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2026 World Rowing Championships

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2026 World Rowing Championships
VenueBosbaan
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Dates24–30 August

The 54th World Rowing Championships were held from 24 to 30 August 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the organization of World Rowing and the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation (KNRB).[1][2]

The event took place at the Bosbaan, the venue that had previously hosted the World Rowing Championships of 1977 and 2014.[3] The Bosbaan underwent extensive renovations in order to be ready for the 2026 championship.[1]

Unlike all previous World Rowing Championships, the event had a dual leadership. Former Olympic champions Ilse Paulis and Nico Rienks jointly took on the role of Regatta Director.[1]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands*43310
2 Germany3205
3 United States3069
4 Romania3003
5 Great Britain2428
6 Mexico2013
7 Ireland1203
8 Ukraine1113
9 Greece1102
10 Italy1012
11 New Zealand1001
 Uzbekistan1001
13 Australia0325
 Individual Neutral Athletes0202
14 Belgium0112
 France0112
16 China0101
 Serbia0101
 Uruguay0101
19 Switzerland0022
20 Israel0011
 Norway0011
 Tunisia0011
Totals (22 entries)23232369

  Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes

Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Openweight events
M1x
details
Oliver Zeidler
 Germany
6:35.22 Yauheni Zalaty
Individual Neutral Athletes 1
6:38.33 Jonas Juel
 Norway
6:44.03
M2x
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 Netherlands
(b) Melvin Twellaar
(s) Simon van Dorp
6:04.42  Serbia
(b) Martin Mačković
(s) Nikolaj Pimenov
6:07.58  Belgium
(b) Aaron Andries
(s) Tibo Vyvey
6:09.73
M4x
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 Italy
(b) Luca Chiumento
(2) Andrea Panizza
(3) Luca Rambaldi
(S) Giacomo Gentili
5:33.60  Germany
(b) Marc Weber
(2) Felix Heinrich
(3) Jonas Gelsen
(S) Ole Hohensee
5:34.46  Great Britain
(b) Cedol Dafydd
(2) Callum Dixon
(3) Tobias Schroder
(S) Rory Harris
5:35.40
M2−
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 New Zealand
(b) Oliver Welch
(s) Benjamin Taylor
6:21.93  Australia
(b) Angus Dawson
(s) Alexander Hill
6:23.87  Italy
(b) Matteo Lodo
(s) Giovanni Codato
6:27.45
M4−
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 United States
(b) Gus Rodriguez
(2) Peter Chatain
(3) Christopher Carlson
(S) Pieter Quinton
5:41.57  Netherlands
(b) Lennart van Lierop
(2) Gert-Jan van Doorn
(3) Eli Brouwer
(S) Rik Rienks
5:41.84  Great Britain
(b) Daniel Graham
(2) James Robson
(3) Douwe de Graaf
(S) George Bourne
5:44.16
M8+
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 Netherlands
Ralf Rienks
Finn Florijn
Wibout Rustenburg
Jorn Salverda
Sander de Graaf
Pieter van Veen
Jan van der Bij
Mick Makker
Jonna de Vries (F) (c)
5:17.75  Great Britain
William Stewart
Matthew Rowe
Gabriel Obholzer
Sam Nunn
David Bewicke-Copley
Harry Geffen
Miles Beeson
Archie Drummond
Tom Bryce (c)
5:17.81  Australia
Rohan Lavery
Austin Reinehr
Alex Nichol
Jack Robertson
Harry Manton
Fergus Hamilton
Patrick Long
Mitch Salisbury
Nicholas Dunlop (c)
5:18.28
Lightweight events
LM1x
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Petros Gkaidatzis
 Greece
6:47.77 Felipe Klüver
 Uruguay
6:51.50 Alexis López
 Mexico
6:52.06
LM2x
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 Uzbekistan
(b) Shakhzod Nurmatov
(s) Sobirjon Safaroliev
6:21.93  Germany
(b) Naveen Shah
(s) Maximilian Rühling
6:23.87  United States
(b) Jamie Copus
(s) Sean Richardson
6:27.45

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Openweight events
W1x
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Lauren Henry
 Great Britain
7:15.93 Fiona Murtagh
 Ireland
7:18.04 Karolien Florijn
 Netherlands
7:18.84
W2x
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 Ireland
(b) Zoe Hyde
(s) Margaret Cremen
6:43.48  Netherlands
(b) Roos de Jong
(s) Benthe Boonstra
6:44.51  Switzerland
(b) Salome Ullrich
(s) Fabienne Schweizer
6:48.51
W4x
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 Netherlands
(b) Marieke Keijser
(2) Lisa Bruijnincx
(3) Margot Leeuwenburgh
(S) Tessa Dullemans
6:08.18  Great Britain
(b) Lola Anderson
(2) Hannah Scott
(3) Finnola Stratton
(S) Imogen Grant
6:09.78  United States
(b) Kristina Wagner
(2) Evan Park
(3) Sophia Vitas
(S) Emily Kallfelz
6:10.33
W2−
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 Romania
(b) Adriana Adam
(s) Simona Radiș
6:49.86  France
(b) Emma Cornelis
(s) Hezekia Peron
6:56.21  United States
(b) Regina Salmons
(s) Mia Levy
6:59.76
W4−
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 United States
(b) Molly Bruggeman
(2) Azja Czajkowski
(3) Teal Cohen
(S) Kaitlin Knifton
6:09.87  Australia
(b) Giorgia Patten
(2) Bronwyn Cox
(3) Jacqueline Swick
(S) Georgina Rowe
6:12.40  Netherlands
(b) Ymkje Clevering
(2) Nika Johanna Vos
(3) Linn van Aanholt
(S) Tinka Offereins
6:13.74
W8+
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 Romania
Cristina Drugă
Geanina Dumitrița Juncănariu
Ancuța Bodnar
Maria Lehaci
Maria-Magdalena Rusu
Amalia Chelaru
Adriana Adam
Simona Radiș
Victoria-Ștefania Petreanu (c)
5:51.88  United Kingdom
Elizabeth Witt
Jade Lindo
Amelia Standing
Katherine George
Lauren Irwin
Eve Stewart
Heidi Long
Annie Campbell-Orde
Jack Tottem (M) (c)
5:52.76  United States
Dahlia Levine
Megan Lee
Charlotte Buck
Jess Thoennes
Claire Collins
Camille Vandermeer
Alexandria Vallancey-Martinson
Etta Carpender
Nina Castagna (c)
5:53.76
Lightweight events
LW1x
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Kenia Lechuga
 Mexico
7:29.16 Mariia Zhovner
Individual Neutral Athletes 1
7:32.73 Femke van de Vliet
 Netherlands
7:35.56
LW2x
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 Mexico
(b) Aylin Ibarra
(s) Melissa Márquez
7:10.02  Greece
(b) Paschalina Mouratidou
(s) Gavriela Lioliou
7:12.05  Tunisia
(b) Khadija Krimi
(s) Selma Dhaouadi
7:14.90

Mixed

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mix2x
details
 Netherlands
Roos de Jong
Simon van Dorp
6:15.80  Ireland
Konan Pazzaia
Margaret Cremen
6:22.34  United States
Sophia Vitas
Cedar Cunningham
6:22.75
Mix8+
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 Romania
Cristina Drugă
Amalia Chelaru
Adriana Adam
Florin Lehaci
Cosmin Iulian Plesescu
Ciprian Tudosă
Ștefan Berariu
Simona Radiș
Victoria-Ștefania Petreanu (F) (c)
5:35.75  Netherlands
Linn van Aanholt
Nika Johanna Vos
Ymkje Clevering
Gert-Jan van Doorn
Lennart van Lierop
Eli Brouwer
Rik Rienks
Tinka Offereins
Richelle Rietdijk (F) (c)
5:38.42  United States
Molly Bruggeman
Azja Czajkowski
Teal Cohen
Gus Rodríguez
Peter Chatain
Chris Carlson
Pieter Quinton
Kate Knifton
Rachel Rane (F) (c)
5:38.61

Pararowing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
PR1M1x
details
Benjamin Pritchard
 Great Britain
8:50.46 Erik Horrie
 Australia
8:57.27 Roman Polianskyi
 Ukraine
9:01.38
PR1W1x
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Anna Sheremet
 Ukraine
9:48.91 Laurence Vandevyver
 Belgium
10:17.77 Claire Ghiringhelli
 Switzerland
10:39.76
PR2Mix2x
details
 Germany
(b) Jasmina Bier
(s) Paul Umbach
8:08.26  China
(b) Liu Shuang
(s) Jiang Jijian
8:09.24  Israel
(b) Shahar Milfelder
(s) Saleh Shahin
8:14.46
PR3Mix2x
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 Germany
(b) Valentin Luz
(s) Kathrin Marchand
7:03.97  Ukraine
(b) Stanislav Samoliuk
(s) Dariia Kotyk
7:09.28  Australia
(b) Ella Marshall
(s) Sam Stunell
7:12.56
PR3Mix4+
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 United States
(b) Gabriella Bigler
(2) Skylar Dahl
(3) Maxwell Allemeier
(s) Alex Flynn
(c) Hannah Diaz
6:46.60  Great Britain
(b) Francesca Allen
(2) Charlotte Coburn
(3) Jonty Ridley
(s) Joshua O'Brien
(c) Omar Al-Miqdadi
6:47.87  France
(b) Eva David
(2) Helene Balzac
(3) Grégoire Bireau
(s) Laurent Cadot
(c) Maiwenn Dumont
6:50.73

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "World Rowing – 2026 World Rowing Championships: Paulis and Rienks appointed as regatta directors, Staatsloterij as main national sponsor". World Rowing. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. Athletics, Cal (30 August 2026). "Cal Men's Rowing Collects Medals At Senior Worlds". Cal. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  3. "2026 World Rowing Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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