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| Eight (rowing) at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Women's eight race at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Overview | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900–2024 Women: 1976–2024 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Great Britain |
| Women |  Romania |
The eight is a rowing event held at the Summer Olympics. [1] The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900, with races taking place on the Seine in Paris, [2] and has been held at every Games since. The women's event was added when women's rowing was added to the Olympic programme in 1976, [3] and has been held at every Games since 1996, it is the only Olympic rowing event that uses a coxswain.
