Sinković Brothers Take First at World Rowing Cup in Lucerne!
July 10, 2022 - Brothers Martin and Valent Sinković have taken first in the men's double sculls final at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne!
After being the fastest in the semi-final race on Saturday, the Sinković brothers achieved another victory with a result of 6:07.19! Second place was taken by the Australian crew of David Bartholot and Caleb Antill (6:08.10). Aleix Garcia Pujolar and Rodrigo Conde Romero from Spain (6:08.56) took third.
Fourth place was taken by the Lithuanian crew (6:10.03), fifth by the British crew (6:11.44), while the Serbian crew finished last with a time of 6:15.53.
The Croatian rowers were ahead from the beginning of the final race and took the lead in the fight where the Australians David Bartholot and Caleb Antill were a serious and constant threat.
However, at every passage, from 500 to 1000 and 1500 meters to the finish line, the Sinković brothers were slightly ahead of the Australians. They repelled all their attacks, kept a constant fierce rhythm, and in the end celebrated with a winning time of 6:07.19.
The famous Croatian rowers have thus won the first and second World Cup and secured the title of overall winners even before the regatta in Lucerne.
Croatia's sister rowing team Ivana and Josip Jurković won fifth place in the coxless pairs final in Lucerne.
The Jurković sisters rowed the 2000 m section in 7:11.92 minutes. The New Zealand crew won with a time of 6:56.51. Silver was won by the Romanian crew (6:56.62), and bronze by the Great Britain crew (7:00.76).
Ivana and Josipa Jurković started the race well and were in third place on the first pass at 500 meters. They then fell to fourth and fought until the end with the Czech crew, who nevertheless finished fourth (7:00.74), while the Croatian crew had to settle for fifth. Only the Canadian women placed behind the Jurković sisters.
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Sinković Brothers Defend European Championship Title in Lucerne!
The Sinković brothers are the 2019 European champions in rowing!
Brothers Martin and Valent Sinković won the gold medal in the coxless pairs at the European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, while Luka Radonić in the lightweight single sculls and Damir Martin in the single sculls remained without a medal, reports Gol.hr on June 2, 2019.
The Sinković brothers have thus defended the European championship title in dominant fashion and now boast four gold medals from European Championships.
The Sinković brothers started strong in the final and at 500 meters, they already had more than a two-second advantage. Halfway through the race, they increased their lead even more.
By the end, the Zagreb duo quietly controlled the race and hit the finish line with a time of 6:22.460 minutes, ahead of Romania (6.24.530) and Spain (6: 26.310).
The two-time European champion Damir Martin took fifth place in the final of the single sculls with a time of 6.55.590 minutes. The European gold was won by German rower Ziedler with a time of 6:47.320.
Martin started a little slower and 500 meters was only sixth. Halfway through the race, he. Improved to the fifth place, but in the end, he did not have the strength to get closer to the leaders.
Luka Radonić took the fourth place in the final of lightweight single sculls with a time of 7:06.490 minutes.
The winner was Hungarian Galambos, and Luka was behind the third-placed Italian Goretti by more than four seconds.
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Sinković Brothers in Semi-final of Rowing World Cup in Lucerne!
Croatia’s most popular brothers, Martin and Valent Sinković, are in the semifinal of the Rowing World Cup, which is held from July 13-15 in Lucerne, Switzerland.
