 Championships

The World Rowing U19 Championships, former name World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31 December of the year in which he reaches the age of 18. After that date, he shall be classified as an Under 23 rower. During Olympic years it is held at the same location as the Senior World Rowing Championships.
The first FISA Youth Regatta was held in 1967 and has been held every year since then, being raised to the status of FISA Junior Champs in 1970 and Junior World Champs in 1985.
Many European countries send athletes not up to the standard for World Championships to the Coupe de la Jeunesse.

## Venues

| Year | Dates | Host City | No. of events | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| 1967 | 29–30 July | Ratzeburg | 7 | Italy | West Germany | Yugoslavia |
| 1968 | 2–4 August | Amsterdam | 7 | East Germany | Netherlands | United States |
| 1969 | 6–10 August | Naples | 7 | West Germany | Czechoslovakia | France |
| 1970 | 5–8 August | Ioannina | 7 | East Germany | West Germany | Italy |
| 1971 | 28–31 July | Bled | 7 | East Germany | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1972 | 2–5 August | Milan | 7 | East Germany | West Germany | Soviet Union |
| 1973 | 1–4 August | Nottingham | 7 | East Germany | West Germany | Soviet Union |
| 1974 | 1–4 August | Ratzeburg | 8 | East Germany | West Germany | Italy |
| 1975 | 6–10 August | Montreal | 8 | East Germany | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1976 | 11–14 August | Villach | 8 | East Germany | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1977 | 4–7 August | Tampere | 8 | East Germany | West Germany | Poland |
| 1978 | 29–30 July | Belgrade | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | 14–18 August | Moscow | 14 | Soviet Union | East Germany | Bulgaria |
| 1980 | 13–17 August | Heindonk | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Bulgaria |
| 1981 | 4–8 August | Sofia | 14 | East Germany | Romania | Soviet Union |
| 1982 | 4–8 August | Piediluco | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1983 | 3–7 August | Vichy | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Bulgaria |
| 1984 | 18–21 July | Jönköping | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | France |
| 1985 | 7–11 August | Brandenburg an der Havel | 14 | East Germany | Romania | Soviet Union |
| 1986 | 30 July – 3 August | Račice | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Italy |
| 1987 | 5–9 August | Cologne | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Italy |
| 1988 | 3–7 August | Milan | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Italy |
| 1989 | 1–6 August | Szeged | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
| 1990 | 1–5 August | Aiguebelette-le-Lac | 14 | East Germany | Soviet Union | Italy |
| 1991 | 1–4 August | Banyoles | 14 | Germany | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | 12–15 August | Montreal | 14 | Germany | Czechoslovakia | Australia |
| 1993 | 4–8 August | Ås | 14 | Germany | Australia | Norway |
| 1994 | 6–15 August | Oberschleißheim | 14 | Germany | Romania | Switzerland |
| 1995 | 1–5 August | Poznań | 14 | Germany | Australia | Denmark |
| 1996 | 5–11 August | Glasgow | 14 | Germany | Romania | Australia |
| 1997 | 6–10 August | Heindonk | 14 | Germany | Romania | Australia |
| 1998 | 4–8 August | Ottensheim | 14 | Germany | Romania | Australia |
| 1999 | 5–8 August | Plovdiv | 14 | Germany | Romania | Great Britain |
| 2000 | 2–5 August | Zagreb | 14 | Germany | Italy | Belarus |
| 2001 | 8–11 August | Duisburg | 14 | Romania | France | Germany |
| 2002 | 7–10 August | Trakai | 14 | Italy | Romania | Australia |
| 2003 | 6–9 August | Athens | 14 | Italy | Australia | Romania |
| 2004 | 27–31 July | Banyoles | 14 | Romania | Ukraine | Germany |
| 2005 | 3–6 August | Brandenburg an der Havel | 14 | Germany | Romania | Italy |
| 2006 | 2–5 August | Amsterdam | 14 | Germany | Romania | New Zealand |
| 2007 | 8–11 August | Beijing | 13 | China | Germany | Romania |
| 2008 | 22–28 July | Ottensheim | 13 | Germany | New Zealand | United States |
| 2009 | 5–8 August | Brive-la-Gaillarde | 13 | Germany | Australia | Great Britain Romania |
| 2010 | 5–8 August | Račice | 13 | Germany | Romania | Greece United States |
| 2011 | 3–7 August | Dorney | 13 | Germany | Romania | Italy |
| 2012 | 15–19 August | Plovdiv | 13 | Italy | Romania | Germany |
| 2013 | 7–11 August | Trakai | 13 | Germany | Romania | Italy |
| 2014 | 6–10 August | Hamburg | 13 | Germany | Romania | China |
| 2015 | 5–8 August | Rio de Janeiro | 13 | Germany | Italy | Netherlands |
| 2016 | 23–28 August | Rotterdam | 13 | Italy | Germany | Czech Republic |
| 2017 | 2–6 August | Trakai | 13 | Romania | Great Britain | Croatia |
| 2018 | 8–12 August | Račice | 13 | United States | Italy | Great Britain |
| 2019 | 7–11 August | Tokyo | 14 | Germany | China | Italy |
| 2020 | 16–23 August | Bled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 2021 | 11–15 August | Plovdiv | 14 | United States | Germany | Romania |
| 2022 | 27–31 July | Varese | 14 | Greece | Italy | Germany |
| 2023 | 2–6 August | Paris | 14 | Great Britain Italy | – | Romania |
| 2024 | 18–25 August | St. Catharines | 14 | Romania | Italy | Greece |
| 2025 | | Trakai | | | | |
| 2026 | | Plovdiv | | | | |

## Medal table

As of 2024.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | East Germany | 146 | 53 | 17 | 216 |
| 2 | Germany | 140 | 107 | 69 | 316 |
| 3 | Romania | 73 | 42 | 41 | 156 |
| 4 | Italy | 49 | 69 | 57 | 175 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 42 | 61 | 48 | 151 |
| 6 | Australia | 27 | 22 | 27 | 76 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 26 | 43 | 33 | 102 |
| 8 | United States | 23 | 31 | 33 | 87 |
| 9 | West Germany | 18 | 41 | 41 | 100 |
| 10 | China | 15 | 8 | 16 | 39 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 13 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 12 | France | 12 | 35 | 32 | 79 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 11 | 14 | 21 | 46 |
| 14 | Greece | 10 | 21 | 15 | 46 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 9 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 16 | Russia | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia | 8 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 19 | Poland | 7 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
| 20 | New Zealand | 7 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 22 | Belarus | 6 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 23 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 24 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 25 | Denmark | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 26 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 27 | Spain | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 28 | Croatia | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 29 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 30 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 32 | Latvia | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 34 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Austria | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 38 | South Africa | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 39 | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 40 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 41 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (47 entries) | Totals (47 entries) | 705 | 712 | 687 | 2,104 |