Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's eight

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Men's eight
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Signed t-shirt by the Australian 2000 Summer Olympic rowing team.jpg
Shirt signed by the Australian 2000 Summer Olympics rowing team
Venue Sydney International Regatta Centre
Dates18–24 September 2000
Competitors81 from 9 nations
Winning time5:33.08
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svgCivil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
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The men's eight competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. It was held from 18 to 24 September. [1] There were 9 boats (81 competitors) from 9 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. [1] The event was won by Great Britain, the nation's first victory in the men's eight since back-to-back victories in 1908 and 1912; the three total gold medals was second-most among nations behind the United States (with 11). Australia took silver, while Croatia's debut in the men's eight was good for bronze.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900. [1]

The United States had dominated the event for four decades from the 1920s to the 1950s, but had not won a gold medal at the Olympics since 1964, falling short as the favourites in 1988. The Americans were favoured again in 2000, having won the last three World Championships in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Reigning Olympic champions the Netherlands had not reached a podium since the 1996 Games. Germany was not present; German teams (including the United Team, East, and West) had taken medals at 9 of the past 10 Games. [1]

Croatia made its debut in the event. The United States made its 20th appearance, most among nations to that point.

Competition format

This rowing event consisted of nine teams, split into two four- or five-team heats. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948). [2] Each team fielded a boat crewed by eight rowers and a coxswain. Each rower used a single oar, with four oars on each side of the boat. The winner of each heat qualified for the "Final A" (or medal) round. The remaining six teams competed in the repechage round, with the top four from that round qualifying for the "Final A" round. The last two teams in the repechage competed in the "Final B" round.

The final ranking for this event was based on the order of finish in the two finals. The top three of the "Final A" teams earned Olympic medals for placing first, second, and third, while the remaining "Final A" teams placed fourth through sixth, according to their "Final A" finish. The "Final B" competition determined the placement for the last three places (7–9) in the event's final ranking. [3]

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 18 September 200011:20Semifinals
Wednesday, 20 September 200010:30Repechage
Saturday, 23 September 200012:00Final B
Sunday, 24 September 200010:30Final A

Results

Semifinals

The winner of each heat advanced to the A Final, the remainders went to the repechage.

Semifinal 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Silvijo Petriško Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5:33.33QA
2 Peter Cipollone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:35.70R
3 Merijn van Oijen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:36.42R
4 Dumitru Răducanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5:36.93R
5 Gaetano Iannuzzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5:39.69R

Semifinal 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Brett Hayman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:32.85QA
2 Rowley Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5:34.47R
3 Chris Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:38.48R
4 Aleksandr Lukyanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5:40.55R

Repechage

The first two in each heat qualified for Final A, while the remainder went to Final B.

Repechage heat 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Peter Cipollone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:43.22QA
2 Dumitru Răducanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5:43.24QA
3 Chris Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:45.18QB

Repechage heat 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Rowley Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5:38.59QA
2 Gaetano Iannuzzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5:41.23QA
3 Aleksandr Lukyanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5:43.88QB
4 Merijn van Oijen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:44.91QB

Finals

Final B

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
7 Chris Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:36.30
8 Merijn van Oijen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:36.63
9 Aleksandr Lukyanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5:45.18

Final A

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Rowley Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5:33.08
Silver medal icon.svg Brett Hayman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:33.88
Bronze medal icon.svg Silvijo Petriško Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5:34.85
4 Gaetano Iannuzzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5:35.37
5 Peter Cipollone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:39.16
6 Dumitru Răducanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5:43.89

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eight, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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