Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

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]

Women's eight at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
Venue	Sea Forest Waterway
Dates	24–30 July 2021
Competitors	63 from 7 nations
Winning time	5:59.13
Medalists
Lisa Roman Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski Christine Roper Andrea Proske Susanne Grainger Madison Mailey Sydney Payne Avalon Wasteneys Kristen Kit  Canada Ella Greenslade Emma Dyke Lucy Spoors Kelsey Bevan Grace Prendergast Kerri Gowler Beth Ross Jackie Gowler Caleb Shepherd  New Zealand Wang Zifeng Wang Yuwei Xu Fei Miao Tian Zhang Min Ju Rui Li Jingjing Guo Linlin Zhang Dechang  China
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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

Main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 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]

• 5 from the 2019 World Championship (New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada, and Great Britain)^[4]
• 2 from the final qualification regatta (China and Romania)

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)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 24 July 2021	12:20	Heats
Wednesday, 28 July 2021	12:40	Repechage
Friday, 30 July 2021	10:50	Final

Rowers per team

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

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	New Zealand	6:07.65	Q
2	1	Canada	6:07.97	R
3	2	China	6:10.77	R
4	4	Great Britain	6:26.76	R

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Nation	Time	Notes
1	3	United States	6:08.69	Q
2	1	Romania	6:09.95	R
3	2	Australia	6:18.95	R

Repechage

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

Rank	Lane	Nation	Time	Notes
1	4	Romania	5:52.99	Q, WB
2	3	Canada	5:53.73	Q
3	2	China	5:55.69	Q
4	5	Australia	5:57.15	Q
5	1	Great Britain	6:05.26

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Time	Notes
	2	Canada	5:59.13
	3	New Zealand	6:00.04
	6	China	6:01.21
4	4	United States	6:02.78
5	1	Australia	6:03.92
6	5	Romania	6:04.06

References

1. "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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. Retrieved 24 July 2021.