# Greek medals surge at European Championships > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/greek-rowing-success-at-european-championships > Updated: 2026-08-02T20:55:58.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 3. At the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, Greece recorded its strongest performance in more than a decade, winning five rowing medals. Petros Gkaidatzis secured gold in the men’s lightweight single scull with a time of 6:50.92, while women’s crews added two silvers and the men’s and women’s single sculls each earned a bronze. The success placed Greece fifth on the overall rowing medal table. The same championships also marked a comeback for the Alexandri sisters—Anna Maria, Irini and Vasiliki—in artistic swimming. After a decade representing Austria, they returned to the Greek national team through the efforts of Hellenic Olympic Committee president Isidoros Koubelos and captured two gold medals. Their victories, alongside the rowing haul, underscore a broader resurgence of Greek sport on the European stage. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-02: Greek athletes win five medals at European rowing championships in Italy Greek rowers earned five medals, including gold, at the European Championships in Italy, while the Alexandri sisters returned to Greece and won two golds in artistic swimming, thanks to Isidoros Koubelos. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greek-athletes-win-five-medals-at-european-rowing-championships-in-italy ### 2026-08-02: Petros Gkaidatzis Wins European Lightweight Single Sculls Gold Petros Gkaidatzis won gold in the men's lightweight single sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, finishing in 6:50.92 ahead of Germany and Ukraine. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/petros-gkaidatzis-wins-european-lightweight-single-sculls-gold ### 2026-07-31: Greece secures five medals, gold for Petros Gkaidatzis, at Rowing Championships At the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Greece won five medals, including gold by Petros Gkaidatzis, two silvers and two bronzes, finishing fifth overall. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greek-rowers-claim-bronze-eye-gold-at-european-championships-in-varese --- Cite as: Greek medals surge at European Championships. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/greek-rowing-success-at-european-championships