Women's eight competition at the

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was held on August 11 (heats), 13 (Repechage) and 17 (Final A), at the

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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 is a sweep rowing event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Eight rowers and one

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crew each boat. The seven teams competing are placed into two heats, of four and three boats each. The fastest boat in each of those heats moves directly on to the final, while the rest of the boats are sent to the repechage. The repechage is a single heat, with the top four of the five boats advancing to the final. The repechage loser is given an overall rank of 7th place, last in the event. The other six boats, competing in the final, are ranked according to their finish in the final.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1-> FA, 2..-> R

Heat 1

Heat 2

Repechage

Qualification Rules: 1-4 -> FA

Final A

References

External links

NYT Olympic Report
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