Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
The men's coxed eight (M8+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 31 July to 5 August. New Zealand had won the last two world championships, and the other strong team, East Germany, was absent from the event due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. This made New Zealand the strong favourite. But the final was won by Canada, with the USA and Australia the other medallists, and New Zealand coming a disappointing fourth.[1]
| Rowing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lake Casitas |
| Date | 31 July – 5 August |
| Competitors | 63 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 5:41.32 |
| Medalists | |
| Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
Background
East Germany had for many years been the dominating country for this boat class. From the 1976 Summer Olympics to the 1980 Summer Olympics, the country won every gold at Olympic and World Rowing Championships level.[2][3][4][5][6] At the 1981 World Rowing Championships, East Germany came in fourth place, with the Soviet Union winning gold.[7] In 1982 and 1983, the event was won by New Zealand, with East Germany coming second on both occasions.[8][9] With the Eastern Bloc boycott affecting the 1984 Summer Olympics, New Zealand was thus regarded as the strong favourite.[1] Another medal contender was the United States; they had won the 1983 Pan American Games.[1]
Previous M8+ competitions
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Results
Heats
The two heats in round one were rowed on 31 July. The winner of each heat advanced to the final, while the remaining teams went to the repechage.[10]
Heat 1
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chip Lubsen Andrew Sudduth John Terwilliger Chris Penny Tom Darling Fred Borchelt Charles Clapp Bruce Ibbetson Bob Jaugstetter (cox) |
 United States |
5:51.95 | FA |
| 2 | Craig Muller Clyde Hefer Samuel Patten Tim Willoughby Ian Edmunds James Battersby Ion Popa Stephen Evans Gavin Thredgold (cox) |
 Australia |
5:56.61 | R |
| 3 | Rodrigo Abasolo (cox)[nb 1] Mario Castro Víctor Contreras Zibor Llanos Rodolfo Pereira Alejandro Rojas Marcelo Rojas Giorgio Vallebuona Carlos Neyra |
 Chile |
6:20.71 | R |
Repechage
One heat was rowed in the repechage on 2 August. All five teams advanced to the final.[12][13]
Final
All seven teams that entered the competition rowed in a single final on 5 August.[14]
Footnotes
- The Chilean rowers are listed as per the official Olympic record, but the listing is wrong, as it has the cox in seat one, when he should be listed for seat nine[11]
Notes
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "1977 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "1978 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "1979 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "1981 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "1982 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "1983 World Rowing Championships: (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Perelman 1985b, p. 529.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights Round One Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Perelman 1985b, p. 530.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
References
- Perelman, Richard B., ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 1: Organization and Planning. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
- Perelman, Richard B., ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
- Volume 2 Part 1
- Volume 2 Part 2
- Volume 2 Part 3 (page 469 onwards)
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