title: 1893 European Rowing Championships
text: # 1893 European Rowing Championships
  
  The 1893 European Rowing Championships were the inaugural European Rowing Championships held on Lake Orta in Italy on 10 and 11 September. The competition was for men only, and the regatta had three boat classes (M1x, M4+, M8+).
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time | Country & rowers | Time |
  | M1x | Belgium Edouard Lescrauwaet | | Italy Vittorio Leone | | France E. Lepron | |
  | M4+ | Switzerland Ben Longchamp Alfred Baud Georges Vuillet Eugène Baud Henri Sauer (cox) | | Italy Giulio Rebuschini Giacomo Leva Felice Terruzzi Angelo Brambillasca L. Bassano (cox) | | Belgium Auguste Lescrauwaet Edouard Lescrauwaet Charles Lescrauwaet Adrien de Giey | |
  | M8+ | France $Laurent^1$ $Filiolau^1$ Gaston $Clipet^2$ Auguste $Trarieux^2$ J. $Delpierre^2$ Ch. $Gadebled^2$ P. $Panchaud^1$ Pétrus $Gatier^1$ François $Lebrault^1$ (cox) | | Italy Luigi Rossi Giuseppe Gribaudi Augusto Lange Pietro Lange Antonio Pagliani Ferruccio Somaglia Ercole Aimone Attilio Chiantore | | Belgium Louis Choisy Paul de Gottal Octave Schepens Léonce Roels Raymond Roels Isidore Devriendt Achille Ardenois Victor De Bisschop Jules Wilbo (cox) | |
  
  The French eight was made up from members of two clubs: 1) Union Nautique de Lyon 2) Émulation Nautique de Boulogne
  
  