Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

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Women's eight
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Rowing pictogram.svg
Olympic rowing
Venue Sea Forest Waterway
Dates24–30 July 2021
Competitors63 from 7 nations
Winning time5:59.13
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lisa Roman
Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski
Christine Roper
Andrea Proske
Susanne Grainger
Madison Mailey
Sydney Payne
Avalon Wasteneys
Kristen Kit
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Ella Greenslade
Emma Dyke
Lucy Spoors
Kelsey Bevan
Grace Prendergast
Kerri Gowler
Beth Ross
Jackie Gowler
Caleb Shepherd
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg Wang Zifeng
Wang Yuwei
Xu Fei
Miao Tian
Zhang Min
Ju Rui
Li Jingjing
Guo Linlin
Zhang Dechang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2016
2024  

The women's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 30 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. [1] Seven nations were represented with one boat each; 56 rowers and 7 coxswains competed. [2]

Background

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 twelfth appearance of the event.

Qualification

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]

Schedule

The event was originally scheduled to start on 25 July 2021, but a poor weather forecast for 26 July resulted in a revised regatta programme, with the heats for the eight moving to the previous day. The competition was held over seven days. [1] [5]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 24 July 202112:20Heats
Wednesday, 28 July 202112:40Repechage
Friday, 30 July 202110:50Final

Rowers per team

NumberRowersNation
1 Genevieve Horton, Olympia Aldersey, Bronwyn Cox, Giorgia Patten, Sarah Hawe, Georgina Rowe, Katrina Werry, Molly Goodman, James Rook (c)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2 Lisa Roman, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Christine Roper, Andrea Proske, Susanne Grainger, Madison Mailey, Sydney Payne, Avalon Wasteneys, Kristen Kit (c)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3 Wang Zifeng, Wang Yuwei, Xu Fei, Miao Tian, Zhang Min, Ju Rui, Li Jingjing, Guo Linlin, Zhang Dechang (c)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4 Fiona Gammond, Sara Parfett, Emily Ford, Rebecca Muzerie, Caragh McMurtry, Katherine Douglas, Rebecca Edwards, Chloe Brew, Matilda Horn (c)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
5 Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Lucy Spoors, Kelsey Bevan, Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler, Beth Ross, Jackie Gowler, Caleb Shepherd (c)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
6 Maria-Magdalena Rusu, Viviana-Iuliana Bejinariu, Georgiana Dedu, Maria Tivodariu, Ioana Vrînceanu, Amalia Bereș, Mădălina Bereș, Denisa Tîlvescu, Daniela Druncea (c)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
7 Jessica Thoennes, Charlotte Buck, Gia Doonan, Brooke Mooney, Olivia Coffey, Regina Salmons, Meghan Musnicki, Kristine O'Brien, Katelin Guregian (c)Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankLaneNationTimeNotes
13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:07.65Q
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6:07.97R
32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6:10.77R
44Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6:26.76R

Heat 2

RankLaneNationTimeNotes
13Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6:08.69Q
21Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6:09.95R
32Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6:18.95R

Repechage

Five nations qualify for the repechage; the top four qualify for the final.

RankLaneNationTimeNotes
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5:52.99Q, WB
23Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:53.73Q
32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5:55.69Q
45Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:57.15Q
51Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6:05.26

Final

RankLaneNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:59.13
Silver medal icon.svg3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:00.04
Bronze medal icon.svg6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6:01.21
44Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6:02.78
51Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6:03.92
65Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6:04.06

References

  1. 1 2 "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Rowing" (PDF). World Rowing Federation . Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "2019 World Rowing Championships: Results". World Rowing Federation . Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. Chapman, Grant (24 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Schedule change calls Kiwi rowing eights into early Games action". Newshub . Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.