Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's eight
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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Women's eight
|games = 1996 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue =
|date = 22–28 July 1996
|competitors = 72
|nations = 8
|gold = Liliana Gafencu
Veronica Cochela
Elena Georgescu
Anca Tănase
Doina Spîrcu
Marioara Popescu
Ioana Olteanu
Elisabeta Lipă
Doina Ignat
|goldNOC = ROU
|silver = Anna van der Kamp
Tosha Tsang
Lesley Thompson
Emma Robinson
Jessica Monroe
Heather McDermid
Maria Maunder
Theresa Luke
Alison Korn
|silverNOC = CAN
|bronze = Yelena Mikulich
Marina Znak
Nataliya Volchek
Nataliya Stasyuk
Tamara Davydenko
Valentina Skrabatun
Nataliya Lavrinenko
Yaroslava Pavlovich
Aleksandra Pankina
|bronzeNOC = BLR
|prev = 1992
|next = 2000
}}
{{Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}
The women's eight competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ROW/womens-coxed-eights.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ROW/womens-coxed-eights.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Coxed Eights |work=Sports Reference |access-date=21 September 2018}}
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Competition format
The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 8 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 4 boats in each heat. The first-place boat in each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 6 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top 4 boats in the repechage advanced to the "A" final, while the remaining 2 boats (5th and 6th placers in the repechage) were sent to the "B" final.
The boats in the "A" final competed for medals and 4th through 6th place; the boats in the "B" final competed for 7th and 8th.Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 340–42.
All races were over a 2000 metre course.
Results
=Heats=
==Heat 1==
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! Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Mikulich, Yelena"| {{unbulleted list|Yelena Mikulich|Marina Znak|Nataliya Volchek|Nataliya Stasyuk|Tamara Davydenko|Valentina Skrabatun|Nataliya Lavrinenko|Aleksandra Pankina}} | align=left data-sort-value="Pavlovich, Yaroslava"| Yaroslava Pavlovich | align=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|1996 Summer}} | 6:24.61 | {{abbr|QA|Qualified for final A}} |
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| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Kakela, Anne"| {{unbulleted list|Anne Kakela|Mary McCagg|Laurel Korholz|Catriona Fallon|Betsy McCagg|Monica Tranel Michini|Amy Fuller|Jennifer Dore}} | align=left data-sort-value="Farooq, Yasmin"| Yasmin Farooq | align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | 6:28.45 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
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| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Boelen, Femke"| {{unbulleted list|Femke Boelen|Marleen van der Velden|Astrid van Koert|Marieke Westerhof|Rita de Jong|Tessa Knaven|Tessa Appeldoorn|Muriel van Schilfgaarde}} | align=left data-sort-value="Wolf, Jissy de"| Jissy de Wolf | align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1996 Summer}} | 6:32.71 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
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| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Luff, Jennifer"| {{unbulleted list|Jennifer Luff|Gina Douglas|Amy Safe|Anna Ozolins|Karina Wieland|Alison Davies|Carmen Klomp|Bronwyn Thompson}} | align=left data-sort-value="Hick, Kaylynn"| Kaylynn Hick | align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}} | 6:35.69 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
==Heat 2==
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! Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Gafencu, Liliana"| {{unbulleted list|Liliana Gafencu|Veronica Cochela|Anca Tănase|Doina Spîrcu|Marioara Popescu|Ioana Olteanu|Elisabeta Lipă|Doina Ignat}} | align=left data-sort-value="Georgescu, Elena"| Elena Georgescu | align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1996 Summer}} | 6:23.94 | {{abbr|QA|Qualified for final A}} |
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| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Kamp, Anna van der"| {{unbulleted list|Anna van der Kamp|Tosha Tsang|Emma Robinson|Jessica Monroe|Heather McDermid|Maria Maunder|Theresa Luke|Alison Korn}} | align=left data-sort-value="Thompson, Lesley"| Lesley Thompson | align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}} | 6:29.08 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
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| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Justh, Ina"| {{unbulleted list|Ina Justh|Antje Rehaag|Kathleen Naser|Andrea Gesch|Dana Pyritz|Micaela Schmidt|Anja Pyritz|Ute Schell-Wagner-Stange}} | align=left data-sort-value="Neunast, Daniela"| Daniela Neunast | align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}} | 6:33.90 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
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| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Stapleton, Annamarie"| {{unbulleted list|Annamarie Stapleton|Lisa Eyre|Dot Blackie|Kate Pollitt|Miriam Batten|Cath Bishop|Joanne Turvey|Alison Gill}} | align=left data-sort-value="Ellis, Suzie"| Suzie Ellis | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}} | 6:39.34 | {{abbr|R|Repechage}} |
=Repechage=
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! Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Kakela, Anne"| {{unbulleted list|Anne Kakela|Mary McCagg|Laurel Korholz|Catriona Fallon|Betsy McCagg|Monica Tranel Michini|Amy Fuller|Jennifer Dore}} | align=left data-sort-value="Farooq, Yasmin"| Yasmin Farooq | align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | 6:06.17 | {{abbr|QA|Qualified for final A}} |
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| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Kamp, Anna van der"| {{unbulleted list|Anna van der Kamp|Tosha Tsang|Emma Robinson|Jessica Monroe|Heather McDermid|Maria Maunder|Theresa Luke|Alison Korn}} | align=left data-sort-value="Thompson, Lesley"| Lesley Thompson | align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}} | 6:06.49 | {{abbr|QA|Qualified for final A}} |
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| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Boelen, Femke"| {{unbulleted list|Femke Boelen|Marleen van der Velden|Astrid van Koert|Marieke Westerhof|Rita de Jong|Tessa Knaven|Tessa Appeldoorn|Muriel van Schilfgaarde}} | align=left data-sort-value="Wolf, Jissy de"| Jissy de Wolf | align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1996 Summer}} | 6:08.85 | {{abbr|QA|Qualified for final A}} |
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| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Luff, Jennifer"| {{unbulleted list|Jennifer Luff|Gina Douglas|Amy Safe|Anna Ozolins|Karina Wieland|Alison Davies|Carmen Klomp|Bronwyn Thompson}} | align=left data-sort-value="Hick, Kaylynn"| Kaylynn Hick | align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}} | 6:08.92 | {{abbr|QA|Qualified for final A}} |
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| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Justh, Ina"| {{unbulleted list|Ina Justh|Antje Rehaag|Kathleen Naser|Andrea Gesch|Dana Pyritz|Micaela Schmidt|Anja Pyritz|Ute Schell-Wagner-Stange}} | align=left data-sort-value="Neunast, Daniela"| Daniela Neunast | align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}} | 6:09.43 | {{abbr|QB|Qualified for final B}} |
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| 6 | align=left data-sort-value="Stapleton, Annamarie"| {{unbulleted list|Annamarie Stapleton|Lisa Eyre|Dot Blackie|Kate Pollitt|Miriam Batten|Cath Bishop|Joanne Turvey|Alison Gill}} | align=left data-sort-value="Ellis, Suzie"| Suzie Ellis | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}} | 6:12.28 | {{abbr|QB|Qualified for final B}} |
=Finals=
==Final B==
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! Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
7 | align=left data-sort-value="Stapleton, Annamarie"| {{unbulleted list|Annamarie Stapleton|Lisa Eyre|Dot Blackie|Kate Pollitt|Miriam Batten|Cath Bishop|Joanne Turvey|Alison Gill}} | align=left data-sort-value="Ellis, Suzie"| Suzie Ellis | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}} | 6:15.21 |
8 | align=left data-sort-value="Justh, Ina"| {{unbulleted list|Ina Justh|Antje Rehaag|Kathleen Naser|Andrea Gesch|Dana Pyritz|Micaela Schmidt|Anja Pyritz|Ute Schell-Wagner-Stange}} | align=left data-sort-value="Neunast, Daniela"| Daniela Neunast | align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}} | 6:17.73 |
==Final A==
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! Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
{{gold01}} | align=left data-sort-value="Gafencu, Liliana"| {{unbulleted list|Liliana Gafencu|Veronica Cochela|Anca Tănase|Doina Spîrcu|Marioara Popescu|Ioana Olteanu|Elisabeta Lipă|Doina Ignat}} | align=left data-sort-value="Georgescu, Elena"| Elena Georgescu | align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1996 Summer}} | 6:19.73 |
{{silver02}} | align=left data-sort-value="Kamp, Anna van der"| {{unbulleted list|Anna van der Kamp|Tosha Tsang|Emma Robinson|Jessica Monroe|Heather McDermid|Maria Maunder|Theresa Luke|Alison Korn}} | align=left data-sort-value="Thompson, Lesley"| Lesley Thompson | align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}} | 6:24.05 |
{{bronze03}} | align=left data-sort-value="Mikulich, Yelena"| {{unbulleted list|Yelena Mikulich|Marina Znak|Nataliya Volchek|Nataliya Stasyuk|Tamara Davydenko|Valentina Skrabatun|Nataliya Lavrinenko|Aleksandra Pankina}} | align=left data-sort-value="Pavlovich, Yaroslava"| Yaroslava Pavlovich | align=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|1996 Summer}} | 6:24.44 |
4 | align=left data-sort-value="Kakela, Anne"| {{unbulleted list|Anne Kakela|Mary McCagg|Laurel Korholz|Catriona Fallon|Betsy McCagg|Monica Tranel Michini|Amy Fuller|Jennifer Dore}} | align=left data-sort-value="Farooq, Yasmin"| Yasmin Farooq | align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}} | 6:26.19 |
5 | align=left data-sort-value="Luff, Jennifer"| {{unbulleted list|Jennifer Luff|Gina Douglas|Amy Safe|Anna Ozolins|Karina Wieland|Alison Davies|Carmen Klomp|Bronwyn Thompson}} | align=left data-sort-value="Hick, Kaylynn"| Kaylynn Hick | align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}} | 6:30.10 |
6 | align=left data-sort-value="Boelen, Femke"| {{unbulleted list|Femke Boelen|Marleen van der Velden|Astrid van Koert|Marieke Westerhof|Rita de Jong|Tessa Knaven|Tessa Appeldoorn|Muriel van Schilfgaarde}} | align=left data-sort-value="Wolf, Jissy de"| Jissy de Wolf | align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1996 Summer}} | 6:31.11 |
Final classification
The following rowers took part:
References
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{{Olympic champions – Women's eight}}
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