October 11, 2020 - The Sinkovic Brothers win silver (6.29.46) in the coxless pair final at the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
The Romanian team won the gold medal (6: 26.52), while the Italians came in third.
SILVER MEDAL IT IS! 2000m = 6:29.46 (2)! #sinkovicbrothers #broTOkyo #ERChamps #Poznan2020
— Sinkovic Brothers (@SinkovicBros) October 11, 2020
Brothers Valent and Martin Sinkovic, better known as the Sinkovic Brothers, were after another medal at the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
FINALS LIVE AT 12:01 p.m. @WorldRowing official website and @HRTsport (2. program) ?
— Sinkovic Brothers (@SinkovicBros) October 11, 2020
Keep your fingers crossed! #sinkovicbrothers #rowing #broTOKYO #poznan2020 #ERChamps pic.twitter.com/bsUxMGeEFj
The Sinkovic brothers won first place in their semifinal group on Saturday (6:31.220) with a three-second advantage over the Italian crew. They were first in all passing times (500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters), and convincingly reached the finals.
In their rowing career so far, the Sinkovic brothers have won, in all disciplines, six world gold medals, one silver and one bronze. At the Olympics, they have a gold medal from Rio and silver from the quadruple sculls in London. At the European Championships, they have four gold and one silver medal.
?M2- / Result
— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) October 11, 2020
What a race by Marius-Vasile Cozmiuc and Ciprian Tudosa, able to hold off a late challenge from @SinkovicBros to take home gold from Romania !#ERChamps #europeanrowing #Poznan2020 pic.twitter.com/GcAe2QOOLA
After leaving double sculls and starting rowing in a new discipline - coxless pairs, they won the world silver in 2017 in Sarasota and the gold in Plovdiv (2018) and Ottensheim (2019). At the European Championships in this discipline, they celebrated in Glasgow 2018 and Lucerne last year.
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