Rowing — Eights, Men
| Times held | 28 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 2221 |
| Total countries | 44 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 44 | 5 |
| 1904 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 18 | 2 |
| 1908 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 54 | 5 |
| 1912 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 99 | 8 |
| 1920 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 72 | 8 |
| 1924 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 90 | 10 |
| 1928 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 99 | 11 |
| 1932 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 72 | 8 |
| 1936 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 126 | 14 |
| 1948 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 108 | 12 |
| 1952 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 126 | 14 |
| 1956 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 90 | 10 |
| 1960 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 127 | 14 |
| 1964 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 126 | 14 |
| 1968 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 113 | 12 |
| 1972 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 135 | 15 |
| 1976 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 100 | 11 |
| 1980 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 81 | 9 |
| 1984 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 63 | 7 |
| 1988 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 90 | 10 |
| 1992 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 126 | 14 |
| 1996 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 90 | 10 |
| 2000 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 82 | 9 |
| 2004 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 82 | 9 |
| 2008 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 75 | 8 |
| 2012 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 72 | 8 |
| 2016 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 63 | 7 |
| 2020 | Eights, Men | Olympic | 63 | 7 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Vesper Boat Club |  USA |
Royal Club Nautique de Gand |  BEL |
Minerva Amsterdam |  NED |
| 1904 | Vesper Boat Club | USA |
Toronto Argonauts |  CAN |
— | — |
| 1908 | Leander Club |  GBR |
Royal Club Nautique de Gand | BEL |
Toronto Argonauts Cambridge University Boat Club | CANGBR |
| 1912 | Leander Club | GBR |
New College, Oxford | GBR |
Berliner Ruderverein von 1876 |  GER |
| 1920 | United States | USA |
Great Britain | GBR |
Norway |  NOR |
| 1924 | United States | USA |
Canada | CAN |
Italy |  ITA |
| 1928 | United States | USA |
Great Britain | GBR |
Canada | CAN |
| 1932 | United States | USA |
Italy | ITA |
Canada | CAN |
| 1936 | United States | USA |
Italy | ITA |
Germany | GER |
| 1948 | United States | USA |
Great Britain | GBR |
Norway | NOR |
| 1952 | United States | USA |
Soviet Union |  URS |
Australia |  AUS |
| 1956 | United States | USA |
Canada | CAN |
Australia | AUS |
| 1960 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Canada | CAN |
Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
| 1964 | United States | USA |
Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
| 1968 | West Germany |  FRG |
Australia | AUS |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1972 | New Zealand |  NZL |
United States | USA |
East Germany |  GDR |
| 1976 | East Germany | GDR |
Great Britain | GBR |
New Zealand | NZL |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Great Britain | GBR |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1984 | Canada | CAN |
United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
| 1988 | West Germany | FRG |
Soviet Union | URS |
United States | USA |
| 1992 | Canada | CAN |
Romania |  ROU |
Germany | GER |
| 1996 | Netherlands | NED |
Germany | GER |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
| 2000 | Great Britain | GBR |
Australia | AUS |
Croatia |  CRO |
| 2004 | United States | USA |
Netherlands | NED |
Australia | AUS |
| 2008 | Canada | CAN |
Great Britain | GBR |
United States | USA |
| 2012 | Germany | GER |
Canada | CAN |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 2016 | Great Britain | GBR |
Germany | GER |
Netherlands | NED |
| 2020 | New Zealand | NZL |
Germany | GER |
Great Britain | GBR |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Canada | CAN |
3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Germany | GER |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| East Germany | GDR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| West Germany | FRG |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Croatia | CRO |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Karnatz | GDR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Abell | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Exley, Jr. | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Schmidt | GER |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Martin Sauer | GER |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/3 | 2 h1 r4/7 | — | — | 2 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australasia |  ANZ |
1 | — | — | — | 2 h3 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australia | AUS |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 2 h1 r2/3 | — | Bronze | Bronze | 4 h1 r2/3 | 8 | Silver | 8 | 5 | 5 | Bronze | 5 | 5 | 6 | Silver | Bronze | 6 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Austria |  AUT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium | BEL |
5 | Silver | — | Silver | — | 2 h3 r1/3 | 4 h1 r2/3 | 2 h1 r2/7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r1/3 | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
22 | — | Silver | Bronze | 2 h5 r1/4 | — | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | 2 h3 r2/3 | 2 h2 r3/4 | 2 h3 r4/5 | Silver | Silver | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | — | Gold | 6 | Gold | 4 | 7 | 5 | Gold | Silver | — | — |
| Chile |  CHI |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croatia | CRO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cuba |  CUB |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
10 | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r1/3 | DNS | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 3 h2 r3/4 | Bronze | Bronze | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark |  DEN |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r3/7 | — | 4 h3 r1/3 | 2 h2 r2/4 | 3 h2 r4/5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Bronze | Gold | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r2/5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France |  FRA |
13 | AC h2 r1/2 | — | — | 2 h1 r1/4 | 2 h2 r2/3 | AC h1 r1/3 | 2 h2 r2/7 | — | 3 h3 r2/3 | DNS h2 r2/4 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Germany | GER |
15 | 4 | — | — | Bronze, 2 h2 r2/4 | — | — | 2 h2 r5/7 | 2 h2 r2/3 | Bronze | — | 5 | — | Gold | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Silver | — | 4 | 8 | Gold | Silver | Silver |
| Great Britain | GBR |
24 | — | — | Gold, Bronze | Gold, Silver | Silver | 4 | Silver | 4 | 4 | Silver | 4 | 3 h1 r2/4 | 2 h3 r2/3 | — | 10 | — | Silver | Silver | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Gold | 9 | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Bronze |
| Hungary |  HUN |
6 | — | — | 2 h2 r1/3 | 2 h3 r1/4 | — | DNS | — | — | 5 | — | 2 h2 r4/5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland |  IRL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h3 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
16 | — | — | DNS | — | — | Bronze | 2 h3 r5/7 | Silver | Silver | 2 h1 r3/4 | 2 h2 r2/5 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — |
| Japan |  JPN |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r2/3 | 2 h2 r2/3 | — | — | 4 h1 r3/4 | 2 h1 r2/3 | 10 | 12 | — | 11 | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mexico |  MEX |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
13 | Bronze | — | — | — | 2 h4 r1/3 | 3 h2 r1/3 | 2 h4 r3/7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | 8 | Silver | 4 | 5 | Bronze | 5 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | Gold | Bronze | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Gold |
| Norway | NOR |
4 | — | — | 2 h1 r1/3 | 2 h4 r1/4 | Bronze | — | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Poland |  POL |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r5/7 | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
| Portugal |  POR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h3 r3/4 | 3 h1 r2/5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania | ROU |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 3 h1 r3/4 | 2 h2 r2/3 | 5 | Bronze | 4 | 7 | Bronze | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h3 r1/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweden |  SWE |
4 | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/4, 2 h2 r1/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r4/5 | 4 | 3 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
4 | — | — | — | — | 2 h2 r1/3 | DNS | — | — | 6 | 3 h1 r3/4 | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Arab Republic |  UAR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
25 | Gold | Gold | — | — | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | 5 | Gold | 6 | Silver | 9 | — | Silver | Bronze | 4 | 5 | 5 | Gold | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| West Germany | FRG |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | 5 | 4 | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r2/3 | 3 h1 r2/4 | 2 h1 r4/5 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |