Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's eights

Men's eights
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal
Dates August 28–29
Competitors 72 from 8 nations
Medalists
  Sherman Clark, Vincent Gallagher, Edwin Graves, Virgil Jacomini, Donald Johnston, William Jordan, Clyde King, Edward Moore, Alden Sanborn
United States
  John Campbell, Sebastian Earl, Ewart Horsfall, Walter James, Robin Johnstone, Richard Lucas, Guy Oliver Nickalls, Ralph Shove, Sidney Swann
Great Britain
  Håkon Ellingsen, Thoralf Hagen, Thore Michelsen, Arne Mortensen, Karl Nag, Theodor Nag, Adolf Nilsen, Conrad Olsen, Tollef Tollefsen
Norway
«1912 1924»
Rowing at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Single sculls men
Double sculls men
Coxed pairs men
Coxed fours men
Eights men

The men's eights event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 28, 1920 and August 29, 1920. It was the fifth appearance of the event.

Eight boats, each from a different nation, competed.

Contents

Results

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1
Place Team Time Qual.
1  Norway (NOR) 6:32.2 Q
2  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 6:43.0
Quarterfinal 2
Place Team Time Qual.
1  Great Britain (GBR) 6:19.0 Q
2  Switzerland (SUI) 6:21.4
Quarterfinal 3
Place Team Time Qual.
1  United States (USA) 6:24.0 Q
2  Belgium (BEL) 6:40.0
Quarterfinal 4
Place Team Time Qual.
1  France (FRA) 6:37.0 Q
2  Netherlands (NED) 6:38.2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
Place Team Time Qual.
1  Great Britain (GBR) 6:26.4 Q
 Norway (NOR) 6:36.0
Semifinal 2
Place Rower Time Qual.
1  United States (USA) 6:24.0 Q
2  France (FRA) 6:42.6

Final

Final
Place Team Time
 United States (USA) 6:05.0
 Great Britain (GBR) 6:05.8

References