The women's eight competition at the

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took place at the

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Competition format

This

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...

event consisted of seven teams, split into two heats. Each team fielded a boat crewed by eight rowers and a

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. Each rower used a single oar, with four oars on each side of the boat. The winner of each heat qualified for the final (or medal) round. The remaining six teams competed in the

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round, with the top four from that round qualifying for the "Final A" round. The last team in the repechage is eliminated from the competition. The final ranking for this event was based on the order of finish. The top three teams earned Olympic medals for placing first, second, and third, while the remaining "Final A" teams placed fourth through sixth, according to their final finish.

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (

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Results

Heats

The winner of each heat advanced to the finals, remainder goes to the repechage.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Repechage

First four qualify to Finals A.

Finals

References

External links

Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer OlympicsRowing Results
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