1979 World Champs Mens 1x Final

1979 World Championships in Bled (which was part of Yugoslavia back in 1979). Final of Mens single sculls (another Karppinen vs Kolbe race) Lane 1 Great Britain Lane 2 Sweden Lane 3 USSR Lane 4 East Germany Lane 5 Finland Lane 6 West Germany GB sculler was Hugh Matheson coach Richard Wait (both Nottingham BC) As Karppinen Vs Kolbe races go, this one was quite routine and didnt need a last ditch push in he last 500m. Footage thanks to Stuart Wilson Result was 1 Finland (Karppinen) 6:58.27 2 West Germany (Kolbe) 7:04.60 3 East Germany (Reiche) 7:06.55 4 Sweden (Svensson) 7:10.26 5 Great Britain (Matheson) 7:13.77 6 USSR (Yakusha) 7:14.21