A month prior to the World Championships, Germany completed the political process of reunification of the eastern and western parts of the country. This was done at great speed, and organisational changes at the sports level took longer, with the German rowing federations due to merge by the end of 1990. FISA confirmed to the East German rowing federation that their rowers could participate as an separate team to West Germany, but without the designation of East Germany (GDR). There were no problems with medal ceremonies, as national anthems were not played nor national flags raised based on a decision made in 1955.[2]
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time | | M1x | {{URS}}
Jüri Jaanson | 7:22.15 | {{TCH}}
Václav Chalupa | 7:26.98 | {{NZL}}
Eric Verdonk | 7:31.70 |
| M2x | {{AUT}}
Arnold Jonke (b)
Christoph Zerbst (s) | 6:56.37 | {{GDR}}
Thomas Lange (b)
Stefan Ullrich (s) | 6:57.08 | {{AUS}}
Peter Antonie (b)
Paul Reedy (s) | 7:04.49 |
| M4x | {{URS}}
Valeriy Dosenko (b)
Sergey Kinyakin (2)
Mykola Chupryna (3)
Girts Vilks (s) | 5:40.44 | {{SUI}}
Ueli Bodenmann (b)
Marc-Sven Nater (2)
Alexander Rückstuhl (3)
Beat Schwerzmann (s) | 5:41.81 | {{ITA}}
Alessandro Corona (b)
Gianluca Farina (2)
Massimo Paradiso (3)
Filippo Soffici (s) | 5:42.18 |
| M2+ | {{ITA}}
Carmine Abbagnale (b)
Giuseppe Abbagnale (s)
Giuseppe Di Capua (c) | 6:48.30 | {{ESP}}
José Ignacio Bugarin Pereira (b)
Ibon Urbieta Zubiria (s)
Gabriel de Marco (c) | 6:50.52 | {{YUG}}
Milan Janša (b)
Robert Krašovec (s)
Robert Eržen (c) | 6:51.84 |
| M2- | {{GDR}}
Thomas Jung (b)
Uwe Kellner (s) | 7:07.91 | {{URS}}
Nikolay Pimenov (b)
Yuriy Pimenov (s) | 7:10.20 | {{GBR2}}
Matthew Pinsent (b)
Steve Redgrave (s) | 7:12.38 |
| M4+ | {{GDR}}
Bernd Eichwurzel (b)
Mario Gruessel (2)
Detlef Kirchhoff (3)
Stefan Schulz (s)
Hendrik Reiher (c) | 6:46.73 | {{FRG}}
Wolfgang Klapheck (b)
Stefan Scholz (2)
Ansgar Wessling (3)
Volker Zimmermann (s)
Thomas Alt (c) | 6:48.03 | {{URS}}
Igor Bortnitski (b)
Sigitas Kushinskas (2)
Yoanas Narmontas (3)
Vladimir Romanishin (s)
Petr Petrinitch (c) | 6:49.40 |
| M4- | {{AUS}}
Nick Green (b)
Mike McKay (2)
Samuel Patten (3)
James Tomkins (s)
| 5:52.20 | {{NED}}
Niels van der Zwan (b)
Jaap Krijtenburg (2)
Bart Peters (3)
Sven Schwarz (s)
| 5:53.41 | {{GDR}}
Ralf Brudel (b)
Olaf Förster (2)
Thomas Greiner (3)
Jens Luedecke (s)
| 5:54.71 |
| M8+ | {{FRG}}
Roland Baar (b)
Dirk Balster (2)
Frank Dietrich (3)
Christoph Korte (4)
Frank Richter (5)
Martin Steffes-Mies (6)
Matthias Ungemach (7)
Armin Weyrauch (s)
Manfred Klein (c) | 5:26.62 | {{CAN}}
Darren Barber (b)
Andy Crosby (2)
Robert Bob Marland (3)
Derek Porter (4)
Michael Mike Rascher (5)
Bruce Robertson (6)
Brian Saunderson (7)
John Wallace (s)
Terrence Paul (c) | 5:27.57 | {{GDR}}
Thomas Baensch (b)
Andre Hache (2)
Frank Pawlowski (3)
Michael Peter (4)
Roland Schröder (5)
Hans Sennewald (6)
Thomas Woddow (7)
Lutz Thiede (s)
Peter Thiede (c) | 5:29.88 |
| Men's lightweight events |
|---|
| LM1x | {{NED}}
Frans Göbel | 7:21.24 | {{BEL}}
Wim Van Belleghem | 7:22.49 | {{NOR}}
Per Sætersdal | 7:28.80 |
| LM2x | {{USA}}
Robert Dreher (b)
Stephen Peterson (s) | 7:46.15 | {{FRG}}
Karsten Krueger (b)
Peter Müller (s) | 7:46.38 | {{AUT}}
Walter Rantasa (b)
Christoph Schmölzer (s) | 7:46.88 |
| LM4x | {{ITA}}
Francesco Esposito (b)
Massimo Lana (2)
Paolo Pittino (3)
Massimo Guglielmi (s) | 5:46.38 | {{FRA}}
Bruno Boucher (b)
Bruno Lebeda (2)
Laurent Porchier (3)
Thierry Renault (s) | 5:48.58 | {{AUS}}
Simon Burgess (b)
Bruce Hick (2)
Gary Lynagh (3)
Stephen Hawkins (s) | 5:48.72 |
| LM4- | {{FRG}}
Klaus Altena (b)
Michael Buchheit (2)
Stephan Fahrig (3)
Bernhard Stomporowski (s) | 7:03.68 | {{FRA}}
Stéphane Guerinot (b)
Laurent Irazusta (2)
Benoit Masson (3)
Jose Oyarzabal (s) | 7:05.57 | {{NED}}
Frank Gerritse (b)
Pim Laken (2)
Mark Emke (3)
Han de Regt (s) | 7:05.84 |
| LM8+ | {{ITA}}
Enrico Barbaranelli (b)
Franco Falossi (2)
Carlo Gaddi (3)
Fabrizio Ranieri (4)
Fabrizio Ravasi (5)
Andrea Re (6)
Roberto Romanini (7)
Alfredo Striani (s)
Giuseppe Lamberti (c) | 5:35.03 | {{DEN}}
Svend Blitskov (b)
Peter Madsen (2)
Flemming Meyer (3)
Vagn Nielsen (4)
Henning Bay Nielsen (5)
Lars Rasmussen (6)
Hans Christian Sørensen (7)
Bo Vestergaard (s)
Stephen Masters (c) | 5:36.98 | {{GBR2}}
Christopher Bates (b)
Marysh Chmiel (2)
Peter Haining (3)
Toby Hessian (4)
Tom Kay (5)
Carl Smith (6)
Neil Staite (7)
Stephen Wright (s)
John Deakin (c) | 5:37.75 |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time | | W1x | {{GDR}}
Birgit Peter | 7:24.10 | {{CAN}}
Silken Laumann | 7:27.08 | {{FRG}}
Titie Jordache | 7:30.03 |
| W2x | {{GDR}}
Kathrin Boron (b)
Beate Schramm | 8:18.63 | {{URS}}
Inna Frolova (b)
Tetiana Ustiuzhanina (s) | 8:23.46 | {{USA}}
Kristine Karlson (b)
Alison Townley (s) | 8:29.35 |
| W4x | {{GDR}}
Kerstin Köppen (b)
Claudia Krüger (2)
Sybille Schmidt (3)
Jana Sorgers (s) | 6:14.08 | {{URS}}
Yelena Khloptseva (b)
Svitlana Mazij (2)
Mariya Omelianovych (3)
Sariya Zakyrova (s) | 6:20.25 | {{TCH}}
Hana Kafková (b)
Iva Mikolova (2)
Martina Šefčíková (3)
Irena Soukupová (s) | 6:22.33 |
| W2- | {{FRG}}
Stefani Werremeier (b)
Ingeburg Althoff (s) | 8:28.37 | {{USA}}
Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson (b)
Anna Seaton (s) | 8:41.62 | {{GDR}}
Ina Justh (b)
Birte Siech (s) | 8:44.59 |
| W4- | {{ROM}}
Doina Șnep (b)
Iulia Bobeică (2)
Marioara Curela (3)
Doina Robu (s) | 7:51.68 | {{FRG}}
Sylvia Dördelmann (b)
Meike Holländer (2)
Gabriele Mehl (3)
Cerstin Petersmann (s) | 7:52.45 | {{GDR}}
Jeannette Barth (b)
Antje Frank (2)
Kathrin Haacker (3)
Judith Zeidler (s) | 7:56.54 |
| W8+ | {{ROM}}
Doina Șnep (b)
Iulia Bobeică (2)
Constanța Burcică (3)
Veronica Cochelea (4)
Marioara Curela (5)
Anisoara Oprea (6)
Marioara Popescu (7)
Doina Ciucanu-Robu (s)
Elena Nedelcu (c) | 5:59.26 | {{USA}}
Shelagh Donohoe (b)
Cynthia Eckert (2)
Sarah Gengler (3)
Kelley Jones (4)
Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson (5)
Tracy Rude (6)
Anna Seaton (7)
Kathryn Young (s)
Yasmin Farooq (c) | 6:01.67 | {{GDR}}
Ramona Franz (b)
Christiane Harzendorf (2)
Anette Hohn (3)
Micaela Schmidt (4)
Ute Wagner (5)
Annegret Strauch (6)
Ute Noetzel-Wild (7)
Heike Winkler (s)
Yvonne Illing (c) | 6:03.18 |
| Women's lightweight events |
|---|
| LW1x | {{DEN}}
Mette Bloch Jensen | 8:12.64 | {{NED}}
Laurien Vermulst | 8:14.58 | {{BEL}}
Rita Defauw | 8:21.20 |
| LW2x | {{DEN}}
Ulla Jensen (b)
Regitze Siggaard (s) | 6:57.96 | {{USA}}
Holly Brunkov (b)
Lindsay Burns (s) | 7:03.24 | {{CAN}}
Brenda Colby (b)
Wendy Wiebe (s) | 7:03.30 |
| LW4- | {{CAN}}
Jill Blois (b)
Colleen Miller (2)
Diana Sinnage (3)
Rachel Starr (s) | 6:38.40 | {{AUS}}
Amanda Cross (b)
Pam Westendorf (2)
Sally Ninham (3)
Rebecca Joyce (s) | 6:40.32 | {{CHN}}
Liang Sanmei (b)
Lin Zhi-ai (2)
Zeng Meilan (3)
Zhang Huajie (s) | 6:42.30 |
1. ^{{cite web |title=1990 World Rowing Championships |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1990-world-championships/ |publisher=International Rowing Federation |accessdate=18 March 2016}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Nahende Weltmeisterschaften motivierten bei Ruder-Titelkämpfen ganz in Familie |url= http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP2532889X-19901001-0-11-180-0 |accessdate=3 February 2018 |work=Neues Deutschland |volume=45 |issue=229 |date=1 October 1990 |page=11 | language=de |registration=yes}}
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