Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's eight

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Men's eight
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 3.JPG
Schinias venue
Venue Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
Dates15–22 August
Competitors81 from 9 nations
Winning time5:42.48
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2000
2008  

The men's eight competition was one of six events for male competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [1] It was held from 15 to 22 August. [2] There were 9 boats (81 competitors) from 9 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's eight since 1964 and 12th overall. The Netherlands took silver. Australia, the reigning silver medalist, finished with bronze this time.

Background

This was the 24th 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. [2]

The field was competitive. Canada was favoured, with wins at the 2002 and 2003 World Championships as well as Grand Challenge Cup victories in those years. But there were numerous strong contenders, including the United States (2003 Pan American champions, 2003 World runners-up), Romania (2001 World champions), Great Britain (defending Olympic champions), and the Netherlands (2004 Grand Challenge Cup winners). [2]

No nations made their debut in the event. The United States made its 21st appearance, most among nations to that point.

Competition format

The "eight" event featured nine-person boats, with eight rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948). [3] Races were held in up to six lanes.

The competition consisted of two main rounds (semifinals and finals) as well as a repechage.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 15 August 200410:29Semifinals
Wednesday, 18 August 200411:20Repechage
Saturday, 21 August 200412:00Final B
Sunday, 22 August 200410:30Final A

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Michael Toon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:23.23QA
2 Chun Wei Cheung Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:25.26R
3 Peter Thiede Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:27.72R
4 Christophe Lattaignant Flag of France.svg  France 5:29.55R
5 Daniel Trojanowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5:30.08R

Semifinal 2

The second heat of the men's eight was a particularly intense match as the United States pulled ahead of Canada (undefeated since 2001) in the last 500 metres. The Canadian eight was a favourite for the gold, whereas the American eight had never before been tried internationally. Both boats beat the world's best time for the men's eight, and the United States advanced directly to the finals while Canada went to the repechage.

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Peter Cipollone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:19.85QA, OB
2 Brian Price Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:20.46R
3 Gaetano Iannuzzi Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 5:30.16R
4 Christian Cormack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5:32.26R

Repechage

Repechage heat 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Chun Wei Cheung Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:31.92QA
2 Christophe Lattaignant Flag of France.svg  France 5:34.20QA
3 Gaetano Iannuzzi Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 5:34.56QB

Repechage heat 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Brian Price Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:32.51QA
2 Peter Thiede Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:33.07QA
3 Christian Cormack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5:34.37QB
4 Daniel Trojanowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5:36.75QB

Finals

Final B

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
7 Gaetano Iannuzzi Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 5:49.43
8 Daniel Trojanowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5:51.66
9 Christian Cormack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5:53.31

Final A

The United States established an early lead. By the 1000 meter mark (halfway), they had a three-second advantage (one length) over Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands who were all battling for second place. In the final 1000 meters, the Netherlands made a run at the United States, finishing 1.3 seconds short. Australia maintained its position three seconds behind the United States while Germany and Canada fell off the pace and France trailed in sixth place. The fifth-place finish was a major disappointment for Canada, the two-time defending World Champions.

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Peter Cipollone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:42.48
Silver medal icon.svg Chun Wei Cheung Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:43.75
Bronze medal icon.svg Michael Toon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:45.38
4 Peter Thiede Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:49.43
5 Brian Price Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:51.66
6 Christophe Lattaignant Flag of France.svg  France 5:53.31

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