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Eights, Men
| Date | 24 – 30 July 2021 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Sea Forest Waterway, 6-44, 3chome, Uminomori, Koto-ku, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan |
| Participants | 63 from 7 countries |
Heading into 2021, Germany had the undoubted strongest crew with the 2018 and 2019 World Championships and the 2020 European Championship to their credit. In the 2021 European Championship, however, they came in a disappointing fourth, giving hope to some of the other strong contenders. These included Great Britain, winners of gold at the 2016 Olympics, as well as at the aforementioned 2021 European event. New Zealand also put in a very impressive performance at the more recent final Olympic qualifying regatta, marking them as a team to watch.
Germany and the Netherlands moved straight through to the finals from the qualifying heats, with New Zealand, Great Britain, the United States, and Australia joining them through the repêchage. The medal race was a tight and exciting affair, with Germany and the Americans breaking out fastest. They were soon joined by New Zealand and Great Britain, with just a second separating the four boats at the halfway mark. With 500m to go, New Zealand held a slight lead over Great Britain, which they managed to maintain to win the gold. Germany put on a late sprint to overtake the British for the silver, and Great Britain settled for bronze.
Round One
| Date | 24 July 2021 — 12:00 |
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| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to final; all others to repêchage. |
Heat #1
| Time | 12:00 |
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| 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 | – | Germany |  GER | 5:28.95 | 1:22.04 (2) | 2:44.70 (2) | 4:07.58 (2) | 1:22.66 (2) | 1:22.88 (1) | 1:21.37 (1) | FA | ||||
| Laurits Follert • Olaf Roggensack • Johannes Weißenfeld • Torben Johannesen • Jakob Schneider • Malte Jakschik • Richard Schmidt • Hannes Ocik • Martin Sauer | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | United States |  USA | 5:30.57 | 1:21.84 (1) | 2:43.85 (1) | 4:07.11 (1) | 1:22.01 (1) | 1:23.26 (2) | 1:23.46 (2) | R | ||||
| Ben Davison • Justin Best • Daniel Miklasevich • Austin Hack • Alexander Richards • Nick Mead • Conor Harrity • Liam Corrigan • Julian Venonsky | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Romania |  ROU | 5:39.84 | 1:24.53 (4) | 2:47.52 (3) | 4:13.30 (3) | 1:22.99 (3) | 1:25.78 (3) | 1:26.54 (3) | R | ||||
| Alexandru Chioseaua • Florin Lehaci • Constantin Radu • Sergiu Bejan • Vlad-Dragoș Aicoboae • Constantin Adam • Florin Arteni • Ciprian Huc • Adrian Munteanu | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Australia |  AUS | 5:43.66 | 1:24.03 (3) | 2:47.58 (4) | 4:14.80 (4) | 1:23.55 (4) | 1:27.22 (4) | 1:28.86 (4) | R | ||||
| Nicholas Lavery • Jack O'Brien • Josh Booth • Simon Keenan • Nicholas Purnell • Tim Masters • Angus Dawson • Angus Widdicombe • Stuart Sim | |||||||||||||||
Heat #2
| Time | 12:10 |
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| 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 | – | Netherlands |  NED | 5:30.66 | – (-) | 2:44.23 (1) | 4:07.23 (1) | 1:23.00 (1) | 1:23.43 (2) | FA (–) | FA | ||||
| Björn van den Ende • Ruben Knab • Jasper Tissen • Simon van Dorp • Maarten Hurkmans • Bram Schwarz • Mechiel Versluis • Robert Lücken • Eline Berger | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | New Zealand |  NZL | 5:32.11 | – (-) | 2:45.73 (2) | 4:08.74 (2) | 1:23.01 (2) | 1:23.37 (1) | 0:00.00 (1.51) | R | ||||
| Tom MacKintosh • Hamish Bond • Tom Murray • Michael Brake • Dan Williamson • Phillip Wilson • Shaun Kirkham • Matt MacDonald • Sam Bosworth | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | 5:34.40 | – (-) | 2:46.09 (3) | 4:09.71 (3) | 1:23.62 (3) | 1:24.69 (3) | 38:24.00 (2.48) | R | ||||
| Josh Bugajski • Jacob Dawson • Tom George • Moe Sbihi • Charles Elwes • Oliver Wynne-Griffith • James Rudkin • Tom Ford • Henry Fieldman | |||||||||||||||
Round One Repêchage
| Date | 28 July 2021 — 12:50 |
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| Format | Top four to A Final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 12:50 |
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| 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 | – | New Zealand | NZL | 5:22.04 | 1:20.69 (2) | 2:40.80 (2) | 4:01.97 (1) | 1:20.11 (1) | 1:21.17 (2) | 1:20.07 (2) | FA | ||||
| Tom MacKintosh • Hamish Bond • Tom Murray • Michael Brake • Dan Williamson • Phillip Wilson • Shaun Kirkham • Matt MacDonald • Sam Bosworth | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 5:23.32 | 1:19.47 (1) | 2:40.65 (1) | 4:02.19 (2) | 1:21.18 (4) | 1:21.54 (3) | 1:21.13 (4) | FA | ||||
| Josh Bugajski • Jacob Dawson • Tom George • Moe Sbihi • Charles Elwes • Oliver Wynne-Griffith • James Rudkin • Tom Ford • Henry Fieldman | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | United States | USA | 5:23.43 | 1:20.91 (3) | 2:41.95 (3) | 4:03.50 (3) | 1:21.04 (3) | 1:21.55 (4) | 1:19.93 (1) | FA | ||||
| Ben Davison • Justin Best • Daniel Miklasevich • Austin Hack • Alexander Richards • Nick Mead • Conor Harrity • Liam Corrigan • Julian Venonsky | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Australia | AUS | 5:25.06 | 1:22.49 (5) | 2:43.40 (5) | 4:03.94 (4) | 1:20.91 (2) | 1:20.54 (1) | 1:21.12 (3) | FA | ||||
| Nicholas Lavery • Jack O'Brien • Josh Booth • Simon Keenan • Nicholas Purnell • Tim Masters • Angus Dawson • Angus Widdicombe • Stuart Sim | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | – | Romania | ROU | 5:27.14 | 1:20.99 (4) | 2:43.13 (4) | 4:05.85 (5) | 1:22.14 (5) | 1:22.72 (5) | 1:21.29 (5) | ELM | ||||
| Alexandru Chioseaua • Florin Lehaci • Constantin Radu • Sergiu Bejan • Vlad-Dragoș Aicoboae • Constantin Adam • Florin Arteni • Ciprian Huc • Adrian Munteanu | |||||||||||||||
Final Round
| Date | 30 July 2021 — 10:25 |
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Final A
| Time | 10:25 |
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| 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 | – | New Zealand | NZL | 5:24.64 | 1:20.81 (3) | 2:42.63 (1) | 4:04.59 (1) | 1:21.82 (1) | 1:21.96 (1) | 1:20.05 (3) | |||||
| Tom MacKintosh • Hamish Bond • Tom Murray • Michael Brake • Dan Williamson • Phillip Wilson • Shaun Kirkham • Matt MacDonald • Sam Bosworth | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Germany | GER | 5:25.60 | 1:20.36 (1) | 2:42.88 (3) | 4:06.35 (3) | 1:22.52 (4) | 1:23.47 (5) | 1:19.25 (1) | |||||
| Johannes Weißenfeld • Laurits Follert • Olaf Roggensack • Torben Johannesen • Jakob Schneider • Malte Jakschik • Richard Schmidt • Hannes Ocik • Martin Sauer | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 5:25.73 | 1:20.51 (2) | 2:42.70 (2) | 4:05.90 (2) | 1:22.19 (2) | 1:23.20 (3) | 1:19.83 (2) | |||||
| Josh Bugajski • Jacob Dawson • Tom George • Moe Sbihi • Charles Elwes • Oliver Wynne-Griffith • James Rudkin • Tom Ford • Henry Fieldman | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | – | United States | USA | 5:26.75 | 1:21.27 (4) | 2:43.82 (4) | 4:06.59 (4) | 1:22.55 (5) | 1:22.77 (2) | 1:20.16 (4) | |||||
| Ben Davison • Justin Best • Daniel Miklasevich • Austin Hack • Alexander Richards • Nick Mead • Conor Harrity • Liam Corrigan • Julian Venonsky | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | – | Netherlands | NED | 5:27.96 | 1:21.81 (5) | 2:44.18 (5) | 4:07.45 (5) | 1:22.37 (3) | 1:23.27 (4) | 1:20.51 (5) | |||||
| Björn van den Ende • Ruben Knab • Jasper Tissen • Simon van Dorp • Maarten Hurkmans • Bram Schwarz • Mechiel Versluis • Robert Lücken • Eline Berger | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | – | Australia | AUS | 5:36.23 | 1:22.30 (6) | 2:45.64 (6) | 4:10.91 (6) | 1:23.34 (6) | 1:25.27 (6) | 1:25.32 (6) | |||||
| Nicholas Lavery • Jack O'Brien • Josh Booth • Simon Keenan • Nicholas Purnell • Tim Masters • Angus Dawson • Angus Widdicombe • Stuart Sim | |||||||||||||||