The 26th World Rowing Championships were held in Milan, Italy. The international rowing season usually ends with the World Championship regatta. Apart from the Olympics this is the most prestigious international rowing event attracting over 1000 rowers.
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
| Preceded by 2002 |
World Rowing Championships 2003 |
Succeeded by 2004 |