Lara Tiefenthaler fetches gold in the lightweight one and breaks EM record!

Lara Tiefenthaler fetches gold in the lightweight one and breaks EM record!

Plovdiv, Bulgarien - On May 31, 2025, Lara Tiefenthaler became the heroine of the European Rowing Championships in Plowdiw, Bulgaria when she won the gold medal in the lightweight. With a time of 7:29:38 minutes, she set up a new EM record and impressively prevailed 2.35 seconds before the Norwegian competition, Maia Lund, and 2.38 seconds ahead of Marija Schownner from Russia. Tiefenthaler, who described this race as a "start-finish victory", saw the first 1,500 meters as crucial for their success. This has been marking the first European Championship title for the Austrian Rowing Association (ÖRV) since 2016, which reinforces the importance of its victory.

The athlete who appeared at the Olympic Games in Paris as a tenth in lightweight double-wise with her partner Louisa Altenhuber, evaluates this Olympic ingest as the highlight of her career. Altenhuber now takes a one-year break, which gives Tiefenthaler the opportunity to start in the non-Olympic lightweight one. She is already looking forward to her next competition, the World Cup in Varese, followed by her season highlight, the World Cup in Shanghai. Their long -term goal is to switch to the heavy boat classes.

further results and services of the ÖRV athletes

In the morning of May 31, 2025, other ÖRV boats also showed their services. Lorenz Lindorfer competed in the lead of the one and took fourth place. Despite a combative race, he missed the semi-finals and will compete in the C-final tomorrow. National coach Kurt Traer, however, was positive about Lindorfer's performance and the use of the entire team.

• The results of the M1X (a) preliminary run:
  • 1. Marc Weber (GER) - 6: 47.80 min.
  • 2. Tim Brys (BEL) - 6: 49.27 min.
  • 4. Lorenz Lindorfer (Aut)-6: 53.61 min. (Continue in the C-final)

In addition, Laura Swoboda and Lisa Zehetmair competed in women's two and finished fifth, which leads to the B-final. The para-ruders were also active: David Holzweber reached the European Championship-tenth place in the PR1 M1X, while the lightweight double-whiteer with Elias Hautsch and Mathias Mair has its first EM appearance.

a strong tradition in the rudder area

his experiences and successes in the 1970s and 1980s still shape Austrian rowing sports. He played a crucial role when the FISA championships were converted into the rowing championships, and even if lightweight rudes were not Olympic at the time, his successes to recognize this discipline.

With a promising appearance at the European Championships and a dedicated team, the ÖRV demonstrates that rowing in Austria still flourishes and produces talents that can achieve international successes.