World Rowing Championships

Sport Rowing
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1962—2025
Editions 54
Competitors 4801
Countries 59

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1962 World Rowing Championships Luzern SUI 6 – 9 September 1962 7 76 8
1966 World Rowing Championships Bled YUG 8 – 11 September 1966 7 77 10
1970 World Rowing Championships St. Catharines CAN 3 – 6 September 1970 7 78 11
1974 World Rowing Championships Luzern SUI 2 – 9 September 1974 17 201 14
1975 World Rowing Championships Nottingham GBR 23 August – 1 September 1975 17 203 18
1976 World Rowing Championships Villach AUT 10 – 14 August 1976 3 42 7
1977 World Rowing Championships Amsterdam NED 24 – 28 August 1977 17 203 18
1978 World Rowing Championships København DEN 3 – 6 August 1978 4 48 8
1978 World Rowing Championships Cambridge NZL 30 October – 5 November 1978 14 162 17
1979 World Rowing Championships Bled YUG 4 – 9 September 1979 18 210 19
1980 World Rowing Championships Hazewinkel BEL 14 – 16 August 1980 4 48 9
1981 World Rowing Championships München GER 30 August – 6 September 1981 18 210 18
1982 World Rowing Championships Luzern SUI 25 – 29 August 1982 18 209 16
1983 World Rowing Championships Duisburg GER 30 August – 4 September 1983 18 210 17
1984 World Rowing Championships Montréal CAN 23 – 26 August 1984 8 96 8
1985 World Rowing Championships Hazewinkel BEL 26 August – 1 September 1985 21 227 16
1986 World Rowing Championships Nottingham GBR 16 – 24 August 1986 21 228 18
1987 World Rowing Championships København DEN 26 – 30 August 1987 21 218 14
1988 World Rowing Championships Milano ITA 3 – 6 August 1988 7 69 10
1989 World Rowing Championships Bled YUG 3 – 10 September 1989 22 224 22
1990 World Rowing Championships Tasmania AUS 30 October – 4 November 1990 22 231 21
1991 World Rowing Championships Wien AUT 19 – 25 August 1991 22 229 21
1992 World Rowing Championships Montréal CAN 13 – 16 August 1992 8 81 12
1993 World Rowing Championships Račice CZE 1 – 5 September 1993 23 234 22
1994 World Rowing Championships Indianapolis USA 13 – 18 September 1994 23 231 22
1995 World Rowing Championships Tampere FIN 21 – 27 August 1995 24 245 22
1996 World Rowing Championships Motherwell GBR 5 – 11 August 1996 10 105 14
1997 World Rowing Championships Aiguebelette FRA 31 August – 7 September 1997 24 230 20
1998 World Rowing Championships Köln GER 6 – 13 September 1998 24 236 24
1999 World Rowing Championships St. Catharines CAN 22 – 29 August 1999 24 247 26
2000 World Rowing Championships Zagreb CRO 1 – 6 August 2000 10 105 18
2001 World Rowing Championships Luzern SUI 19 – 26 August 2001 24 230 27
2002 World Rowing Championships Sevilla ESP 15 – 22 September 2002 24 244 23
2003 World Rowing Championships Milano ITA 24 – 31 August 2003 24 242 23
2004 World Rowing Championships Banyoles ESP 27 July – 1 August 2004 9 99 15
2005 World Rowing Championships Kaizu, Gifu JPN 29 August – 4 September 2005 23 226 28
2006 World Rowing Championships Dorney GBR 20 – 27 August 2006 23 237 22
2007 World Rowing Championships München GER 26 August – 2 September 2007 27 269 24
2008 World Rowing Championships Ottensheim AUT 20 – 27 July 2008 8 84 16
2009 World Rowing Championships Poznań POL 23 – 30 August 2009 27 257 23
2010 World Rowing Championships Cambridge NZL 29 October – 7 November 2010 27 262 25
2011 World Rowing Championships Bled SLO 28 August – 4 September 2011 27 267 21
2012 World Rowing Championships Plovdiv BUL 15 – 19 August 2012 7 72 13
2013 World Rowing Championships Chungju KOR 25 August – 1 September 2013 27 254 26
2014 World Rowing Championships Amsterdam NED 24 – 31 August 2014 27 257 26
2015 World Rowing Championships Aiguebelette FRA 30 August – 6 September 2015 26 253 23
2016 World Rowing Championships Rotterdam NED 21 – 28 August 2016 8 63 16
2017 World Rowing Championships Sarasota USA 24 September – 1 October 2017 26 234 29
2018 World Rowing Championships Plovdiv BUL 9 – 16 September 2018 29 227 28
2019 World Rowing Championships Ottensheim AUT 25 August – 1 September 2019 29 228 23
2022 World Rowing Championships Račice CZE 18 – 29 September 2022 29 213 21
2023 World Rowing Championships Beograd SRB 3 – 10 September 2023 27 201 20
2024 World Rowing Championships St.Catharines, Ontario CAN 18 – 25 August 2024 6 30 12
2025 World Rowing Championships Shanghai CHN 21 – 28 September 2025 23 192 26

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Germany GER 111 103 106 320
2 Great Britain GBR 95 84 67 246
3 Italy ITA 95 80 61 236
4 East Germany GDR 94 45 25 164
5 United States USA 69 87 97 253
6 Australia AUS 57 54 54 165
7 New Zealand NZL 52 33 32 117
8 Romania ROU 43 48 46 137
9 France FRA 36 55 36 127
10 Soviet Union URS 35 44 29 108
11 Netherlands NED 34 55 46 135
12 Denmark DEN 34 28 34 96
13 Canada CAN 31 36 48 115
14 China CHN 21 14 24 59
15 Norway NOR 20 9 13 42
16 Ireland IRL 19 8 15 42
17 Switzerland SUI 17 16 17 50
18 Ukraine UKR 16 14 14 44
19 Poland POL 15 23 24 62
20 Belarus BLR 11 7 12 30
21 Austria AUT 10 11 9 30
22 Bulgaria BUL 9 12 14 35
23 Greece GRE 8 13 10 31
24 Czech Republic CZE 7 15 12 34
25 Croatia CRO 7 6 5 18
26 Spain ESP 6 9 16 31
27 Brazil BRA 5 3 4 12
28 Hungary HUN 4 6 6 16
29 Slovenia SLO 4 5 6 15
30 Russia RUS 3 10 16 29
31 Finland FIN 3 4 4 11
32 Lithuania LTU 3 3 2 8
33 Hong Kong HKG 3 0 0 3
34 Belgium BEL 2 7 8 17
35 Sweden SWE 2 4 6 12
36 South Africa RSA 2 2 5 9
37 Israel ISR 1 3 4 8
38 Chile CHI 1 3 1 5
39 Japan JPN 1 2 1 4
40 Argentina ARG 1 1 5 7
41 Mexico MEX 1 1 1 3
42 Serbia and Montenegro SCG 1 0 0 1
= Uruguay URU 1 0 0 1
44 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 11 11 22
45 Serbia SRB 0 2 5 7
= Yugoslavia YUG 0 2 5 7
47 Cuba CUB 0 2 1 3
48 Estonia EST 0 1 6 7
49 Slovakia SVK 0 1 2 3
50 Peru PER 0 1 1 2
51 Indonesia INA 0 1 0 1
= Paraguay PAR 0 1 0 1
= South Korea KOR 0 1 0 1
= Tunisia TUN 0 1 0 1
55 Neutral Participant NEU 0 0 2 2
= Portugal POR 0 0 2 2
= Republic of Moldova MDA 0 0 2 2
= Turkey TUR 0 0 2 2
59 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 0 1 1