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2004: 8th World University Championships – Brive La Gaillarde, France

These Championships were conducted on 3rd & 4th September 2004 at Brive La Gaillarde, France.

Other Australian crews were originally selected but due to a variety of reasons, they were unable to compete. These crews were a men's four, women's four, women's scull and women's lightweight scull.

Results

Women's Scull
Final: 1st CZE (M. Knapkova) - 7:51.62, 2nd GBR (D. Flood) - 8:02.61, 3rd FRA (S. Balmary) - 8:02.69, 4th NZL (P. Twining) - 8:16.63, 5th GER (M. Schmude) - 8:19.60, 6th POL (J. Michalska) - 8:24.90

Final B: 1st HUN (L. Veroci) - 8:04.47, 2nd IRL (E. Moran) - 8:08.29, 3rd RUS (A. Fatina) - 8:08.95, 4th EST (S. Vaiksaar) - 8:18.05, 5th NED (W. Van Der Straatan) - 8:21.31, 6th BRA (M. Peinado) - 8:25.91

Women's Double Scull
Final: 1st LAT (S. Mikilpe-Mikgelbe, K. Rode-Gulova) - 7:25.95, 2nd GER (S. Kreutejans, J. Obrocki) - 7:33.85, 3rd RUS (J. Mishina, I. Usmanova) - 7:35.93, 4th POL (P. Pytel, M. Bronikowski) - 7:42.30, 5th AUS (K. Clarkson, M. Crawford) - 7:51.08, 6th FRA (I. Pascal, S. Grandjon) - 7:52.23

Women's Four
Final: 1st FRA (C. Foulon, M. Lenepvou, A. Galy, M. Rossit) - 6:55.65, 2nd GER (E. Drenckhahn, C. Gerking, A. Sennewald, N. Wehrhahn) - 6:59.60, 3rd GBR (A. Lenowles, V. Myers, H. Powell, B. Rodford) - 7:02.32, 4th NED (N. Dekkers, K. Galama, F. Van Der Linden, R. Van Rooijen) - 7:06.08, 5th POL (O. Pinska, A. Belka, A. Specjalska, P. Stupkiewicz) - 7:12.95, 6th HUN (A. Buday, M. Majer, K. Mathe, B. Zarandy) - 7:13.88

Final B: 1st RSA (G. Engelbrecht, N. Faherty , C. Marsay, T. Ngcobo) - 7:21.12, 2nd NZL (K. Hay, R. Davey, R. Scown, R. Knox) - 7:24.68

Women's Lightweight Scull
Final: 1st CZE (D. Nachazelova) - 8:04.68, 2nd POL (M. Kemnitz) - 8:05.19, 3rd RUS (K. Potapova) - 8:12.45, 4th IRL (N. Ni Cheillfachair) - 8:15.62, 5th FRA (E. Sarda) - 8:23.65, 6th HUN (A. Alliquander) - 8:24.80, 7th GER (S. Buch) - 8:25.55

Final B: 1st NED (M. Ten Buur) - 8:21.07, 2nd ITA (C. Tambolini) - 8:23.35, 3rd ALB (I. Theka) - 8:27.24, 4th SUI (F. Albrecht) - 8:30.33, 5th NZL (L. Salis) - 8:45.78

Women's Lightweight Double Scull
Final: 1st GER (B. Carow, S. Primus) - 7:48.41, 2nd FRA (C. Gourdin, C. Freslon) - 7:56.44, 3rd POL (B. Malinowska, M. Myszk) - 8:01.57, 4th UKR (V. Bazhenova, O. Solodovnyl) - 8:08.60, 5th NZL (L. James, G. Salis) - 8:21.56, 6th ITA (F. Manzini, C. Tamboloni) - 8:29.48

Men's Scull
Final: 1st POL (A. Bronikowski) 7:30.06, 2nd GBR (S. Rowbotham) 7:32.82, 3rd HUN (G. Bencsik) 7:40.21, 4th GER (M. Schramm) 7:43.38, 5th FRA (J. Coeffic) 7:47.27, 6th NED (S. De Vries) 7:55.19

Final B: 1st NZL (T. Peterick) 7:14.25, 2nd CRO (B. Zugic) 7:17.71, 3rd AUS (A. Taylor) 7:20.38, 4th CZE (D. Kucera) 7:23.48, 5th AUT (M. Himterleither) 7:28.15
6th ITA (M. Salzano) 7:30.26

Men's Double Scull
Final: 1st AUS (D. Houston, C. Morgan) 6:39.55, 2nd POL (M. Jelinski, A. Wojciechowski) 6:42.00, 3rd FRA (F. Doucet, J. Imbert) 6:42.70, 4th GER (D. Hausdonrfer, B. Mueller) 6:42.74, 5th HUN (G. Konya, A. Lobozar) 6:51.47, 6th RUS (M. Izotov, S. Kholodov) 6:52.58

Final B: 1st UKR (A. Grechka, S. Verbytskyy) 6:41.34, 2nd LTU (T. Makarevicius, M. Razmislavicius) 6:42.15, 3rd CRO (M. Cetinic-Frankos, L. Dragojevic) 6:42.90, 4th NZL (A. Crosland, S. Morrison) 6:46.62, 5th CHI (J. Vergara Saavenza, C. Alarcon Jzzibazzu) 6:54.73, 6th ITA (S. Castagna, F. Marconcini) DNS

Men's Pair
Final: 1st POL (L. Kardas, D. Paczes) 7:04.75, 2nd SUI (N. Lehner, R. Altenburger) 7:07.87, 3rd CZE (J. Kral, J. Tvardik) 7:09.49, 4th FRA (J. Pierson, N. Podpovitny) 7:10.67, 5th RUS (T. Belevitch, A. Mukhin) 7:13.28, 6th AUT (C. Engl, P. Sommereccier) 7:19.92

Final B: 1st AUS (L. Mc Pherson, G. Taylor) 7:05.03, 2nd SCG (G. Jagar, N. Usunovic) 7:05.90, 3rd BRA (B. Castro, P. Damkakos) 7:15.78, 4th ITA (L. Morgammi, M. Santoro) 7:20.51, 5th LTU (M. Marcinkevicius, J. Rinkauskas) - 7:32.26

Men's Four
Final: 1st POL (B. Szczyrba, A. Chojnowski, A. Rozalski, R. Smolinski) - 6:28.95 2nd IRL (C. Folan, P. Giblin, A. Martin, M. Stephens) - 6:32.10, 3rd GBR (H. Adams, E. Johnson, H. Mackenzie, G. Weeks) - 6:35.56, 4th RSA (M. Bell, M. Chittenden, R. Gifillan , D. Kearns) - 6:40.66, 5th FRA (F. Dagada, M. Guilhem, B. Lenepvou, B. Pinta) - 6:41.72, 6th GER (U. Frankenberger, A. Meyer, J. Tebrugge, D. Tusch) - 6:44.11

Final B: 1st NZL (P. Taylor, D. Heyman, B. Scott, M. Webster) - 6:36.69, 2nd TPE (K. Chang, C. Shih, G. Yang, Y. Lin) - 6:48.80

Men's Eight
Final - 1st FRA (V. Durupt, T. Delagarde, G. Dyrda, B. Gallet, J. Macquet, J. Peudecoeur, B. Ripoll, L. Cadot, Bar. : A. Girard) - 5:49.23, 2nd NED (D. Kuiper, S. Hagedoorn, B. Jesjenitzer, J. Van Mensch, M. Steenman, J. Bouwmeester, E. Muijten, R. Van Der Valk, Bar. : N. Tolenaar) - 5:52.05, 3rd EST (J. Laos, V. Mae, A. Raja, A. Shilin, O. Vinogradou, T. Endrekson, L. Gulov, S. Sonntak, Bar. : S. Vaiksaar) - 5:53.72, 4th RUS (V. Antipov, A. Bobriashov, S. Grigoriev, R. Kiselev, D. Mironov, V. Ochigava, A. Skripkin, R. Veselkin, Bar. : A. Mordvinkin) - 5:55.75, 5th GBR (H. Baillhache, T. Burton, R. Davies, R. Hollis, H. Lee, T. Parker, W. Robinson, A. Stubbs, Bar. : C. O'Connor) - 5:58.72, 6th SLO (T. Katrasnik, Z. Vorsic, M. Rodela, B. Bozic, S. Toplak, M. Pavsic, A. Hrabar, M. Prelog, Bar. : P. Rogel) - 6:10.41

Final B: 1st GER (A. Bernhardt, S. Dziuba, J. Westphalen, D. Marterer, B. Steinfurth, A. Simann, T. Stoll, M. Veit, Bar. : S. Lier) - 5:48.7, 2nd CZE (M. Holecek, M. Kubrycht, L. Kubrycht, V. Kucera, J. Martinek, V. Vondra, J. Romaniak, M. Bruncvik, Bar. : O. Soukupova) - 5:50.36, 3rd CRO (M. Mijat, J. Mrdulas, T. Pancic, M. Rogulja, D. Sindler, O. Vlado, M. Razou, M. Vekic, Bar. : M. Jezovita) - 5:50.54, 4th RSA (C. Bellamy, E. Channing, A. Craig, A. Cruickshanks, A. Glover, G. Pienaar, B. Smith, B. Whitfield, Bar. : J. Van Der Meulen) - 5:56.40, 5th CHN (X. Yu, L. Wang, C. Sun, S. Wu, H. Zhang, R. Li , G. Han, L. Zhu, Bar. : Y. Zhu) - 5:56.49, 6th KOR (J. Min, K. Yoon, I. Jo, D. Woo, S. Choi, C. Hwang, J. Lee, J. Jun, Bar. : C. Han) - 6:06.06

Men's Lightweight Scull
Final: 1st SUI (S. Steiner) 7:27.80, 2nd ITA (A. Lodigiami) 7:30.30, 3rd AUT (B. Feverstein) 7:35.80, 4th HUN (G. Kitka) 7:40.45, 5th CZE (J. Luks) 7:41.30, 6th GBR (G. Shan) 8:02.21

Final B: 1st RSA (A. Paladin) 7:31.05, 2nd AUS (Tom Varendorff) 7:34.77, 3rd FRA (R. Blondeau) 7:34.86, 4th EST (R. Raivet) 8:08.32, 5th BRA (R. Carassini) 8:36.08

Men's Lightweight Double Scull
Final: 1st POL (M. Rychlicki, T. Mrozowicz) 6:54.97, 2nd GER (M. Bergmann, D. Klein) 6:57.37, 3rd FRA (P. Pollez, A. Pornin) 6:58.36, 4th IRL (D. Mac Colgain, D. O'Dowd) 6:58.88, 5th BEL (K. Dekeyser, F. Libois) 7:05.31, 6th CZE (D. Kopal, M. Odehnal) 7:11.84

Final B: 1st NZL (H. Smith, S. Uru) 6:44.71, 2nd SUI (R. Briner, B. Haenzi) 6:49.78, 3rd HUN (L. Horvath, L. Tevesz) 6:55.95, 4th BRA (C. Silva, L. Atoji) 6:56.56, 6th RSA (B. Kriel, D. Laburn) 7:01.30

Men's Lightweight Four
First & final: 1st FRA (J. Pouge, F. Tilliet, D. Margat, A. Saitta) 6:19.35, 2nd POL (A. Dagiel, S. Wisniewski, T. Kowalik, G. Pawlak) 6:22.32, 3rd ITA (G. Braghiroli, S. Di Somma, A. Galetti, M. Savrie) 6:23.47, 4th NED (G. Groote, T. Hulskamp, W. Pater, M. Ruijgers) 6:26.32, 6th CZE (O. Vetesnik, J. Kopac, M. Svrcek, J. Vetesnik) 6:36.76, 6th TPE (K. Huang, Y. Lin, L. Kang, W. Hsu) 7:02.61

Australian Team

Women's Double Scull - Fifth
Kate Clarkson - Queensland University of Technology
Megan Crawford - University of Sydney

Men's Scull - Ninth
Alister Taylor - Swinburne University of Technology

Men's Double Scull - Gold
David Houston - University of Queensland
Chris Morgan - South Australian University

Men's Pair - Seventh
Lachlan McPherson - Monash University
Greg Taylor - Flinders University

Men's Lightweight Scull - Eighth
Thomas Varendorff - University of Queensland

Team Staff:
Manager: Bryan Wilson
Coach: Phil Bourguignon (NSW)
Assistant Coach: Zoltan Shepherd (SA)
Assistant Coach: Emily Trewartha (VIC)

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