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International Rowing:
FISA Junior World Rowing Championships
Summary Day 4 - Finals
The 1999 FISA World Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria finished
with the fourth day of glorious weather with flat water and nil wind
conditions;
19 countries gained medal places with GER 5 gold, and 9
countries with 1 gold each (GBR, AUS, ROM, FRA, POL, SLO, EST, NOR and
POR)
Again, 3 more best junior times were broken in the JM1x (6:31.67) ,
JM2x (6:08.66) and JW8+ (6:05.99); This due to the extraordinary
conditions with warm water temperatures.
JM4+
A Final A fierce early race saw GBR (6:01.18) with a slight lead which
they increased at 1000m; From there they answered every challenge and
won impressively; GER (+2.25), with two ’98 gold medallists on board
including Volker Machon who coxed for 5 World Junior Championships,
moved into 2nd at 1500m and held off AUS (+4.02);
B Final see Saturday results
JW2-
A Final FRA (7:11.97), Julie Penet and Amelie
Bouvy, took the lead at 1000m and held off challenges by GER (+2.13)
and AUS (+3.21), with one ’97 silver medallist; CAN (+4.92) in 2nd
place at the 1000m had to be content with 4th; B Final after the 500m
mark USA (7:14.25) moved into the lead and finished with clear water
between them and ROM (+4.56) and ITA (+4.74);
JM2-
A Final GER (6:21.72) claimed the first
position by 1000m - both Martin Hubsch and Bastian Tesching are gold
medallists from ’98 4+ - and put on a magnificent display of rowing to
hold off SLO (+2.69) with FRA (+5.67) taking the bronze away from early
leader BLR (+10.81);
B Final ITA (6:27.30) led from the start followed by ARG(+1.85) and USA
(+6.49) who was 3rd until CZE (+3.44) passed them in the last 500m to
finish in 3rd place;
JW4-
A Final GER (6:29.6) with 2 silver medallists
(Christian Holzel and Kerstin Naumann) from ’98 4-, led from wire to
wire with CHN (+2.06) pushing all the way; GBR (+7.23) maintained third
place for the entire course;
B Final see Saturdays results;
JM4-
A Final AUS (5:46.72) established a lead by
1000m and fought off a charge at over 40 rating by GBR (+0.59) in the
final metres; Christopher Martin in the GBR crew won bronze in ’98 4+;
GER (+3.83) came through UKR (+4.86) from 5th position at 500m to win
the bronze; B Final NED (5:54.62) led from the start and with SLO
(+1.35) a close 2nd followed by YUG (+3.27) who rebounded from 6th
place at the 500m and 5th at 1500m;
JW1x
A Final Judit Obrocki of GER (7:19.70), a
spare from the ’98 team, was in control over the entire 2000m and won
by clear water; ITA (+2.54) held off UKR (+4.62) for the silver while
YUG (+6.03) passed AUS (+8.7) who caught a buoy in the last few
strokes;
B Final GRE was ahead for 1500m but in the final 500m an exciting race
developed – DEN (7:25.94) finished 1st having come from 6th place at
the 1000m, followed closely by GRE (+0.43) and POR (+0.92 ), all within
a second;
JM1x-
A Final Leonid Gulov of EST (6:31.67)
achieved his second gold medal in JM1x with a magnificent effort
resulting in a new best time, beating his heat time from Day 1; At 500m
5 scullers were less than 2 seconds apart; In the end Pliashkov of BLR
(+1.26) was a length back of the gold and Maeyens of BEL (+2.68) capped
an outstanding regatta with the bronze;
B Final CZE (6:41.19) came through at 1500m to edge BUL (+2.03) who had
led the field for half of the race; GER (+6.12), a ‘98 bronze medallist
in the 4-, was third;
JM2+
A Final a fantastic battle, especially in the
final 150m; GER (6:53.73), both oarsmen Per Blohm and Ludwig Fischbach,
silver medallists from’98, took the 1999 gold by less than 1 second
over hard-charging ITA (+0.87); RUS’s (+1.13) bid for 2nd place fell
short by a mere fraction as they settled for the bronze;
B Final see Saturday results;
JW2x
A Final NOR (6:54.88) led at each 500m marker
holding off a fine challenge by GER (+1.76) who came from 3rd at 1500m
to claim the silver; ROM (+5.82), who were second at each previous 500m
marker, finished in bronze medal position; This was Norway's first ever
gold medal in a women's event at the World Junior Rowing Championships;
B Final UKR (6:57.71) won comfortably followed by HUN (+3.19) who
rallied from an early 5th place; POL (+6.0) won a battle with NED
(+6.65) for 3rd place;
JM2x
A Final POR (6:08.66), Artur Antunes and Bruno
Antunes, showed form, speed and poise as they led from start to finish
sprinting at rating 40 to capture the gold in the best junior time ever
recorded. It was also Portugal's first gold medal in any World Junior
Rowing Championships; YUG (+1.58) with a blazing rating over 40 came
from 4th place at 1500m to take the silver with GER (+2.50) the bronze;
not a bad result for a spare filling in for medical reasons;
B Final CHN (+1.47) led at 1500m but CZE (6:16.36) burst through at
rating 38 in the final stages; BLR (+1.77) was a close 3rd;
JW4x
A Final the positions remained the same over
the entire course with GER (6:15.69) claiming the gold, ROM (+3.92) the
silver and NED (+7.16) the bronze; More than 50% of the athletes in the
race participated in the same event in 1998 and six athletes were
returning medallists including 2 silver in the GER crew and 3 gold in
the ROM crew;
B Final - see Saturday results;
JM4x
A Final a splendid gold medal performance by
SLO (5:42.18), with 2 members bronze medallists from ’98, who
maintained the lead throughout answering all challenges especially from
GER (+2.46), also with 2 members gold medallists from ’98; GER were in
5th place at the halfway mark and then sprinted at 41 to capture the
silver with NED (+2.71) holding off AUS (+3.18) for the bronze; B Final
SWE (5:47.11) placed 1st in an impressive display of sculling where JPN
(+3.15) and NOR (+3.36) photo finished for the next two place;
JW8+
A Final the first and only test for the eights
produced a display of fine rowing and racing; ROM (6:05.99), with 2
silver and bronze medallists returning from ’98, was in command
throughout: USA (+5.38) went into 2nd place after the start and showed
determination as they captured the silver, the best showing ever for
USA in the event; GER (+8.69), with 2 ’98 gold medallist on board, won
the bronze;
JM8+
A Final the final race of the regatta was
oarsome! POL (5:24.13) after leading all the way looked very polished
even at the end rating over 40; 3 members of the crew returned from
last year while only the cox of GER (+1.63) crew returned from the
silver in ’98 for another silver this year; ROM (+3.40) had one athlete
return from the bronze in ’98 to another bronze this year
B Final – see Saturday results;
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