The 2010 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 31 October to 7 November 2010 on Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand. The annual week-long rowing regatta was organised by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). Usually held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer, they were held later in the year in the southern hemisphere. In non-Olympic years the regatta is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.

Background The World Rowing Championships were previously held at Lake Karapiro in 1978.1978 Logo, New Zealand History. Rowing's international body said Lake Karapiro's 2010 World Rowing Championships raised the bar for the rest of the world and more international events would be held there.

The 2010 World Rowing Championships turned out to be one of the most impressive championships ever.

Of the 161 races at the championships, Robert Treharne Jones, FISA commentator (GBR), commentated 88 of them, saying: "by far my favourite race was the men's pair. It was an awesome race and it was all that it was billed to be and more. Although it was a six boat final it was really one on one between New Zealand and Great Britain and to have them so close all the way. The crowd were literally on their feet. The event was great from every point of view. I can't fault it. The organisers worked very hard to get everything right."

It was predicted that it would take at least 70,000 people to make back the £16m price tag [but 66,000 attended]. The event lost $2.2m and a report by SPARC (Sport And Recreation New Zealand, rebranded as Sport New Zealand in 2012) found that a lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities of the Karapiro 2010 Board was a factor, alongside others mostly relating to shortcomings in governance, inadequate financial management, and less revenue than expected from ticket sales.

SPARC chief executive Peter Miskimmin said the review was a stark reminder for everyone involved in hosting major events in New Zealand, including the Government agencies which invest in them. "The Karapiro 2010 Board was committed to putting on a world-class event, and they achieved that. Operationally the event was a huge success." Miskimmin said, adding that the findings of the SPARC review would be used to develop additional good practice guidelines for those running future major events.

Rowing New Zealand makes use of their world-class facility at Lake Karapiro.

To interpret abbreviations in medals tables see Glossary of rowing terms. FISA publishes results online.

Medal summary

Men's events Non-Olympic classes

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeM1x Ondřej Synek 6:47.49 Mahé Drysdale 6:49.42 Alan Campbell 6:49.83M2x Nathan CohenJoseph Sullivan 6:22.63 Matthew WellsMarcus Bateman 6:24.21 Cédric BerrestJulien Bahain 6:28.54M4x David ŠainMartin SinkovićDamir MartinValent Sinković 6:15.78 Luca AgamennoniSimone VenierMatteo StefaniniSimone Raineri 6:17.04 Karsten ForsterlingDavid CrawshayJames McRaeDaniel Noonan 6:18.93M2+ Chris MorganDominic GrimmDavid Webster 7:03.32 Paolo PerinoPierpaolo FrattiniAndrea Lenzi 7:04.38 Maximilian MunskiFilip AdamskiAlbert Kowert 7:06.20M2- Eric MurrayHamish Bond 6:30.16 Pete ReedAndrew Triggs Hodge 6:30.48 Georgios TziallasIoannis Christou 6:36.00M4- Jean-Baptiste MacquetGermain ChardinJulien DesprèsDorian Mortelette 6:45.38 Stergios PapachristosIoannis TsilisNikolaos GoudoulasApostolos Goudoulas 6:47.15 Jade UruSimon WatsonHamish BursonDavid Eade 6:48.38M8+ Gregor HauffeMaximilian ReineltKristof WilkeFlorian MennigenRichard SchmidtLukas MüllerToni SeifertSebastian SchmidtMartin Sauer 5:33.84 Tom BroadwayJames ClarkeCameron NicholJames FoadMoe SbihiGreg SearleTom RansleyDaniel RitchiePhelan Hill 5:34.46 Will LockwoodMatt RyanFrancis HegertyCameron McKenzie-McHargJames MarburgSamuel LochNicholas PurnellJosh Dunkley-SmithTobias Lister 5:35.96 Men's lightweight eventsLM1x Marcello Miani 7:05.82 Lukáš Babač 7:08.19 Péter Galambos 7:09.86LM2x Zac PurchaseMark Hunter 7:13.47 Lorenzo BertiniElia Luini 7:15.88 Storm UruPeter Taylor 7:18.31LM4x Jonathan KochLars WichertLinus LichtschlagLars Hartig 6:11.44 Alexandre PilatPierre-Étienne PollezStany DelayreFrédéric Dufour 6:14.02 Steffen JensenMartin BatenburgChristian NielsenHans Christian Sørensen 6:14.94LM2- Fabien TillietJean-Christophe Bette 7:18.92 Graham Oberlin-BrownJames Lassche 7:21.29 Matt JensenRares Crisan 7:23.79LM4- Richard ChambersPaul MattickRob WilliamsChris Bartley 6:10.71 Anthony EdwardsSamuel BeltzBlair TunevitschTodd Skipworth 6:10.78 Li LeiYu ChenggangHuang ZheLi Zhongwei 6:10.79LM8+ Daniel WisgottRobby GerhardtJan LükeLars WichertJochen KühnerBastian SeibtJost Schömann-FinckMartin KühnerAlbert Kowert 5:48.61 Ross BrownAngus TyersBlair TunevitschAlister FootNicholas BakerDarryn PurcellThomas BertrandPerry WardDavid Webster 5:50.27 Luigi ScalaDavide RiccardiLuca De MariaArmando Dell'AquilaMatteo PincaGennaro GalloLivio La PadulaBruno MascarenhasVincenzo Di Palma 5:52.24

Women's events

Non-Olympic classes

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeW1x Frida Svensson 7:47.61 Ekaterina Karsten 7:47.79 Emma Twigg 7:49.64W2x Anna WatkinsKatherine Grainger 7:04.70 Kerry HoreKim Crow 7:10.08 Magdalena FularczykJulia Michalska 7:14.40W4x Debbie FloodBeth RodfordFrances HoughtonAnnabel Vernon 7:12.78 Kateryna TarasenkoOlena BuryakAnastasiya KozhenkovaYana Dementyeva 7:14.95 Britta OppeltCarina BärTina MankerJulia Richter 7:15.26W2- Juliette HaighRebecca Scown 7:17.12 Helen GloverHeather Stanning 7:20.24 Susan FranciaErin Cafaro 7:22.46W4- Chantal AchterbergNienke KingmaCarline BouwFemke Dekker 7:21.09 Sarah HeardSarah CookPauline FrascaKate Hornsey 7:23.99 Mara AllenGrace LuczakAdrienne MartelliAlison Cox 7:24.56W8+ Anna GoodaleAmanda PolkJamie RedmanTaylor RitzelEsther LofgrenElle LoganMeghan MusnickiKatherine GlessnerMary Whipple 6:12.42 Emma DarlingCristy NurseJanine HansonRachelle ViinbergKrista GuloienAshley BrzozowiczDarcy MarquardtAndréanne MorinLesley Thompson-Willie 6:16.12 Roxana CogianuIonela ZahariaMaria Diana BursucIoana CrăciunAdelina CojocariuNicoleta AlbuCamelia LupașcuEniko MironcicTeodora Stoica 6:18.96 Women's lightweight eventsLW1x Marie-Louise Dräger 7:43.45 Louise Ayling 7:48.48 Laura Milani 7:49.04LW2x Lindsay JennerichTracy Cameron 8:06.20 Daniela ReimerAnja Noske 8:07.33 Christina GiazitzidouAlexandra Tsiavou 8:09.14LW4x Lena MüllerDaniela ReimerAnja NoskeMarie-Louise Dräger 6:44.94 Victoria BurkeKristin HedstromUrsula GroblerAbelyn Broughton 6:47.99 Yan ShiminWang XinnanLiu JingLiu Tingting 6:49.50

Adaptive events Non-Paralympic classes

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTimeASM1x Tom Aggar 5:19.36 Andrii Kryvchun 5:32.67 Daniel McBride 5:33.39ASW1x Nathalie Benoit 6:43.18 Cláudia Santos 6:47.60 Filomena Franco 7:37.46TAMx2x Dmytro IvanovIryna Kyrychenko 4:24.71 Stephane TardieuPerle Bouge 4:28.05 Grant BaileyKathryn Ross 4:28.16IDMx4+ Liu Wang SinLam King ShanSzeto Tung ChunTsui Kwok ManLee Yuen Wah 4:09.58 Giorgia IndelicatoElisabetta TieghiFrancesco BorsaniMatteo BrunengoAndrea Lenzi 4:30.37 Iulia ZhdanovaOlga OrlovaBoris MaximovGennady MikhaylovIrina Kostyukhina 5:00.28LTAMx4+ Anthony TheriaultMeghan MontgomeryVictoria NolanDavid BlairLaura Comeau 3:36.53 Kelsie GibsonRyan ChamberlainJames RoeKatherine JonesRhiannon Jones 3:37.08 Christiane QuirinMichael SchulzMartin LossauAnke MolkenthinKatrin Splitt 3:39.65

Medal table

Men's and women's events Place Nation Total15128244193333942114514276132671124811139100110011001100113012314010101010101170022180011001100110011Total 22 22 22 66

Adaptive events Place Nation Total1110211021102410011001601010101800110011001100110011Total 5 5 5 15

References

External links

Official website Linked website Rowing In New Zealand & Rowing Championships 2010 on Te Ara Encyclopaedia of New Zealand News article at New Zealand Herald website News article at Stuff (Fairfax Media) website World Rowing Championships 2010: Team GB pick up sculling golds