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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BEST TIMES

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Men

Single Scull (1x)
Marcel Hacker (GER)
Mahe Drysdale (NZL)
Mahe Drysdale (NZL)

Seville 2002
Eton 2006
Poznan 2009

6:36.33

6:35.40
6:33.35
Double Scull (2x)
Luka Spik/ Iztok Cop (SLO)
St Catharines 1999 6.04.37
Quadruple Scull (4x)
Paradiso/ Sarrtori/ Galtarossa/ Corona (ITA)
Indianapolis 1994 5.37.68
Coxless Pair (2-)
James Cracknell/ Matthew Pinsent (GBR)

Seville 2002

6:14.27
Coxed Pair (2+)
Igor Boraska/ Tihomir Frankovic/ Milan Razov (CRO)
Indianapolis 1994 6.42.16
Coxless Four (4-)
Sebastian Thormann/ Paul Dienstbach/ Philipp Stüer/ Bernd Heidicker (GER)

Seville 2002

5:41.35
Coxed Four (4+)
Matthias Ungemach/ Armin Eichholz/ Armin Weyrauch/ Bahne Rabe/ Joerg Dederding (GER)
Vienna 1991 5.58.96
Eight (8+)
Adri Middag/ Derk Fontein/ Niels Van der Zwan/ Stephan Van Dongen/ Geert Jan Derksen/ Gijs Kind/ Joeri Van Leeuwen/ Nico Rienks/ Merijn Van Oijen (NED)
Jörg Dießner/ Sebastian Schulte/ Stephan Koltzk/ Philipp Stüer/ Jan Tebrügge/ Ulf Siemes/ Thorsten Engelmann/ Bernd Heidicker / Peter Thiede (GER)

St Catharines 1999 (repechage)

Eton 2006


5.22.80


5:21.85

Women

Single Scull (1x)
Rumyana Neykova (BUL)

Seville 2002

7.07.71
Double Scull (2x)
Georgina Evers-Swindell/ Caroline Evers-Swindell (NZL)

Seville 2002

6:38.78
Quadruple Scull (4x)
Kristina Mundt/ Katrin Ruschow/ Jana Sorgers/ Kerstin Koppen (GER)
Indianapolis 1994 6.11.73
Coxless Pair (2-)
Georgeta Andrunache/ Viorica Susanu (ROM)

Seville 2002

6:53.80
Coxless Four (4-)
Kirsten Barnes/ Brenda Taylor/ Jessica Monroe/ Jennifer Doey (CAN)
Robyn Selby Smith/ Jo Lutz/ Amber Bradley/ Kate Hornsey (AUS)

Vienna 1991
Eton 2006

6.25.47
6:25.35
Eight (8+)
Constanta Pipota/ Anisoara Oprea/ Doina Snep/ Marioara Curelea/ Iulia Bobeica/ Veronica Cochela/ Marioara Popescu/ Doina Robu/ Elena Nedelcu (ROM)
Brett Sickler/ Megan Cooke/ Anna Goodale/ Lindsay Shoop/ Anna Mickelson/ Susan Francia/ Caroline Lind/ Caryn Davies/ Mary Whipple (USA)


Lake Barrington 1990

Eton 2006


5.59.26

5:55.50

Lightweight

Lightweight Men

Single Scull (1x)
Karsten Nielsen (DEN)
Zac Purchase (GBR)

St Catharines 1999
Eton 2006

6.47.97

6:47.82
Double Scull (2x)
Elia Luini/ Leonardo Pettinari (ITA)
Storm Uru/ Peter Taylor (NZL)

Stany Delayre/ Jeremie Azou (FRA)

Seville 2002
Poznan 2009

Amsterdam 2014

6:10.80
6:10.62

6:08.64
Quadruple Scull (4x)
Francesco Esposito/ Massimo Lana/ Michelangelo Crispi/ Massimo Guglielmi (ITA)

Montreal 1992 (heat)

5:45.18
Coxless Pair (2-)
Christian Raul Yantani Garces/ Miguel Angel Cerda Silva  (CHI) 
Ole Rueckbrodt/ Felix Otto (GER)

Seville 2002

Eton 2006

6:29.97

6:28.41
Coxless Four (4-)
Hans Thor Kristensen/ Thomas Ebert/ Stephan Moelvig/ Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (DEN)

Seville 2002

5:47.21
Eight (8+)
(GER)

Montreal 1992 (heat)

5.30.24

Lightweight Women

Single Scull (1x)
Viktoriya Dimitrova (BUL)

Seville 2002

7.28.89
Double Scull (2x)
Sally Anne Causby/ Amber Jae Halliday (AUS)
Christina Giazitzidou/ Alexandra Tsiavou (GRE)

Seville 2002
Poznan 2009

6:52.84

6:51.46
Quadruple Scull (4x)
Zita Van der Walle/ Marguerite Helen Houston/ Miranda Jane Bennett/ Hannah Every  (AUS) 
Yu Hua/ Chen Haixia/ Fan Xuefei/ Liu Jing (CHN)
Yu Hua/ Chen Haixia/ Fan Xuefei/ Liu Jing (CHN)

Seville 2002

Eton 2006 (heat)
Eton 2006

6:29.55
6:29.24
6:23.96
Coxless Pair (2-)
Eliza Blair/ Justine Joyce (AUS)

Aiguebelette 1997

7.18.32

Times show in bold type are also World Best Times.  This list is unofficial, please send any corrections to me .
Times in Gifu 2005 have been removed, in view of the noticeable stream running.


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