The men's eight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 29 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne.
| Men's eight at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Olympic rowing | |
| Venue | Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne |
| Dates | 29 July – 3 August 2024 |
| Competitors | 63 from 7 nations |
| Medalists | |
Background
editThis was the 29th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.
New Zealand won the event at the 2020 Olympics. Great Britain won the 2023 and 2022 World Championships, having earned a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics. At the 2024 World Rowing Cup II in May, Great Britain won by less than a second to the United States.[1] These two nations did not compete in the World Rowing Cup III in June, the last major international regatta before the Olympics.[2]
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat in the event since 1920. There are 7 qualifying places in the men's eight:[3][4]
- 5 from the World Championships (Great Britain, Netherlands, Australia, Romania, and Germany)
- 2 from the final qualification regatta (United States and Italy)
Competition format
editThis rowing event features nine-person boats, with eight rowers and a coxswain. It is a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The competition consists of multiple rounds. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[5]
Beginning at the 2020 Olympics, the coxswain position has been open to any gender.[6]
There are two heats, with the winner of each advancing directly to the final and the remaining five boats competing in the repechage. The top four in the repechage advance to the final; only the last-place boat will be eliminated (with an overall rank of 7th place). The final determines the medals as well as 4th to 6th places.
Schedule
editThe competition is scheduled over six days. Times given are session start times; multiple rowing events might have races during a session.[7]
All times are Central European Time (UTC+9)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 29 July 2024 | 11:40 | Heats |
| Thursday, 1 August 2024 | 10:20 | Repechage |
| Saturday, 3 August 2024 | 11:10 | Final |
Results
editHeats
editThe winners of each heat qualified for the final, while the remainder went to the repechage.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  United States
|
5:29.94 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 |  Netherlands
|
5:31.82 | R | |
| 3 | 2 |  Germany
|
5:41.63 | R | |
| 4 | 3 |  Romania
|
5:55.82 | R |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Great Britain
|
5:37.04 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 |  Australia
|
5:42.07 | R | |
| 3 | 2 |  Italy
|
5:52.52 | R |
Repechage
edit| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Netherlands
|
5:27.58 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Germany
|
5:29.17 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Romania
|
5:30.00 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Australia
|
5:31.50 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Italy
|
5:36.31 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | Great Britain
|
5:22.88 | ||
|
2 | Netherlands
|
5:23.92 | ||
|
3 | United States
|
5:25.28 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Germany
|
5:29.80 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Romania
|
5:30.15 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Australia
|
5:31.79 |
References
edit- ^ "World Rowing – 2024 World Rowing Cup II". World Rowing.
- ^ "World Rowing – 2024 World Rowing Cup III". World Rowing.
- ^ Fava, Gisella (18 August 2022). "How to qualify for rowing at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ World Rowing. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – World Rowing (FISA)" (PDF).
- ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Switching Sides". Rowing News. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ World Rowing. "ROWING REGATTA OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, PARIS 2024" (PDF).
- ^ "Men's Eight – Heat 1 results" (PDF). Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's Eight – Heat 2 results" (PDF). Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's Eight – Repechage results" (PDF). Olympics. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Eight – Final A results" (PDF). Olympics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.