Eight at the Olympics
| 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.
Medalists
Men
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ Hernandez, Celia M., and Humberto Garcia Garcia. "History of Olympic rowing in Cuba." Proceedings: International Symposium for Olympic Research, Oct. 2006, pp. 100+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A176818713/AONE?u=brooklaw_main&sid=googleScholar&xid=34ec2067. Accessed 22 Feb. 2024.
- ^ Mallon, Bill (11 July 2015). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7864-8952-7.
- ^ Stefani, Raymond. "Kinesiology analysis of athletics at the ancient olympics and of performance differences between male and female olympic champions at the modern games in running, swimming and rowing." Athens Journal of Sports 4.2 (2017): 126.