title: 2018 World Rowing U23 Championships
text: # 2018 World Rowing U23 Championships
  
  The 2018 World Rowing U23 Championships is the 14th edition of the World Rowing U23 Championships and was held from 25 July to 29 July 2018 in Poznań.
  
  ## Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Openweight events |||||||
  | M1x | Canada Trevor Jones | 6:48.70 | Germany Marc Weber | 6:50.51 | Bulgaria Boris Yotov | 6:51.42 |
  | M2x | Greece Ioannis Kalandaridis Christos Steryiakas | 6:13.13 | Netherlands Melvin Twellaar Luuk Adema | 6:14.18 | Poland Fabian Barański Mateusz Świętek | 6:14.53 |
  | M4x | Great Britain Rowan Law Matthew Haywood Josh Armstrong Samuel Meijer | 5:44.00 | Italy Riccardo Jansen Luca Chiumento Gergo Cziraki Ivan Capuano | 5:46.89 | Germany Henrik Runge Steven-Christopher Hacker Anton Finger Johannes Lotz | 5:49.90 |
  | M2- | South Africa Charles Brittain James Mitchell | 6:41.74 | Romania Dumitru Alexandru Ciobică Florin Sorin Lehaci | 6:42.53 | Italy Andrea Maestrale Raffaele Giulivo | 6:48.23 |
  | M4- | Romania Mihăiță Țigănescu Cosmin Pascari Ștefan Berariu Ciprian Huc | 5:50.61 | Great Britain David Ambler Samuel Nunn Charles Elwes Felix Drinkall | 5:52.74 | New Zealand Daniel Hunter Williamson Matthew MacDonald Thomas Mackintosh Thomas Russell | 5:52.81 |
  | M4+ | United States Peter Arata William Creedon Daniel Miklasevich Viggo Hoite Woods Connell (cox) | 6:22.32 | New Zealand Angus McFarlane Edwin Laver Samuel Jones Benjamin Taylor Natalie Bocock (cox) | 6:24.25 | Italy Gustavo Ferrio Jacopo Frigerio Nunzio Di Colandrea Antonio Cascone Filippo Wisenfeld (cox) | 6:25.26 |
  | M8+ | United States Brennan Wetz Justin Best Christopher Carlson Arne Landboe Madison Molitor Samuel Halbert Michael Grady Andrew Gaard Rielly Milne (cox) | 5:22.48 | Great Britain Benjamin Freeman Harvey Kay David Bewicke-Copley Thomas Digby Leonard Jenkins Matthew Aldridge William Stewart Freddie Davidson Hugo Ramambason (cox) | 5:24.93 | Romania Alexandru Chioseaua Mugurel Semciuc Alexandru Matincă Constantin Radu Constantin Adam Sergiu Bejan Gheorghe Robert Dedu Alexandru Cosmin Macovei Adrian Munteanu (cox) | 5:24.93 |
  | Lightweight events |||||||
  | LM1x | Brazil Uncas Batista | 6:51.27 | France Hugo Beurey | 6:54.10 | Australia Sean Murphy | 6:56.43 |
  | LM2x | Spain Manel Balastegui Rodrigo Conde Romero | 6:16.29 | Italy Alfonso Scalzone Gabriel Soares | 6:16.66 | Germany Jonathan Schreiber Julian Schneider | 6:17.87 |
  | LM4x | Italy Riccardo Italiano Niels Torre Lorenzo Fontana Neri Muccini | 6:10.13 | Ireland Miles Taylor Niall Beggan Ryan Ballantine Andrew Goff | 6:11.45 | United States Samuel Melvin James Francis Chase Deitner Daniel Madden | 6:12.55 |
  | LM2- | Ireland Shane Mulvaney David O'Malley | 6:54.48 | Greece Antonios Papakonstantinou Ioannis Marokos | 6:56.24 | Italy Giuseppe Di Mare Raffaele Serio | 7:00.07 |
  
  ## Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Openweight events |||||||
  | W1x | New Zealand Samantha Voss | 7:28.34 | United States Emily Kallfelz | 7:31.60 | Bulgaria Desislava Georgieva | 7:36.17 |
  | W2x | Great Britain Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne Anna Thornton | 6:47.03 | Germany Leonie Menzel Pia Greiten | 6:48.34 | Italy Valentina Iseppi Alessandra Montesano | 6:49.17 |
  | W4x | Romania Elena Logofatu Georgiana Vasile Nicoleta Pascanu Simona Geanina Radis | 6:40.97 | Netherlands Mieke Wilms Minke Holleboom Martine van den Boomgaard Bente Paulis | 6:43.88 | Great Britain Kyra Edwards Zoe Adamason Saska Budgett Lucy Glover | 6:45.68 |
  | W2- | United States Regina Salmons Alina Hagstrom | 7:31.24 | Great Britain Heidi Long Hannah Scott | 7:33.68 | Chile Melita Abraham Antonia Abraham | 7:34.14 |
  | W4- | Russia Kira Yuvchenko Elizaveta Kornienko Anna Aksenova Valentina Plaksina | 6:31.49 | Romania Madalina Heghes Amalia Beres Madalina-Gabriela Casu Roxana Parascanu | 6:34.22 | China Liu Xueren Wang Zifeng Liu Xiaoxin Zhao Dongfang | 6:35.43 |
  | W4+ | United States Sarah Johanek Samantha Lamos Carlisle Wheeler Jennifer Mundelius Isabel Weiss (cox) | 7:02.60 | Italy Giovanna Schettino Claudia Destefani Benedetta Faravelli Laura Meriano Diletta Diverio (cox) | 7:08.97 | Russia Marina Rubtsova Elena Shapurova Olga Zaruba Veronika Voino Elizaveta Krylova (cox) | 7:11.14 |
  | W8+ | Canada Isabel Ruby-Hill Ivy Elling Quaintance Kendra Wells Avalon Wasteneys Morgan Rosts Stephanie Grauer Madison Mailey Sydney Payne Laura Court (cox) | 6:04.61 | Netherlands Ilse Kolkman Hijleke Nauta Nika Vos Dieuwertje den Besten Eve Stewart Lisa Goossens Anna Eva Petersen Miriam Visser Eline Berger (cox) | 6:06.58 | United States Hadley Irwin Kaitlyn Kynast Claire Collins Liliane Lindsay Alison Rusher Marlee Blue Elise Beuke Brooke Pierson Leigh Warner (cox) | 6:08.04 |
  | Lightweight events |||||||
  | LW1x | Great Britain Imogen Grant | 7:29.98 | Germany Vera Spanke | 7:34.95 | Italy Clara Guerra | 7:35.27 |
  | LW2x | Italy Stefania Buttignon Silvia Crosio | 6:54.41 | Germany Katrin Volk Sophia Krause | 6:57.34 | Great Britain Susannah Duncan Danielle Semple | 6:59.21 |
  | LW4x | Italy Giulia Migmnemi Paola Piazzola Allegra Francalacci Arianna Noseda | 6:54.85 | Netherlands Marike Veldhuis Anna Verkuil Floor van Lieshout Martine Veldhuis | 6:59.99 | France Lou Lamarque Loanne Guivarc Aurélie Morizot Marion Colard | 7:03.32 |
  | LW2- | United States Sarah Maietta Caroline O'Brien | 7:43.62 | Germany Janika Kölblin Marie-Christine Gerhardt | 7:52.95 | Italy Maria Zerboni Bianca Laura Pelloni | 7:58.44 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
  | 2 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
  | 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
  | 4 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
  | 5 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
  | 14 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 15 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 16 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 17 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 17 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 17 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 17 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
  