Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
The men's eight competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, also referred to as men's coxed eight (M8+), took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from East Germany.
| Men's eight at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic basin at Notre Dame Island |
| Date | 18–25 July |
| Competitors | 100 from 11 nations |
| Teams | 11 |
| Winning time | 5:58.29 |
| Medalists | |
| Rowing at the 1976 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
Whilst the East German team was considered to be the favourite, the event was wide open and many teams could have won it.[1] The United States had in the past dominated the event and up until and including the 1964 Summer Olympics, they had won nine out of ten Olympic golds.[2] Whilst their dominance had since waned, they were still considered possible medal contenders, as they had won the 1974 World Rowing Championships. East Germany had won the 1973 European Rowing Championships (the event was discontinued after 1973), and the 1975 World Rowing Championships, and they had won bronze at the 1972 Olympics. The New Zealand team had won the event at the previous Summer Olympics, had won bronze at the last two World Rowing Championships, and four of their 1972 Olympic rowers plus their cox returned to Montreal.[1] Other medallist at these major rowing events were Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain.[3][4]
Previous M8+ competitions
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics[5] | New Zealand | United States | East Germany |
| 1973 European Rowing Championships[3] | East Germany | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union |
| 1974 World Rowing Championships[4] | United States | Great Britain | New Zealand |
| 1975 World Rowing Championships[6] | East Germany | Soviet Union | New Zealand |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Shaw Ian Clubb Tim Conrad Gary Uebergang Islay Lee Athol MacDonald Robert Paver Brian Richardson Stuart Carter (cox) |
 |
5:39.07 | FA |
| 2 | Trevor Coker Lindsay Wilson Peter Dignan Joe Earl Tony Hurt Alec McLean Dave Rodger Ivan Sutherland Simon Dickie (cox) |
 |
5:40.00 | R |
| 3 | Richard Cashin Steve Christiansen John Everett David Fellows Michael Hess Chip Lubsen Mark Norelius Alan Shealy David Weinberg (cox) |
 |
5:42.05 | R |
| 4 | Luis Alonso Humberto Dorrego Israel Gorguet Francisco Mora Hermenegildo Palacio Angel Ramírez Porfirio Reynoso Alcides Risco Jesús Rosello (cox) |
 |
5:44.30 | R |
| 5 | Ron Burak George Tintor Patrick Croskerry Dirk Gidney James Henniger Mel LaForme Alexander Manson Edgar Smith Robert Choquette (cox) |
 |
6:04.83 | R |
| 6 | Tomiaki Iso Masanobu Yamamoto Kenji Kaneyasu Toshihai Kitaura Shiro Mataki Shigeru Miyagawa Takashi Murayama Hiroshi Toriba Akio Kakishita (cox) |
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6:08.11 | R |
Heat 2
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Repechage
Heat 1
New Zealand changed seats for seven of its eight rowers. West Germany and Japan changed seats for all eight rowers. The Soviet team changed seats 1 to 7. The team from Cuba changed seats for seven rowers.[7]
Heat 2
Great Britain changed five of its seats, including the stroke. Czechoslovakia changed seats 2 to 6. Canada changed seven of the eight seats.[7]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Lester John Yallop Timothy Crooks Hugh Matheson David Maxwell Jim Clark Frederick Smallbone Lenny Robertson Patrick Sweeney (cox) |
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5:40.00 | FA |
| 2 | Pavel Konvička Václav Mls Josef Plamínek Josef Pokorný Karel Mejta Jr. Josef Neštický Lubomír Zapletal Miroslav Vraštil Sr. Jiří Pták (cox) |
 |
5:43.81 | FA |
| 3 | Richard Cashin Steve Christiansen John Everett David Fellows Michael Hess Chip Lubsen Mark Norelius Alan Shealy David Weinberg (cox) |
|
5:48.60 | FB |
| 4 | Edgar Smith Dirk Gidney George Tintor James Henniger Patrick Croskerry Mel LaForme Ron Burak Alexander Manson Robert Choquette (cox) |
|
5:48.94 | FB |
Finals
The two finals were rowed on 25 July.[8] The only team that did not change seats during the competition was the United States.[7]
B final
A final
East Germany changed five seats for the final.[7] After Malcolm Shaw as stroke injured his back in the elimination race,[9] Australia replaced him with Peter Shakespear for the final.[7]
Notes
- 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 20 October 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "(M8+) Men's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "(M8+) Men's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "(M8+) Men's Eight - Final - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- Official Report of the Organising Committee 1978, Vol 3, pp. 115–117.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal 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 17 October 2016.
- "Malcolm Shaw". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
References
- Proulx, Daniel; Mollitt, J. James (1969). Chantigny, Louis (ed.). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXI Olympiad (PDF). Ottawa, Canada: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXI Olympiad.
- Volume 1 Part 1 (up to page 279)
- Volume 1 Part 2 (from page 280)
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
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