1893 European Rowing Championships
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The 1893 European Rowing Championships were the inaugural European Rowing Championships held on Lake Orta in Italy on 10 and 11 September.[1] The competition was for men only, and the regatta had three boat classes (M1x, M4+, M8+).
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | |
| M1x[2] |  Belgium Edouard Lescrauwaet |
 Italy Vittorio Leone |
 France E. Lepron |
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| M4+[3] |  Switzerland Ben Longchamp Alfred Baud Georges Vuillet Eugène Baud Henri Sauer (cox) |
Italy Giulio Rebuschini Giacomo Leva Felice Terruzzi Angelo Brambillasca L. Bassano (cox) |
Belgium Auguste Lescrauwaet Edouard Lescrauwaet Charles Lescrauwaet Adrien de Giey |
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| M8+[4] | France Laurent1 Filiolau1 Gaston Clipet2 Auguste Trarieux2 J. Delpierre2 Ch. Gadebled2 P. Panchaud1 Pétrus Gatier1 François Lebrault1 (cox) |
Italy Luigi Rossi Giuseppe Gribaudi Augusto Lange Pietro Lange Antonio Pagliani Ferruccio Somaglia Ercole Aimone Attilio Chiantore |
Belgium Louis Choisy Paul de Gottal Octave Schepens Léonce Roels Raymond Roels Isidore Devriendt Achille Ardenois Victor De Bisschop Jules Wilbo (cox) |
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The French eight was made up from members of two clubs:[5]
1) Union Nautique de Lyon
2) Ãmulation Nautique de Boulogne