1969 European Rowing Championships the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, the International Rowing Federation (FISA) had decided that the 1969 Championships would be held on the Lake of Banyoles in Spain. Circumstances changed and the event moved to Austria. 1969 European Rowing Championships The 1969 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wörthersee in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 5 to 7 September for women, and a few days later for men. Women entered in five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+), and 15 countries—including the United States—sent 47 boats.
Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics women's coxless pairs, coxless fours, and eights. The women's coxless four replaces the men's lightweight coxless four from the previous Games, which is the first change made to the rowing programme since 1996. This was driven by the IOC's desire to seek gender parity and eventually remove all lightweight events. Each competing nation may qualify one boat for each of the fourteen events. The majority of the qualifying berths will be awarded at the 2019 World Rowing Championships, which take place in Ottensheim, Austria between 25 August and 1 September 2019. They are awarded to National Olympic Committees (rather than