Head of the River Race
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The Head of the River Race is a major annual rowing event on London’s River Thames, featuring large eights crews racing in a processional time-trial format and serving as a key fixture of the UK rowing calendar.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
rowing race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | HoRR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boatClass | eights ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseDirection | rowed on the ebb tide ⓘ |
| courseFinish | Putney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courseLength |
approximately 4.25 miles
ⓘ
approximately 6.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| courseStart | Mortlake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
men’s eights
ⓘ
open eights ⓘ |
| firstRaceHeld | 1926 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Steve Fairbairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Rowing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectators | yes ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
key fixture of the UK rowing calendar
ⓘ
one of the largest eights races in the world ⓘ |
| organiser | Head of the River Race Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType |
club crews
ⓘ
international crews ⓘ school and junior crews ⓘ university crews ⓘ |
| raceFormat |
head race
ⓘ
processional time trial ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Head of the River Fours
NERFINISHED
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Schools’ Head of the River Race NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesta Veterans’ Head of the River Race NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s Eights Head of the River Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskFactor | can be cancelled due to adverse weather or river conditions ⓘ |
| riverReach | Championship Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectatorArea | along the Thames between Mortlake and Putney ⓘ |
| sport | rowing ⓘ |
| startOrderDeterminedBy | previous year’s results ⓘ |
| timingMethod | elapsed time between start and finish ⓘ |
| trophy |
Head Pennant
NERFINISHED
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overseas entrants pennant ⓘ various category pennants ⓘ |
| typicalEntryLimit | over 400 crews ⓘ |
| typicalSeason | end of the winter rowing season ⓘ |
| usualMonthHeld | March ⓘ |
| website | https://www.horr.co.uk/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.