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unusual facts about World Rowing Championships


Rowing New Zealand

The Elite National Team represents New Zealand at the highest level of competition, either at the Olympic Games, World Championships or the Rowing World Cup.


Anna Mickelson

At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2006, Mickelson won the gold medal in the women's eight with a new world's best time of 5:55.50, and with partner Megan Cooke, she placed 4th in the women's pair.

Berit Carow

In 2006 she won second place the World Rowing Championships at the Dorney Lake, Eton, Great Britain, and in 2007 the World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany.

Leonid Gulov

Gulov debuted in the World Rowing Championships in 1999 in St. Catharines, Canada where he competed with Šilin and they were second in the Final B earning 8th place.

Magic 45 minutes

The Magic 45 Minutes describes the duration of one of the most rewarding sporting periods in the history of New Zealand during which four New Zealand rowing teams won gold medals in four successive finals to be the most successful country at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan.

Zac Purchase

Purchase became under-23 world champion at the 2005 world U-23 championships in Amsterdam, before taking silver at the 2005 World Rowing Championships at Gifu, Japan.


see also

Maren Derlien

In 1999 she won the World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Canada in the quad sculls boat.