Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
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The men's eight was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 17 to 19 July 1912. Ninety-nine rowers (11 boats) from eight nations competed.[1] Nations were still permitted to have two boats each in the event.
Men's eight at the Games of the V Olympiad | ||||||||||
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The winning team of the Leander. | ||||||||||
Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | |||||||||
Dates | 17 July (heats) 18 July (quarterfinals) 19 July (semifinals, final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 99 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:15.7 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The event was won by the Leander Club of Great Britain, successfully defending their 1908 Olympic title. Silver also went to Great Britain, with their second boat from New College Boat Club. Germany earned its first medal in the men's eight with a bronze by the Berliner Ruderverein von 1876 (Berlin rowing club of 1876).
According to the records of silver medallists New College, the final featured controversy as Leander's team acted outside convention over a coin toss, though this is not mentioned in the official record.