Romania dominates European Rowing Championships in Varese

Romania rowing European Championships Varese mixed double men's eight

Romania topped the medal table at the 2026 European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, with six gold, one silver and one bronze medals. The Romanian crews won historic first European titles in the men’s eight (M8+) and women’s eight (W8+), and also claimed gold in the inaugural mixed double sculls (Mix2x) and mixed eight (Mix8+).

Italy finished second in the overall tally, securing nine medals – two gold, two silver and five bronze – with bronze medals in both the men’s and women’s eights behind Romania and Germany.

A severe storm on the final day forced the evacuation of the Lago di Varese venue, compressing the programme and delaying some finals, but all races were completed after the weather cleared.

Entities: 2026 European Rowing Championships · Anastasia Ermakova · Antonio Colamonici · Claudiu Neamțu · Cristina Drugă · European Aquatics Championships · European Rowing Championships · European Rowing Championships 2026 · Filippo Pelati · Giacomo Perini · Italian Rowing Federation · Italian rowing team

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[● 9 SOURCES] Romania won gold in the women's eight (W8+) at the 2026 European Rowing Championships. (Romanian women's eight victory)
[● 7 SOURCES] Italy finished the championships with nine medals (two gold, two silver, five bronze). (Italian rowing federation)
[● 4 SOURCES] Giacomo Perini won silver in the PR1 single event for Italy. (aeecb0ea-1c68-4878-a08b-ff101144cd3c, a89cc8da-801e-4844-9c1e-3d6a213e963e, 028b52e0-8bce-401c-9800-eee2cbe542f8, 1db37d)
[● 9 SOURCES] Romania won gold in the men's eight (M8+) at the 2026 European Rowing Championships, its first European title in that boat class. (Romanian men's eight victory)
[● 4 SOURCES] Niels Torre and Sophie Souwer won bronze in the mixed double for Italy. (aeecb0ea-1c68-4878-a08b-ff101144cd3c, a89cc8da-801e-4844-9c1e-3d6a213e963e, 028b52e0-8bce-401c-9800-eee2cbe542f8, 1db37d)
[● 3 SOURCES] Romania won gold in the women's 8+1 event. (dba9d499-fe99-4291-9f8c-ecfd918f25cd, b2f03e9e-be78-48f2-a3d6-3d2ca68e3e5d, f1930add-3813-4a2d-877b-af8d4733bafc)
[● 7 SOURCES] Romania won gold in the mixed double sculls (Mix2x) at the 2026 European Rowing Championships, its first European title in that event. (Romanian mixed double sculls victory)
[● 8 SOURCES] Romania finished first in the medal table at the European Rowing Championships in Varese with eight medals (six gold, one silver, one bronze). (Romania leads medal table)
[● 11 SOURCES] Italy's men's eight finished behind Romania and Germany, less than three seconds behind the German crew. (Italy men's eight placement)
[● 9 SOURCES] Italy won nine medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) at the 2026 European Rowing Championships. (Italy medal count)
[● 4 SOURCES] A severe storm on the final day forced evacuation of the Lago di Varese venue and compressed the competition schedule. (Storm disruption)
[● 7 SOURCES] Romania won gold in the mixed eight (Mix8+) at the 2026 European Rowing Championships, its first European title in that boat class. (Romanian mixed eight victory)