Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's eight
| Women'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 | |
| Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Qualification | ||
| Single sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Lwt double sculls | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
The women'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, the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne.[1] Seven nations were represented with one boat each; 56 rowers and 7 coxswains competed.[2]
Background
[edit]Women first competed in Olympic rowing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics[3] and the eight was competed all Olympics since then, such that this was the thirteenth appearance of the event.
Qualification
[edit]Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is limited to a single boat in the event. There were seven qualifying places in the women's eight:[2]
- 5 from the 2023 World Championship (Romania, Australia, the United States, Canada, and Great Britain)[4]
- 2 from the final qualification regatta (Italy and Denmark)
Schedule
[edit]The competition is scheduled over six days. Times given are session start times; multiple rowing events might have races during a session.[5] [1]
All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 29 July 2024 | 12:00 | Heats |
| Thursday, 1 August 2024 | 10:10 | Repechage |
| Saturday, 3 August 2024 | 10:50 | Final |
Rowers per team
[edit]Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Great Britain
|
6:16.20 | Q |
| 2 | 4 |  Australia
|
6:18.61 | R |
| 3 | 1 |  Canada
|
6:21.31 | R |
| 4 | 3 |  Denmark
|
6:39.30 | R |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Romania
|
6:12.31 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  United States
|
6:19.00 | R |
| 3 | 2 |  Italy
|
6:28.47 | R |
Repechage
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | United States
|
6:03.93 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Canada
|
6:04.81 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Australia
|
6:06.09 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Italy
|
6:09.65 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Denmark
|
6:22.21 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | Romania
|
5:54.39 | |
|
2 | Canada
|
5:58.84 | |
|
4 | Great Britain
|
5:59.51 | |
| 4 | 6 | Australia
|
6:00.73 | |
| 5 | 5 | United States
|
6:01.73 | |
| 6 | 1 | Italy
|
6:07.51 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rowing Competition Schedule". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Rowing" (PDF). World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Women's eight – Results summary Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. 10 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ World Rowing. "Rowing Regatta of the Olympic Games, Paris 2024" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Women's Eight – Heat 1 results" (PDF). Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
