Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Eights
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The eights (plus cox) event was a rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme.
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[edit] Medallists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 United States (USA) |
 United Team of Germany (EUA) |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
[edit] Results
[edit] Heats
The top crew in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | United Team of Germany (EUA) |
5:54.02 | QF |
| 2. | United States (USA) |
5:54.30 | QR |
| 3. |  Italy (ITA) |
6:02.13 | QR |
| 4. |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
6:02.43 | QR |
| 5. |  Australia (AUS) |
6:06.94 | QR |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
6:03.88 | QF |
| 2. |  Canada (CAN) |
6:07.19 | QR |
| 3. |  Japan (JPN) |
6:16.67 | QR |
| 4. |  New Zealand (NZL) |
6:20.63 | QR |
| 5. |  Cuba (CUB) |
6:31.76 | QR |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. |  Soviet Union (URS) |
6:06.15 | QF |
| 2. |  France (FRA) |
6:09.08 | QR |
| 3. |  Egypt (EGY) |
6:32.42 | QR |
| 4. |  South Korea (KOR) |
6:46.13 | QR |
[edit] Repechages
The top finisher in each of the three repechages joined the finalists. The second and third place finishers competed in a consolation final for 7th-12th places. All other crews were eliminated.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | Italy (ITA) |
6:03.59 | QF |
| 2. | France (FRA) |
6:07.43 | QC |
| 3. | New Zealand (NZL) |
6:14.83 | QC |
| 4. | Cuba (CUB) |
6:27.29 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | United States (USA) |
6:01.47 | QF |
| 2. | Japan (JPN) |
6:10.15 | QC |
| 3. | South Korea (KOR) |
6:36.24 | QC |
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
5:59.23 | QF |
| 2. | Canada (CAN) |
6:03.86 | QC |
| 3. | Australia (AUS) |
6:06.24 | QC |
| 4. | Egypt (EGY) |
6:19.03 | |
[edit] Consolation final
The consolation final determined places from 7th to 12th.
| 7. | France (FRA) |
5:58.57 |
| 8. | Australia (AUS) |
6:02.21 |
| 9. | Canada (CAN) |
6:02.69 |
| 10. | Japan (JPN) |
6:05.14 |
| 11. | New Zealand (NZL) |
6:07.59 |
| 12. | South Korea (KOR) |
6:31.80 |
[edit] Final
|
United States (USA) |
6:18.23 |
|
United Team of Germany (EUA) |
6:23.29 |
|
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
6:25.11 |
| 4. | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
6:27.15 |
| 5. | Soviet Union (URS) |
6:30.69 |
| 6. | Italy (ITA) |
6:42.78 |
[edit] Sources
- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
| Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics |
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