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With Magdalena Lobnig and the four of them, two ÖRV boats entered Final A of the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland. Lobnig singled in the slowest semifinals, with a time of 7: 34.59 minutes leaving defending champion Sanita Puspure (IRL) by 3.25 seconds.
Ferdinand Querfeld / Gabriel Hohensasser / Christoph Seifriedsberger / Rudolph Querfeld finished second in the four without a helmsman. Julian Schöberl / Paul Sieber finished sixth in the LG double scull and are like this in the final B. The final is scheduled for Sunday: the foursome without one at 13:01, Lobnig at 14:31.
National coach Robert Sens spoke of a pleasant day for the Austrian Rowing Association (ÖRV), emphasized Magdalena Lobnig: “He has developed very well after a difficult 2019 season, also mentally.” The German looks at EM’s previous impressions for the final Most likely a golden duel between the Carinthian and his compatriot Pia Greiten, who also remained victorious in her two races. But the others should not be underestimated either.
Lobnig has always reached the A-final of the European Championships since 2012. “I am very satisfied with my performance, both technically and tactically, but especially with my pace,” said the 30-year-old. It is his fourth medal at the European Championship after gold in 2016 and silver in 2012 and 2018.
Quartet without waiting for a medal
The quartet without only had to admit the defeat of the Italian ship. “Our plan was to attack in the second 1,000 meters,” explained Ferdinand Querfeld, and he and his colleagues advanced from fourth place. Sens was also pleased with the performance. For the finals, the red-white-red quartet performs a bit. “We are aware that we have to improve, but a medal is also possible with a perfect race,” added Querfeld.
The LG four with Lukas Kreitmaier / Philipp Kellner / Alexander Maderner / Sebastian Kabas is also in a race for the medals. In this not very busy category, the only problem on Saturday was the distribution of lanes for the final. In the men’s, Lukas Reim finished 13th.
