Men's eight
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Rowing pictogram
VenueMisari Regatta
Dates20–25 September
Competitors90 from 10 nations
Winning time5:46.05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States

The men's eight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Misari Regatta, South Korea.[1] It was held from 20 to 25 September.[2] There were 10 boats (90 competitors) from 10 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by West Germany, the nation's first victory (and first medal) in the men's eight since 1968. It was West Germany's second gold medal in the event, tying Great Britain and East Germany for second-most, behind the United States with 11. In a photo finish for second place, the Soviet Union took silver over the United States.

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.[2]

The United States had dominated the men's eight for four decades from the 1920s through the 1950s, but had not taken Olympic gold since 1964. A victory in the 1987 World Rowing Championships set up the Americans as favourites to return to the top of the Olympic podium, particularly as the East Germans (a power in the event in the 1970s and 1980s) were not competing for the second straight Games. Other significant contenders were the 1985 World champions the Soviet Union and the 1986 World champions Australia.[2]

No nations made their debut in the event. The United States made its 17th appearance, most among nations to that point.

Competition format

The "eight" event featured nine-person boats, with eight rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948).[3] Races were held in up to six lanes.

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured two heats of 4 boats each, with the top two boats in each heat (4 boats total) advancing to the "A" final and the remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) being eliminated from medal contention and sent to the "B" final to determine 7th through 10th places.[4]

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 20 September 198812:28Semifinals
Wednesday, 21 September 198815:32Repechage
Friday, 23 September 198811:46Final B
Sunday, 25 September 198812:16Final A

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1Aleksandr Lukyanov Soviet Union5:34.95QA
2Brian McMahon Canada5:36.81R
3Simon Jefferies Great Britain5:38.18R
4Dino Lucchetta Italy5:43.11R
5Jeong In-gyo South Korea6:15.40R

Semifinal 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1Manfred Klein West Germany5:32.36QA
2Dale Caterson Australia5:33.94R
3Seth Bauer United States5:39.26R
4Ventseslav Kanchev Bulgaria5:48.25R
5Yukiyasu Ishikawa Japan5:57.11R

Repechage

Repechage heat 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1Seth Bauer United States5:35.63QA
2Brian McMahon Canada5:37.06QA
3Dino Lucchetta Italy5:39.86QB
4Yukiyasu Ishikawa Japan5:54.16QB

Repechage heat 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1Simon Jefferies Great Britain5:35.15QA
2Dale Caterson Australia5:37.75QA
3Ventseslav Kanchev Bulgaria5:40.93QB
4Jeong In-gyo South Korea6:17.81QB

Finals

Final B

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
7Dino Lucchetta Italy5:41.15
8Ventseslav Kanchev Bulgaria5:49.99
9Yukiyasu Ishikawa Japan5:55.52
10Jeong In-gyo South Korea6:16.73

Final A

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Manfred Klein West Germany5:46.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aleksandr Lukyanov Soviet Union5:48.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Seth Bauer United States5:48.26
4Simon Jefferies Great Britain5:51.59
5Dale Caterson Australia5:53.73
6Brian McMahon Canada5:54.26

Final classification

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Manfred Klein  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Lukyanov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Seth Bauer  United States
4 Simon Jefferies (cox)  Great Britain
5 Dale Caterson  Australia
6 Brian McMahon  Canada
7 Dino Lucchetta  Italy
8 Nikola Zlatanov  Bulgaria
9 Eiichi Tsukinoki  Japan
10 Im Jae-man  South Korea

References

  1. ↑ "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Eight, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 527–28.
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