1982 World Rowing Championships
The 1982 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 to 29 August 1982 at Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| W1x | Irina Fetisova | 3:42.83 | Valeria Răcilă | 3:42.92 | Stephanie Foster | 3:44.61 |
| W2x | Jelena Bratischko Antonina Machina | 3:19.47 | Kerstin Kirst Martina Schröter | 3:23.05 | Janice Mason Lisa Roy | 3:26.49 |
| W4x+ | Larisa Popova Yelena Khloptseva Olga Kaspina Tatiana Bachkatova Maria Zemskova-Korotkova | 3:32.41 | Jutta Hampe Heidi Westphal Cornelia Linse Jutta Ploch Elke Rost | 3:12.48 | Maria Micșa Maricica Țăran Elisabeta Lipă Sofia Corban Ecaterina Oancia | 3:16.63 |
| W2- | Silvia Fröhlich Marita Sandig | 3:32.41 | Małgorzata Dłużewska Czesława Kościańska | 3:34.58 | Elizabeth Craig Tricia Smith | 3:35.93 |
| W4+ | Svetlana Semenova Valentina Semenova Galina Stepanova Larisa Zavarzina Nina Cheremisina | 3:17.16 | Kathryn Elliott Keeler Carol Bower Harriet Metcalf Barbara Kirch Valerie McClain-Ward | 3:19.55 | Rodica Arba Mihaela Armășescu Aurora Darko Elena Horvat Cristina Dinu | 3:19.71 |
| W8+ | Elena Makushkina Ludmila Konopleva Nina Umanets Elena Tereshina Nataliya Yatsenko Marina Studneva Raissa Doligaida Sarmīte Stone Nina Frolova | 2:57.97 | Liz Miles Shyril O’Steen Kristine Norelius Jan Harville Jennifer Marshall Joline Esparza Jane McDougall Kristen Thorsness Nanette Bernadou | 3:01.50 | Claudia Noack Ute Steindorf Sabine Portius Carola Hornig Steffi Götzelt Sigrid Anders Iris Rudolph Karin Metze Kirsten Wenzel | 3:02.89 |