I raced Perti in 1992 Lucerne. I lead him the same way Andy did, and then he mowed me down in a ridiculous manner. Either Lange or Chalupa won the race, I have forgotten who came in third, maybe Kajetan Broniefski, I was fourth for a while from what I remember.... Perti was fifth a lane next to me. And I remember to this day his contagious rhythm.
I found one of the shells (1985) at auction, trying to talk myself into buying it.
Grah (Graham?)
PegSariano 6 months ago
Karpinens rowing looks so elegant and easy...
bytedildo 1 year ago
Karpinnen what a beast.
fraumommy 1 year ago
Wow ive known Andrew and his dad for such a long time but i have never watched this video. RIP Andrew Sudduth.
hamburgerjk65 1 year ago
United States attacking... Er Soviet Union!
yeah right xD
LaMagra70 1 year ago
i worked with Urs on Karpinnens boat during the night before the final.Was great to watch him come through the field.
johncookfocus 2 years ago
you look at karp technique and he's slapping the water with the oars lol. amazing he still is fast. true power!
hotty198 2 years ago
Karppinen is definitely not slapping the water, even on this choppy water.
rowermc 2 years ago
4:50 call it what you want to.
craigsunny198 2 years ago
@hotty198 im meeting karp very soon! he is coming to my rowing club
qwooshbag 2 years ago
cool man!! gonna race him?? lol im sure u could beat him now
hotty198 2 years ago
they look so relaxed at finish
hotty198 3 years ago
A couple of years ago, World Rowing Magazine reported Pertti Karppinen, then 52, at 5:51 x 2000 m on the erg. I doubt he is not human... :^)
theSculler 3 years ago
erg is one time span... water is another(slower)
hotty198 3 years ago
I wouldn't blame P.K. for not being able to do 5:51 on the water, eh? ;^) Yet he was doing 6:59 in 1979...
theSculler 3 years ago
I liked the Russian style in those days - it always seemed so simple...
Arttreasures 4 years ago
Long powerful strokes he had, it was under a spell. He was 39 and I was 19. It was an awesome experience that I will never forget.
XENO
ironoarsman 4 years ago
Perti is a beast.
Thank you rowermc for this footage.
I raced Perti in 1992 Lucerne. I lead him the same way Andy did, and then he mowed me down in a ridiculous manner. Either Lange or Chalupa won the race, I have forgotten who came in third, maybe Kajetan Broniefski, I was fourth for a while from what I remember.... Perti was fifth a lane next to me. And I remember to this day his contagious rhythm.
ironoarsman 4 years ago 2
I was there for the final and saw it all - there were difficult conditions !
ALLDALI 4 years ago
Amazing!
RIP Andy Sudduth
mfilby 4 years ago 3
who are these old school soldiers ?
patrickrea2008 4 years ago
Not many scullers can say they had a length on Karpinnen with 250m to go. Full credit to Sudduth.
martinH270362 4 years ago
Perti Karpinnen - what an athlete!
keepitquietau 4 years ago