# 1986 World Rowing Championships

The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

## Medal summary

Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation (4 gold – 2 silver – 5 bronze) followed by the Soviet Union (3–2–2) and Romania (2–2–1).

### Men's events

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| M1x | West Germany Peter-Michael Kolbe | 6:54.90 | Finland Pertti Karppinen | 6:58.90 | Soviet Union Vasil Yakusha | 7:00.13 |
| M2x | Italy Alberto Belgeri (b) Igor Pescialli (s) | 6:11.33 | Bulgaria Chavdar Radev (b) Dimitar Kamburski (s) | 6:32.22 | East Germany Andreas Hajek (b) Uwe Heppner (s) | 6:33.64 |
| M4x | Soviet Union Valeriy Dosenko (b) Sergey Kinyakin (2) Mikhail Ivanov (3) Igor Kotko (s) | 5:47.41 | Poland Waldemar Wojda (b) Mirosław Mruk (2) Sławomir Cieślakowski (3) Andrzej Krzepiński (s) | 5:49.51 | Canada Doug Hamilton (2) (b) Robert Mills (3) Paul Douma Mel LaForme (s) | 5:50.52 |
| M2+ | Great Britain Andy Holmes (b) Steve Redgrave (s) Patrick Sweeney (c) | 6:51.66 | Italy Carmine Abbagnale (b) Giuseppe Abbagnale (s) Giuseppe Di Capua (c) | 6:52.90 | East Germany Thomas Greiner (b) Olaf Förster (s) Udo Kühn (c) | 6:54.58 |
| M2- | Soviet Union Yuriy Pimenov (b) Nikolay Pimenov (s) | 6:42.37 | Italy Marco Romano (b) Pasquale Aiese (s) | 6:44.52 | East Germany Dirk Rendant (b) Mario Kliesch [de] (s) | 6:44.70 |
| M4+ | East Germany Frank Klawonn (b) Bernd Eichwurzel (2) Bernd Niesecke (3) Karsten Schmeling (s) Hendrik Reiher (c) | 6:03.81 | New Zealand Nigel Atherfold (b) Bruce Holden (2) Greg Johnston (3) Chris White (s) Andrew Bird (c) | 6:05.77 | United States Doug Burden (b) Chris Huntington (2) Kurt Bausback (3) John Walters (s) Jon Fish (c) | 6:08.58 |
| M4- | United States Ted Swinford (b) Daniel Lyons (2) John Riley (3) Robert Espeseth (s) | 6:03.53 | West Germany Norbert Keßlau (b) Volker Grabow (2) Jörg Puttlitz (3) Guido Grabow (s) | 6:03.63 | East Germany Jörg Timmermann (b) Jens Luedecke (2) Ralf Brudel (3) Thomas-Robert Füting (s) | 6:06.25 |
| M8+ | Australia James Galloway (b) Malcolm Batten (2) Andrew Cooper (3) Mike McKay (4) Mark Doyle (5) James Tomkins (6) Ion Popa (7) Stephen Evans (s) Dale Caterson (c) | 5:33.54 | Soviet Union Veniamin But (b) Jonas Pinskus (2) Aleksander Voloshin (3) Mykola Komarov (4) Pavlo Hurkovskiy (5) Viktor Diduk (6) Viktor Omelyanovich (7) Zigmantas Gudauskas (s) Hryhoriy Dmytrenko (c) | 5:37.61 | United States Jonathan Kissick (b) John Smith (2) Thomas Kiefer (3) David Krmpotich (4) John Terwilliger (5) Edward Ives (6) Kevin Still (7) Andrew Sudduth (s) Mark Zembsch (c) | 5:38.20 |
| Men's lightweight events |||||||
| LM1x | Australia Peter Antonie | 7:18.10 | Denmark Bjarne Eltang | 7:18.12 | United States Glenn Florio | 7:20.87 |
| LM2x | Great Britain Allan Whitwell (b) Carl Smith (s) | 6:41.73 | France Luc Crispon (b) Thierry Renault (s) | 6:44.76 | Canada Rob Haag (b) Cam Harvey (s) | 6:45.46 |
| LM4- | Italy Franco Pantano (b) Dario Longhin (2) Nerio Gainotti (3) Mauro Torta (s) | 6:18.26 | Great Britain Christopher Bates (b) Peter Haining (2) Neil Staite (3) Stuart Forbes (s) | 6:20.79 | Spain Fernando Molina Castillo (b) José María de Marco Pérez (2) Carlos Muniesa (3) Alberto Molina Castillo (s) | 6:21.68 |
| LM8+ | Italy Maurizio Losi (b) Michele Savoia (2) Vittorio Torcellan (3) Massimo Lana (4) Stefano Spremberg (5) Carlo Gaddi (6) Andrea Re (7) Fabrizio Ravasi (s) Massimo Di Deco (c) | 5:44.63 | West Germany Thomas Güntermann (b) Udo Hennig (2) Detlef Glitsch (3) Harald Galster (4) Alwin Otten (5) Frank Rogall (6) Andreas Hobler (7) Wolfgang Birkner (s) Torsten Kreis (c) | 5:46.58 | Denmark Jørn Jørgensen (b) Kim Hagsted (2) Morten Espersen (3) Leif Jacobsen (4) Michael Sørensen (5) Flemming Jensen (6) Vagn Nielsen (7) Bent Fransson (s) Stephen Masters (c) | 5:50.05 |

### Women's events

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| W1x | East Germany Jutta Hampe | 7:29.60 | Bulgaria Magdalena Georgieva | 7:32.22 | Soviet Union Antonina Dumcheva | 7:35.08 |
| W2x | East Germany Sylvia Schwabe (b) Beate Schramm (s) | 6:57.71 | Romania Veronica Cogeanu (b) Elisabeta Lipă (s) | 7:00.96 | New Zealand Robin Clarke (b) Stephanie Foster (s) | 7:03.35 |
| W4x | East Germany Kerstin Pieloth (b) Birgit Peter (2) Kerstin Hinze (3) Jana Sorgers (s) | 6:13.91 | Romania Anișoara Bălan (b) Doina Robu (2) Anișoara Sorohan (3) Maricica Țăran (s) | 6:20.56 | Netherlands Marijke Zeekant (b) Marjan Pentenga (2) Nicolette Wessel (3) Jos Compaan (s) | 6:24.85 |
| W2- | Romania Rodica Arba (b) Olga Homeghi (s) | 7:12.20 | Soviet Union Galina Stepanova (b) Marina Pegova (s) | 7:17.06 | East Germany Kathrin Haacker (b) Martina Walther (s) | 7:18.84 |
| W4+ | Romania Doina Bălan (b) Marioara Trașcă (2) Chira Stoean (3) Lucia Sauca (s) Viorica Ioja (c) | 6:43.86 | East Germany Kerstin Spittler (b) Beatrix Schröer (2) Corinna Scheid (3) Carola Lichey (s) Sylvia Müller (c) | 6:48.46 | Canada Jane Tregunno (b) Jennifer Walinga (2) Christina Clarke (3) Tricia Smith (s) Lesley Thompson-Willie (c) | 6:51.27 |
| W8+ | Soviet Union Elena Tereshina (b) Marina Suprun (2) Saria Sakirova (3) Olena Pukhaieva (4) Marina Znak (5) Irina Teterina (6) Lidiya Averyanova (7) Vida Cesiūnaitė (s) Valentina Khokhlova (c) | 6:08.76 | East Germany Gerlinde Doberschütz (b) Anett Devantier (2) Kathrin Dienstbier (3) Ute Stange (4) Anja Kluge (5) Carola Hornig (6) Annekathrin Fercho (7) Ute Wild (s) Daniela Neunast (c) | 6:09.77 | Romania Mihaela Armășescu (b) Camelia Diaconescu (2) Carolina Matei (3) Adriana Chelariu (4) Veronica Necula (5) Livia Țicanu (6) Florica Lavric (7) Herta Anitaș (s) Mariana Dorobantu (c) | 6:11.26 |
| Women's lightweight events |||||||
| LW1x | Romania Maria Sava | 7:33.28 | Belgium Rita Defauw | 7:35.24 | United States Angela Herron | 7:37.11 |
| LW2x | United States Christine Ernst (b) Carey Sands-Marden (s) | 7:17.13 | Great Britain Gillian Bond (b) Carol Ann Wood (s) Netherlands Karin Hommers (b) Ellen Meliesie (s) | 7:19.12 | tie for second place | tie for second place |
| LW4- | United States Carolyn Mehaffey (b) Sandy Kendall (2) Mandy Kowal (3) Anne Martin (s) | 6:53.92 | Great Britain Alexa Forbes (b) Gillian Hodges (2) Lin Clark (3) Judith Burne (s) | 6:56.36 | West Germany Claudia Engels (b) Ute Zobeley (2) Sonja Petri (3) Evelyn Herwegh [de] (s) | 6:56.64 |