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Eights, Men

Date20 – 25 September 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationMi-sa-ri Jo-jeong-gyeong-gi-jang, Hanam
Participants90 from 10 countries

As the reigning World and Pan American champions, the United States was poised in 1988 to win a title that it had won 11 times previously, but not once since 1964: Olympic champion in the men’s coxed eights. This was especially true due to the absence of its strongest rival, East Germany, who had been runners-up at the most recent World Championships, leaving the Soviet Union, the 1985 World Champions, and Australia, the 1986 World and Commonwealth champions, as the other serious contenders. In the opening round, however, it was West Germany that surprised the spectators by putting forth a strong effort and winning their heat in the round’s fastest time. The Soviets took the other heat, while the Americans succumbed to the pressure and posted a time nearly seven seconds behind West Germany’s, only qualifying for the final through the repêchage. In the final, West Germany took a quick lead and did not relinquish it; by the end, it was in no danger of losing the gold medal. The silver medal, on the other hand, came down to an exciting photo finish between the Americans and the Soviets, which the latter won by a mere 0.25 seconds, leaving the former with bronze.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1West GermanyFRGGold
Thomas MöllenkampMatthias MellinghausEckhardt SchultzAnsgar WesslingArmin EichholzThomas DomianWolfgang MaennigBahne RabeManfred Klein
2Soviet UnionURSSilver
Veniamin ButNikolay KomarovVasily TikhonovAleksandr DumchevPavel GurkovskyViktor DidukViktor OmelyanovichAndrey VasilyevAleksandr Lukyanov
3United StatesUSABronze
Doug BurdenJeff McLaughlinPeter NordellTed PattonJohn PescatoreJack Rusher, IVJon SmithMike TetiSeth Bauer
4Great BritainGBR
Richard StanhopeAnton ObholzerPeter BeaumontGavin StewartTerence DillonSalih HassanStephen TurnerNicholas BurfittSimon Jefferies
5AustraliaAUS
James GallowayHamish McLachlanAndrew CooperMike McKayMark DoyleJames TomkinsIon PopaSteve EvansDale Caterson
6CanadaCAN
Don TelferKevin NeufeldJason DorlandAndy CrosbyPaul SteeleGrant MainJamie SchafferJohn WallaceBrian McMahon
7ItalyITA
Antonio BaldacciEttore BulgarelliPiero CarlettoGiuseppe Di PaloRenato GaetaDino LucchettaGiovanni SuarezAnnibale VenierFranco Zucchi
8BulgariaBUL
Rumen AleksievEmil BondevYuri DyulgerovIvo GelovDimitar KamburskiVentseslav KanchevIvan StanevDimitar TonchevNikola Zlatanov
9JapanJPN
Tadashi AbeSeiji ChiharaAkihisa HirataYukiyasu IshikawaShunsuke KawamotoHideaki MaeguchiMasahiko NomuraTomoyuki OkanoEiichi Tsukinoki
10Republic of KoreaKOR
Jeong Bu-YeongJeong In-GyoJeong Gwang-SuHa Jin-SikHyeon Seong-InKim Gap-SikGo Gwang-SeonLee Hong-GeunIm Jae-Man

Round One

Date20 September 1988
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to final

Heat #1

Time12:28
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12Soviet UnionURS5:34.951:20.73 (3)2:44.56 (2)4:09.16 (1)1:23.83 (2)1:24.60 (1)1:25.79 (2)Q
Veniamin ButViktor DidukAleksandr DumchevPavel GurkovskyNikolay KomarovAleksandr LukyanovViktor OmelyanovichVasily TikhonovAndrey Vasilyev
23CanadaCAN5:36.811:19.87 (1)2:45.83 (3)4:12.83 (3)1:25.96 (4)1:27.00 (2)1:23.98 (1)
Andy CrosbyJason DorlandGrant MainBrian McMahonKevin NeufeldJamie SchafferPaul SteeleDon TelferJohn Wallace
31Great BritainGBR5:38.181:20.26 (2)2:43.69 (1)4:11.10 (2)1:23.43 (1)1:27.41 (3)1:27.08 (3)
Peter BeaumontNicholas BurfittTerence DillonSalih HassanSimon JefferiesAnton ObholzerRichard StanhopeGavin StewartStephen Turner
44ItalyITA5:43.111:23.59 (5)2:48.12 (4)4:15.80 (4)1:24.53 (3)1:27.68 (4)1:27.31 (4)
Antonio BaldacciEttore BulgarelliPiero CarlettoGiuseppe Di PaloRenato GaetaDino LucchettaGiovanni SuarezAnnibale VenierFranco Zucchi
55Republic of KoreaKOR6:15.401:21.46 (4)3:01.71 (5)4:39.89 (5)1:40.25 (5)1:38.18 (5)1:35.51 (5)
Jeong Bu-YeongJeong In-GyoJeong Gwang-SuHa Jin-SikHyeon Seong-InKim Gap-SikGo Gwang-SeonLee Hong-GeunIm Jae-Man

Heat #2

Time12:40
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15West GermanyFRG5:32.361:19.85 (1)2:44.12 (2)4:07.22 (1)1:24.27 (2)1:23.10 (1)1:25.14 (1)Q
Thomas DomianArmin EichholzManfred KleinWolfgang MaennigMatthias MellinghausThomas MöllenkampBahne RabeEckhardt SchultzAnsgar Wessling
23AustraliaAUS5:33.941:20.27 (2)2:43.08 (1)4:08.76 (2)1:22.81 (1)1:25.68 (3)1:25.18 (2)
James GallowayHamish McLachlanAndrew CooperMike McKayMark DoyleJames TomkinsIon PopaSteve EvansDale Caterson
34United StatesUSA5:39.261:21.61 (4)2:47.55 (4)4:11.36 (3)1:25.94 (4)1:23.81 (2)1:27.90 (3)
Mike TetiJon SmithTed PattonJack Rusher, IVPeter NordellJeff McLaughlinDoug BurdenJohn PescatoreSeth Bauer
42BulgariaBUL5:48.251:20.73 (3)2:46.32 (3)4:16.45 (4)1:25.59 (3)1:30.13 (4)1:31.80 (4)
Rumen AleksievEmil BondevYuri DyulgerovIvo GelovDimitar KamburskiVentseslav KanchevIvan StanevDimitar TonchevNikola Zlatanov
51JapanJPN5:57.111:24.74 (5)2:53.47 (5)4:24.32 (5)1:28.73 (5)1:30.85 (5)1:32.79 (5)
Tadashi AbeSeiji ChiharaAkihisa HirataYukiyasu IshikawaShunsuke KawamotoHideaki MaeguchiMasahiko NomuraTomoyuki OkanoEiichi Tsukinoki

Round One Repêchage

Date21 September 1988
FormatTop two finishers in each heat advanced to final

Heat #1

Time15:32
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13United StatesUSA5:35.631:19.82 (1)2:45.11 (1)4:10.34 (1)1:25.29 (1)1:25.23 (2)1:25.29 (2)Q
Mike TetiJon SmithTed PattonJack Rusher, IVPeter NordellJeff McLaughlinDoug BurdenJohn PescatoreSeth Bauer
21CanadaCAN5:37.061:21.46 (3)2:49.72 (3)4:14.88 (3)1:28.26 (3)1:25.16 (1)1:22.18 (1)Q
Andy CrosbyJason DorlandGrant MainBrian McMahonKevin NeufeldJamie SchafferPaul SteeleDon TelferJohn Wallace
32ItalyITA5:39.861:20.53 (2)2:46.37 (2)4:13.15 (2)1:25.84 (2)1:26.78 (3)1:26.71 (3)
Antonio BaldacciEttore BulgarelliPiero CarlettoGiuseppe Di PaloRenato GaetaDino LucchettaGiovanni SuarezAnnibale VenierFranco Zucchi
44JapanJPN5:54.161:26.22 (4)2:56.64 (4)4:25.49 (4)1:30.42 (4)1:28.85 (4)1:28.67 (4)
Tadashi AbeSeiji ChiharaAkihisa HirataYukiyasu IshikawaShunsuke KawamotoHideaki MaeguchiMasahiko NomuraTomoyuki OkanoEiichi Tsukinoki

Heat #2

Time15:44
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Great BritainGBR5:35.151:20.90 (1)2:44.84 (1)4:10.40 (1)1:23.94 (1)1:25.56 (1)1:24.75 (2)Q
Peter BeaumontNicholas BurfittTerence DillonSalih HassanSimon JefferiesAnton ObholzerRichard StanhopeGavin StewartStephen Turner
23AustraliaAUS5:37.751:21.27 (2)2:45.77 (2)4:12.17 (2)1:24.50 (2)1:26.40 (2)1:25.58 (3)Q
James GallowayHamish McLachlanAndrew CooperMike McKayMark DoyleJames TomkinsIon PopaSteve EvansDale Caterson
32BulgariaBUL5:40.931:22.19 (3)2:49.65 (3)4:16.90 (3)1:27.46 (3)1:27.25 (3)1:24.03 (1)
Rumen AleksievEmil BondevYuri DyulgerovIvo GelovDimitar KamburskiVentseslav KanchevIvan StanevDimitar TonchevNikola Zlatanov
41Republic of KoreaKOR6:17.811:31.16 (4)3:09.18 (4)4:47.00 (4)1:38.02 (4)1:37.82 (4)1:30.81 (4)
Jeong Bu-YeongJeong In-GyoJeong Gwang-SuHa Jin-SikHyeon Seong-InKim Gap-SikGo Gwang-SeonLee Hong-GeunIm Jae-Man

Final Round

Date23 – 25 September 1988

Final A

Time25 September 1988 — 12:16
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13West GermanyFRG5:46.051:24.80 (2)2:52.68 (3)4:20.32 (1)1:27.88 (3)1:27.64 (1)1:25.73 (2)
Thomas MöllenkampMatthias MellinghausEckhardt SchultzAnsgar WesslingArmin EichholzThomas DomianWolfgang MaennigBahne RabeManfred Klein
24Soviet UnionURS5:48.011:25.15 (3)2:52.29 (2)4:22.91 (3)1:27.14 (1)1:30.62 (=4)1:25.10 (1)
Veniamin ButNikolay KomarovVasily TikhonovAleksandr DumchevPavel GurkovskyViktor DidukViktor OmelyanovichAndrey VasilyevAleksandr Lukyanov
32United StatesUSA5:48.261:24.46 (1)2:51.89 (1)4:21.22 (2)1:27.43 (2)1:29.33 (2)1:27.04 (4)
Mike TetiJon SmithTed PattonJack Rusher, IVPeter NordellJeff McLaughlinDoug BurdenJohn PescatoreSeth Bauer
45Great BritainGBR5:51.591:25.50 (4)2:53.44 (4)4:24.06 (4)1:27.94 (4)1:30.62 (=4)1:27.53 (5)
Richard StanhopeAnton ObholzerPeter BeaumontGavin StewartTerence DillonSalih HassanStephen TurnerNicholas BurfittSimon Jefferies
51AustraliaAUS5:53.731:26.26 (6)2:56.48 (6)4:27.59 (6)1:30.22 (5)1:31.11 (6)1:26.14 (3)
James GallowayHamish McLachlanAndrew CooperMike McKayMark DoyleJames TomkinsIon PopaSteve EvansDale Caterson
66CanadaCAN5:54.261:25.85 (5)2:56.15 (5)4:26.65 (5)1:30.30 (6)1:30.50 (3)1:27.61 (6)
Don TelferKevin NeufeldJason DorlandAndy CrosbyPaul SteeleGrant MainJamie SchafferJohn WallaceBrian McMahon

Final B

Time23 September 1988 — 11:46
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13ItalyITA5:41.151:21.59 (2)2:46.52 (1)4:14.16 (1)1:24.93 (1)1:27.64 (1)1:26.99 (1)
Antonio BaldacciEttore BulgarelliPiero CarlettoGiuseppe Di PaloRenato GaetaDino LucchettaGiovanni SuarezAnnibale VenierFranco Zucchi
22BulgariaBUL5:49.991:21.32 (1)2:47.72 (2)4:18.10 (2)1:26.40 (2)1:30.38 (3)1:31.89 (3)
Rumen AleksievEmil BondevYuri DyulgerovIvo GelovDimitar KamburskiVentseslav KanchevIvan StanevDimitar TonchevNikola Zlatanov
34JapanJPN5:55.521:26.49 (3)2:54.69 (3)4:24.83 (3)1:28.20 (3)1:30.14 (2)1:30.69 (2)
Tadashi AbeSeiji ChiharaAkihisa HirataYukiyasu IshikawaShunsuke KawamotoHideaki MaeguchiMasahiko NomuraTomoyuki OkanoEiichi Tsukinoki
41Republic of KoreaKOR6:16.731:27.83 (4)3:02.40 (4)4:40.03 (4)1:34.57 (4)1:37.63 (4)1:36.70 (4)
Jeong Bu-YeongJeong In-GyoJeong Gwang-SuHa Jin-SikHyeon Seong-InKim Gap-SikGo Gwang-SeonLee Hong-GeunIm Jae-Man