# 1960 European Rowing Championships

The 1960 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Welsh Harp Reservoir in the London suburb of Willesden in England. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was for women only and was held from 12 to 14 August. Twelve countries contested five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+). Men would compete later that month in Italy for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

## German participation

Neither FISA, the International Rowing Federation, nor the International Olympic Committee recognised East Germany as a country and insisted on one German team per boat class. The two German rowing associations first met at the Café Warsaw [de] in East Berlin in January 1960 and agreed that qualification races would be held for both the European Championships and the Olympic Games, with the details to be agreed on at a further meeting in March. Further negotiations in Hanover during April were difficult, with West German representatives rejecting suggestions by East German delegates. At further negotiations in Berlin in Mai, it was agreed that qualification races for the European Championships and the Olympic Games would be dealt with separately. In the end, the West German view of having a single regatta decide the representation prevailed, and Olympic qualifications were decided on 6 August on the Wedau Regatta Course in Duisburg. The qualifications for the European Championships were held at the same weekend, but it is not clear from media reporting whether this happened at the same venue. With East German women dominant in rowing, the West Germans contested the double scull boat class only, but that race was won by East Germany. Thus, all German representatives in London were from East Germany.

## Medal summary – women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Event | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time |
| W1x | Hungary Kornélia Pap | 4:40.40 | Soviet Union Zossia Rakitskaya | | Austria Eva Sika | |
| W2x | Soviet Union Nina Ivanova Lyudmila Otrosko | 3:54.75 | Czechoslovakia Alena Postlová Eva Kolarova | | Romania Magda Jifcu Dora Lakatos | |
| W4+ | Soviet Union Valentina Terekhova Nadezhda Skunkova Ella Sergeyeva Nina Shamanova Valentina Timofeyeva (cox) | 3:39.75 | Romania Emilia Rigard Ana Tamas Florica Ghiuzelea Felicia Urziceanu Stefania Borisov (cox) | 3:40.49 | East Germany Christa Temeier Barbara Reichel Hanna Vesper Helga Nollau Sigrid Laube | 3:48.22 |
| W4x+ | East Germany Herta Weissig Gisela Heisse Hannelore Göttlich Helga Menzel-Richter Karla Frister (cox) | 3:39.60 | Romania Magda Jifcu Viorica Udrescu Doina Ciolacu Dumitra Mihalache Stefania Borisov (cox) | 3:42.70 | Hungary Agnes Kovacsics Erzsebet Mozer Jozsefne Rasko Laszlone Terelmes Rudolfne Radvanyi (cox) | 3:43.07 |
| W8+ | Soviet Union Valentina Sirsikova Vera Rebrova Nonna Petsernikova Lidiya Sontova Sinaida Kirillina Nina Korobkova Zinaida Korotova Nadezhda Gontsarova Valentina Dobrogjeyeva (cox) | 3:23.70 | East Germany Anita Blankenfeld Ingeborg Peter Ingrid Drews Waltraud Dinter Hilde Amelang Marianne Schulze Marianne Mewes Marianne Falk Elfriede Boetius (cox) | 3:32.21 | Romania Maria Trinks Dana Iliescu Gabriela Stefan Olimpia Bogdan Marta Kardos Stela Gavan Sonia Bulugioiu Viorica Udrescu Angela Paunescu (cox) | 3:35.64 |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |