World Rowing U23 Championships 2026: 35 medals for Filippi boats

23-26 July 2026, Duisburg (GER)

The 2026 World Rowing Under 23 Championships took place from 23 to 26 July in Duisburg, Germany, on the Wedau Regatta Course in the Duisburg Sportpark. One of the key international stages for the next generation of elite rowers, the event brought together more than 600 athletes from 49 nations.

For Filippi, the Championships ended with another strong result at world level: crews racing in Filippi boats won 35 medals overall, including 9 gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals. This represents 58% of the total medals awarded during the regatta.

The first day of finals awarded 19 medals and immediately showed the international reach of the Filippi fleet. Australia led the way with five medals, including three golds in the Women’s Pair, in the PR3 Men’s and Women’s Single Sculls. Greece also celebrated a brilliant double, taking gold in the Men’s Pair and the Women’s Double Sculls.

Filippi boats reached the podium with several nations during the opening finals. Bronze medals came with Italy in the Women’s Quadruple Sculls, Ireland in the Men’s Double Sculls and Spain in the Women’s Four, adding further depth to a medal count spread across different crews, events and rowing programmes.

The final day completed the Championships with 16 more medals for Filippi boats. The Women’s Single Sculls produced a strong result, with Romania taking gold and Spain bronze, while in the Men’s Single Sculls Greece claimed silver and Denmark bronze.

The medal count continued across the big boats and mixed events, with New Zealand earning bronze in the Men’s Eight, Romania taking silver in the Mixed Eight and the Netherlands bronze in the same event. Greece added another gold in the Mixed Double Sculls and confirmed a particularly strong presence throughout the Championships.

The lightweight events also brought important results. Portugal won gold in the Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls, while Greece topped the podium in the Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls. Kazakhstan completed the Filippi medal tally with bronze in the Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls.

Across the four days of racing, the results in Duisburg once again confirmed the trust that athletes, coaches and federations continue to place in Filippi boats at the highest level of Under 23 rowing. From single sculls to eights, from Olympic-style events to lightweight, para-rowing and mixed crews, Filippi boats were present across the full breadth of the Championships.

Congratulations to all athletes, coaches and federations who raced in Duisburg. Thank you for choosing Filippi.

The international season now looks ahead to the senior World Rowing Championships.