| Date | 29 July – 3 August 2024 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | National Olympic Nautical Stadium d'Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne, France |
| Participants | 63 from 7 countries |
| Olympic Record | 5:52.99 / Magdalena Rusu • Viviana Bejinariu • Georgiana Dedu • Maria Tivodariu • Ioana Vrînceanu • Amalia Bereș • Mădălina Bereș • Denisa Tîlvescu • Daniela Druncea  ROU / 28 July 2021 / Details |
Canada was the defending gold medalist in the women’s eight but Romania had won the last two World Championships. Until the mid-to-late 2010s, the United States had dominated this event internationally, winning Olympic gold in 2008, 2012, and 2016, and every World Championship from 2005-2016.
Only seven boats started the event, so the heats and repêchage served only to eliminate one boat from the final, which was Denmark.
Romania won the women’s eight, taking the lead early and gradually pulling away throughout the race. This was the fourth victory in the event for Romania at the Olympics, but their first since they won three consecutive gold medals in 1996-2004. This gave Romania 10 medals in the event, the most of any nation. Ancuța Bodnar won her third Olympic medal for Romania. She had won silver in double sculls earlier in the Paris regatta, and was in the gold medal crew in double sculls at Tokyo 2020.
Canada took the silver medal, a boat length behind Romania at the line. This gave Canada six medals in the event, equal second with the United States, which finished fifth in the final. Great Britain battled with Canada for most of the race for the silver/bronze, but lost ground in the final 500 metres and settled for bronze.
| Date | 29 July 2024 — 12:00 |
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| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the final round; all others to the repêchage. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | Great Britain |  GBR | 6:16.20 | 1:32.51 (1) | 3:06.01 (1) | 4:41.34 (1) | 1:33.50 (1) | 1:35.33 (1) | 1:34.86 (2) | |||||
| Heidi Long • Rowan McKellar • Holly Dunford • Emily Ford • Lauren Irwin • Eve Stewart • Hattie Taylor • Annie Campbell-Orde • Henry Fieldman | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Australia |  AUS | 6:18.61 | 1:33.26 (2) | 3:08.42 (2) | 4:44.43 (2) | 1:35.16 (3) | 1:36.01 (2) | 1:34.18 (1) | |||||
| Katrina Werry • Lucy Stephan • Bronwyn Cox • Georgie Rowe • Jacqui Swick • Giorgia Patten • Sarah Hawe • Paige Barr • Hayley Verbunt | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Canada |  CAN | 6:21.31 | 1:34.13 (3) | 3:08.89 (3) | 4:46.41 (3) | 1:34.76 (2) | 1:37.52 (3) | 1:34.90 (3) | |||||
| Jessica Sevick • Caileigh Filmer • Maya Meschkuleit • Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski • Avalon Wasteneys • Sydney Payne • Kristina Walker • Abby Dent • Kristen Kit | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Denmark |  DEN | 6:39.30 | 1:38.28 (4) | 3:18.66 (4) | 5:00.70 (4) | 1:40.38 (4) | 1:42.04 (4) | 1:38.60 (4) | |||||
| Nanna Vigild • Caroline Munch • Clara Hornnæss • Sára Maria Johansen • Frida Werner Foldager • Karen Mortensen • Sofie Vikkelsø • Nikoline Laidlaw • Sophie Østergaard | |||||||||||||||
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 500-1,000 m | 1,000-1,500 m | 1,500-2,000 m | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Romania | ROU | 6:12.31 | 1:31.77 (1) | 3:05.20 (1) | 4:39.99 (1) | 1:33.43 (1) | 1:34.79 (1) | 1:32.32 (1) | |||||
| Magdalena Rusu • Roxana Anghel • Ancuța Bodnar • Maria Lehaci • Adriana Adam • Amalia Bereș • Ioana Vrînceanu • Simona Radiș • Victoria-Ștefania Petreanu | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | United States |  USA | 6:19.00 | 1:33.05 (2) | 3:08.43 (2) | 4:44.23 (2) | 1:35.38 (2) | 1:35.80 (2) | 1:34.77 (2) | |||||
| Molly Bruggeman • Margaret Hedeman • Maddie Wanamaker • Regina Salmons • Meghan Musnicki • Claire Collins • Olivia Coffey • Charlotte Buck • Nina Castagna | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Italy |  ITA | 6:28.47 | 1:33.50 (3) | 3:09.31 (3) | 4:47.29 (3) | 1:35.81 (3) | 1:37.98 (3) | 1:41.18 (3) | |||||
| Giorgia Pelacchi • Linda De Filippis • Alice Gnatta • Aisha Rocek • Elisa Mondelli • Silvia Terrazzi • Alice Codato • Veronica Bumbaca • Emanuele Capponi | |||||||||||||||
| Date | 1 August 2024 — 10:10 |
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| Format | Top 4 to Final A. |
| Date | 3 August 2024 |
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| Time | 10:50 |
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