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Eights, Men

Date18 – 25 July 1976
StatusOlympic
LocationBassin olympique, Île Notre Dame, Montréal, Québec
Participants100 from 11 countries

After many decades of American dominance, by 1976 the Olympic coxed eights was now anyone’s for the taking, although the United States could not yet be ignored entirely, as they had won the 1974 World Championships. New Zealand, meanwhile, were the reigning Olympic champions, and five of them returned to Montreal to defend their crown. It was East Germany, however, who had won the event at the final edition of the European Championships (the tournament had been discontinued after 1973), as well as at the 1975 World Championships, and had a strong enough history in the discipline to be considered the favorites.

In the opening round, Australia outperformed both New Zealand and the United States to win in its heat in an Olympic record time, but that mark was soon shattered by the East Germans in their own heat. New Zealand had the fastest time in the repêchage and advanced, but the United States failed to qualify and was eliminated from medal contention. East Germany had an easy win in the final, securing the gold with nearly a three second margin, but it was Great Britain who really impressed the spectators in the final. Having won their heat in the repêchage, the 1974 World runners-up put forth a strong performance and picked up silver in Montreal, their best Olympic performance in the event since 1948. New Zealand rounded out the podium, finishing comfortably ahead of West Germany to take bronze.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1East GermanyGDRGold
Bernd BaumgartGottfried DöhnWerner KlattHans-Joachim LückDieter WendischRoland KostulskiUlrich KarnatzKarl-Heinz PrudöhlKarl-Heinz Danielowski
2Great BritainGBRSilver
Richard LesterJohn YallopTim CrooksHugh MathesonDavid MaxwellJim ClarkFred SmallboneLenny RobertsonPatrick Sweeney
3New ZealandNZLBronze
Ivan SutherlandTrevor CokerPeter DignanLew WilsonJoe EarlDave RodgerAlec McLeanTony HurtSimon Dickie
4West GermanyFRG
Reinhard WendemuthBernd TruschinskiFrank SchützeFrithjof HenckelWolfram ThiemVolker SauerOtmar KaufholdWolf-Dietrich OschliesHelmut Latz
5AustraliaAUS
Islay LeeIan ClubbTim ConradRobert PaverGary UebergangAthol MacDonaldPeter ShakespearBrian RichardsonStuart CarterMalcolm Shaw
6CzechoslovakiaTCH
Pavel KonvičkaVáclav MlsJosef PlamínekJosef PokornýKarel Mejta, Jr.Josef NeštickýLubomír ZapletalMiroslav VraštilJiří Pták
7Soviet UnionURS
Aleksandr ShitovAntanas ČikotasVasily PotapovAleksandr PlyushkinAnatoly NemtyryovIgor KonnovAnatoly IvanovVladimir VasilyevVladimir Zharov
8CanadaCAN
Edgar SmithDirk GidneyGeorge TintorJames HennigerPatrick CroskerryMel LaFormeRon BurakAlexander MansonRobert Choquette
9United StatesUSA
Richard CashinSteve ChristiansenJohn EverettDavid FellowsMike HessChip LubsenMark NoreliusAlan ShealyDavid Weinberg
10CubaCUB
Israel GorguetFrancisco MoraErmenegildo PalacioÁngel RamírezLuis AlonsoHumberto DorregoAlcides RiscoPorfirio ReynosoJesús Rosello
11JapanJPN
Shigeru MiyagawaToshihai KitauraMasanobu YamamotoTakashi MurayamaHiroshi ToribaKenji KaneyasuTomiaki IsoShiro MatakiAkio Kakishita

Round One

Date18 July 1976
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to final

Heat #1

Time15:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11AustraliaAUS5:39.071:21.28 (4)2:48.01 (4)4:14.38 (3)1:26.73 (3)1:26.37 (1)1:24.69 (1)Q OB
Brian RichardsonMalcolm ShawAthol MacDonaldGary UebergangRobert PaverTim ConradIan ClubbIslay LeeStuart Carter
23New ZealandNZL5:40.001:20.05 (1)2:45.51 (1)4:13.18 (1)1:25.46 (1)1:27.67 (3)1:26.82 (2)
Trevor CokerLew WilsonPeter DignanJoe EarlTony HurtAlec McLeanDave RodgerIvan SutherlandSimon Dickie
35United StatesUSA5:42.051:20.49 (2)2:47.54 (3)4:14.02 (2)1:27.05 (4)1:26.48 (2)1:28.03 (3)
Chip LubsenDavid FellowsSteve ChristiansenMike HessMark NoreliusRichard CashinJohn EverettAlan ShealyDavid Weinberg
46CubaCUB5:44.301:20.91 (3)2:47.24 (2)4:14.94 (4)1:26.33 (2)1:27.70 (4)1:29.36 (4)
Luis AlonsoHumberto DorregoIsrael GorguetFrancisco MoraErmenegildo PalacioÁngel RamírezPorfirio ReynosoAlcides RiscoJesús Rosello
54CanadaCAN6:04.831:23.60 (5)2:51.26 (5)4:26.75 (5)1:27.66 (5)1:35.49 (5)1:38.08 (6)
Ron BurakGeorge TintorPatrick CroskerryDirk GidneyJames HennigerMel LaFormeAlexander MansonEdgar SmithRobert Choquette
62JapanJPN6:08.111:25.50 (6)2:57.88 (6)4:33.82 (6)1:32.38 (6)1:35.94 (6)1:34.29 (5)
Tomiaki IsoMasanobu YamamotoKenji KaneyasuToshihai KitauraShiro MatakiShigeru MiyagawaTakashi MurayamaHiroshi ToribaAkio Kakishita

Heat #2

Time15:15
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12East GermanyGDR5:32.171:20.08 (1)2:43.03 (1)4:08.58 (1)1:22.95 (1)1:25.55 (1)1:23.59 (1)Q OB
Bernd BaumgartDieter WendischGottfried DöhnUlrich KarnatzWerner KlattRoland KostulskiHans-Joachim LückKarl-Heinz PrudöhlKarl-Heinz Danielowski
23Great BritainGBR5:36.971:21.64 (4)2:46.84 (3)4:12.81 (2)1:25.20 (3)1:25.97 (2)1:24.16 (3)
Jim ClarkTim CrooksRichard LesterHugh MathesonDavid MaxwellLenny RobertsonFred SmallboneJohn YallopPatrick Sweeney
31Soviet UnionURS5:37.791:23.32 (5)2:47.55 (4)4:13.64 (3)1:24.23 (2)1:26.09 (3)1:24.15 (2)
Antanas ČikotasAnatoly IvanovIgor KonnovAnatoly NemtyryovAleksandr PlyushkinVasily PotapovAleksandr ShitovVladimir VasilyevVladimir Zharov
45CzechoslovakiaTCH5:43.941:21.07 (2)2:46.53 (2)4:16.83 (4)1:25.46 (4)1:30.30 (4)1:27.11 (4)
Pavel KonvičkaKarel Mejta, Jr.Václav MlsJosef NeštickýJosef PlamínekJosef PokornýLubomír ZapletalMiroslav VraštilJiří Pták
54West GermanyFRG5:48.301:21.38 (3)2:47.72 (5)4:19.70 (5)1:26.34 (5)1:31.98 (5)1:28.60 (5)
Frithjof HenckelOtmar KaufholdReinhard WendemuthWolf-Dietrich OschliesVolker SauerFrank SchützeWolfram ThiemBernd TruschinskiHelmut Latz

Round One Repêchage

Date20 July 1976
FormatTop two finishers in each heat advanced to final

Heat #1

Time12:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15New ZealandNZL5:37.081:20.43 (1)2:46.53 (3)4:13.83 (3)1:26.10 (3)1:27.30 (3)1:23.25 (1)Q
Ivan SutherlandTrevor CokerPeter DignanLew WilsonJoe EarlDave RodgerAlec McLeanTony HurtSimon Dickie
22West GermanyFRG5:37.761:20.73 (2)2:45.77 (1)4:12.73 (1)1:25.04 (1)1:26.96 (2)1:25.03 (2)Q
Reinhard WendemuthBernd TruschinskiFrank SchützeFrithjof HenckelWolfram ThiemVolker SauerOtmar KaufholdWolf-Dietrich OschliesHelmut Latz
31Soviet UnionURS5:40.651:20.99 (3)2:46.24 (2)4:13.19 (2)1:25.25 (2)1:26.95 (1)1:27.46 (3)
Aleksandr ShitovAntanas ČikotasVasily PotapovAleksandr PlyushkinAnatoly NemtyryovIgor KonnovAnatoly IvanovVladimir VasilyevVladimir Zharov
43CubaCUB5:47.331:21.22 (4)2:47.73 (4)4:17.39 (4)1:26.51 (4)1:29.66 (4)1:29.94 (4)
Israel GorguetFrancisco MoraErmenegildo PalacioÁngel RamírezLuis AlonsoHumberto DorregoAlcides RiscoPorfirio ReynosoJesús Rosello
54JapanJPN6:11.061:26.02 (5)2:57.73 (5)4:34.88 (5)1:31.71 (5)1:37.15 (5)1:36.18 (5)
Shigeru MiyagawaToshihai KitauraMasanobu YamamotoTakashi MurayamaHiroshi ToribaKenji KaneyasuTomiaki IsoShiro MatakiAkio Kakishita

Heat #2

Time12:15
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Great BritainGBR5:40.001:21.03 (1)2:46.56 (1)4:12.88 (1)1:25.53 (1)1:26.32 (1)1:27.12 (2)Q
Richard LesterJohn YallopTim CrooksHugh MathesonDavid MaxwellJim ClarkFred SmallboneLenny RobertsonPatrick Sweeney
23CzechoslovakiaTCH5:43.811:21.22 (2)2:46.93 (2)4:14.17 (2)1:25.71 (2)1:27.24 (2)1:29.64 (4)Q
Pavel KonvičkaVáclav MlsJosef PlamínekJosef PokornýKarel Mejta, Jr.Josef NeštickýLubomír ZapletalMiroslav VraštilJiří Pták
31United StatesUSA5:48.601:21.48 (3)2:48.65 (3)4:19.42 (3)1:27.17 (3)1:30.77 (3)1:29.18 (3)
Chip LubsenDavid FellowsSteve ChristiansenMike HessMark NoreliusRichard CashinJohn EverettAlan ShealyDavid Weinberg
42CanadaCAN5:48.941:22.76 (4)2:51.83 (4)4:22.75 (4)1:29.07 (4)1:30.92 (4)1:26.19 (1)
Edgar SmithDirk GidneyGeorge TintorJames HennigerPatrick CroskerryMel LaFormeRon BurakAlexander MansonRobert Choquette

Final Round

Date25 July 1976

Final A

Time14:15
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13East GermanyGDR5:58.291:25.57 (4)2:54.84 (3)4:28.92 (2)1:29.27 (2)1:34.08 (1)1:29.37 (1)
Bernd BaumgartGottfried DöhnWerner KlattHans-Joachim LückDieter WendischRoland KostulskiUlrich KarnatzKarl-Heinz PrudöhlKarl-Heinz Danielowski
21Great BritainGBR6:00.821:24.22 (2)2:53.40 (1)4:27.78 (1)1:29.18 (1)1:34.38 (2)1:33.04 (4)
Richard LesterJohn YallopTim CrooksHugh MathesonDavid MaxwellJim ClarkFred SmallboneLenny RobertsonPatrick Sweeney
32New ZealandNZL6:03.511:23.70 (1)2:53.60 (2)4:31.67 (3)1:29.90 (3)1:38.07 (5)1:31.84 (2)
Ivan SutherlandTrevor CokerPeter DignanLew WilsonJoe EarlDave RodgerAlec McLeanTony HurtSimon Dickie
46West GermanyFRG6:06.151:26.03 (5)2:57.18 (6)4:33.41 (4)1:31.15 (5)1:36.23 (3)1:32.74 (3)
Reinhard WendemuthBernd TruschinskiFrank SchützeFrithjof HenckelWolfram ThiemVolker SauerOtmar KaufholdWolf-Dietrich OschliesHelmut Latz
54AustraliaAUS6:09.751:25.03 (3)2:56.81 (4)4:34.80 (5)1:31.78 (6)1:37.99 (4)1:34.95 (5)
Brian RichardsonPeter ShakespearAthol MacDonaldGary UebergangRobert PaverTim ConradIan ClubbIslay LeeStuart Carter
65CzechoslovakiaTCH6:14.291:26.35 (6)2:57.00 (5)4:38.00 (6)1:30.65 (4)1:41.00 (6)1:36.29 (6)
Pavel KonvičkaVáclav MlsJosef PlamínekJosef PokornýKarel Mejta, Jr.Josef NeštickýLubomír ZapletalMiroslav VraštilJiří Pták

Final B

Time14:05
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12Soviet UnionURS6:05.881:28.64 (3)3:02.81 (1)4:35.65 (1)1:34.17 (1)1:32.84 (1)1:30.23 (2)
Aleksandr ShitovAntanas ČikotasVasily PotapovAleksandr PlyushkinAnatoly NemtyryovIgor KonnovAnatoly IvanovVladimir VasilyevVladimir Zharov
21CanadaCAN6:09.031:28.30 (2)3:04.59 (3)4:39.74 (3)1:36.29 (3)1:35.15 (4)1:29.29 (1)
Edgar SmithDirk GidneyGeorge TintorJames HennigerPatrick CroskerryMel LaFormeRon BurakAlexander MansonRobert Choquette
34United StatesUSA6:11.071:28.01 (1)3:03.02 (2)4:37.78 (2)1:35.01 (2)1:34.76 (3)1:33.29 (3)
Chip LubsenDavid FellowsSteve ChristiansenMike HessMark NoreliusRichard CashinJohn EverettAlan ShealyDavid Weinberg
43CubaCUB6:14.861:29.46 (4)3:06.91 (4)4:40.88 (4)1:37.45 (4)1:33.97 (2)1:33.98 (4)
Israel GorguetFrancisco MoraErmenegildo PalacioÁngel RamírezLuis AlonsoHumberto DorregoAlcides RiscoPorfirio ReynosoJesús Rosello
55JapanJPN6:33.331:34.34 (5)3:15.46 (5)4:55.23 (5)1:41.12 (5)1:39.77 (5)1:38.10 (5)
Shigeru MiyagawaToshihai KitauraMasanobu YamamotoTakashi MurayamaHiroshi ToribaKenji KaneyasuTomiaki IsoShiro MatakiAkio Kakishita