The 1896 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Geneva in the Swiss city of Geneva on 6 September. The competition was for men only, five nations competed (Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland), and the regatta had four boat classes (M1x, M2+, M4+, M8+). At the FISA Congress held on the same day as these championships, four nations were represented.
Event schedule Four races took place on 6 September 1896. As only five nations competed, no heats had to be rowed. The regatta used a 2000 m course:
2.30pm: French Cup (Coxed four) 3.30pm: Belgian Cup (Single scull) 4.30pm: Adriatic Cup (Coxed pair) 5.30pm: Italian Cup (Eight)
Medal summary The following medals were won: Event Gold Silver Bronze Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time Country & rowers Time M1x Ben Longchamp ? Vittorio Leone +13" Jaroslav Langhaus ? M2+ Marcel Nisol Edmond Delaet 9'40" Jules Demaré Jamen 9'49"2 Cino Ceni Giuseppe Belli G. Pucci (cox) 10'49" M4+ Delfieu Boudou Mallet Pentoux 8'33"2 François Goossens François Jansen Léopold De Bloe Georges Boisson 8'46" Ezio Carlesi Silvio Slettini Alberto Bertolani Attilio Balena Gragnani (cox) n/a M8+ Laurent J. Lelarge Joseph Guillon Dachin Mérat Descotes Luyton Petavy 7'52" Louis Choisy Gustave Brandes Octave Schepens Léonce Roels Henri de Keyser Isidore Devriendt Prosper Bruggeman Victor De Bisschop Jean Dewitte (cox) 8'0"8 Arturo Masciardi Giuseppe de Col Italo Bernasconi Antonio Bianchi Tommaso Padovani Miro Masciardi Arnaldo Padovani Luigi Riva G. Pucci (cox) 8'10"8
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