Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's eight
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Women's eight competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 was held on August 11 (heats), 13 (Repechage) and 17 (Final A), at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is the new, purpose-built venue for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing....

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This rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 event is a sweep rowing event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Eight rowers and one coxswain
Coxswain
The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...

 crew each boat. The seven teams competing are placed into two heats, of four and three boats each. The fastest boat in each of those heats moves directly on to the final, while the rest of the boats are sent to the repechage. The repechage is a single heat, with the top four of the five boats advancing to the final. The repechage loser is given an overall rank of 7th place, last in the event. The other six boats, competing in the final, are ranked according to their finish in the final.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

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Date Time Round
Monday, August 11, 2008 14:50-15:10 Heats
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 17:40-17:50 Repechage
Sunday, August 17, 2008 17:10-17:20 Final A

Medalists

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Erin Cafaro
Erin Cafaro
Erin Cafaro is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.-See also:* Rowing * Anna Cummins* Caryn Davies* Susan Francia...


Lindsay Shoop
Lindsay Shoop
Lindsay Shoop is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight. She rowed at University of Virginia.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro...


Anna Goodale
Anna Goodale
Anna Goodale is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight....


Elle Logan
Elle Logan
Elle Logan is an American rower. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts for high school. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight...


Anna Cummins
Susan Francia
Susan Francia
Susan Francia is an American rower. Growing up in Abington, Pennsylvania, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey and is affiliated with the...


Caroline Lind
Caroline Lind
Caroline Lind is an American rower and debutante. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the seven-seat. She graduated from Phillips Academy in 2002 and Princeton University in 2006...


Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal...


Mary Whipple
Mary Whipple
Mary Whipple is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal. As a coxswain, Whipple stands 5'3" and weighs in at 108 lbs.Mary has a twin sister Sarah...

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Femke Dekker
Femke Dekker
Femke Dekker is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands.Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznan. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal...


Marlies Smulders
Marlies Smulders
Marlies Smulders is a rower from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships...


Nienke Kingma
Nienke Kingma
Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th...


Roline Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht....


Annemarieke van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...


Helen Tanger
Helen Tanger
Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:...


Sarah Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...


Annemiek de Haan
Annemiek de Haan
Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal...


Ester Workel
Ester Workel
Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...

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Constanţa Burcică
Constanta Burcica
Constanţa Burcică is a Romanian Olympic rower. She has been in the winning boat all three times the women's lightweight double scull event has been held at the Olympics....


Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...


Rodica Şerban
Rodica Serban
Rodica Maria Şerban, née Florea is a Romanian rower. She achieved success in women's eight, where she won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2005 World Rowing Championships.- References :...


Enikő Barabás
Eniko Barabás
Enikő Barabás is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. She had previously been on the team that won a silver medal for Romania at the 2005 World Rowing Championships, also in the eight.-Online resources:* Unirea Urziceni, Lidera...


Simona Muşat
Simona Musat
Simona Dumitrita Muşat, née Strimbeschi is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight.- References :...


Ioana Papuc
Ioana Papuc
Ioana Cristina Papuc is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline.- References :...


Georgeta Andrunache
Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.-References:* *...


Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu-Nedelcu is a Romanian coxswain who has won five Olympic medals in the eights competition.-References:* *...


Heat 1

Rank Rowers Country Time Notes
1 Cafaro
Erin Cafaro
Erin Cafaro is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.-See also:* Rowing * Anna Cummins* Caryn Davies* Susan Francia...

, Shoop
Lindsay Shoop
Lindsay Shoop is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight. She rowed at University of Virginia.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro...

, Goodale
Anna Goodale
Anna Goodale is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight....

, Logan
Elle Logan
Elle Logan is an American rower. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts for high school. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight...

, Cummins, Francia
Susan Francia
Susan Francia is an American rower. Growing up in Abington, Pennsylvania, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey and is affiliated with the...

, Lind
Caroline Lind
Caroline Lind is an American rower and debutante. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the seven-seat. She graduated from Phillips Academy in 2002 and Princeton University in 2006...

, Davies
Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal...

, Whipple
Mary Whipple
Mary Whipple is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal. As a coxswain, Whipple stands 5'3" and weighs in at 108 lbs.Mary has a twin sister Sarah...

6:06.53 FA
2 Ashford
Carla Ashford
Carla Ashford is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Rodford
Beth Rodford
Beth Rodford is a British rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Page
Natasha Page
Natasha Page is a British rower.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Howard
Natasha Howard
Natasha Howard is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Eddie, Winckless
Sarah Winckless
Sarah Winckless is a former British rower. She won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner Elise Laverick at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2006....

, Knowles
Alison Knowles (rower)
Alison Knowles is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Greves, O'Connor
Caroline O'Connor (rower)
Caroline O'Connor is a British rowing cox.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com*...

6:08.68 R
3 Mandoli
Heather Mandoli
Heather Mandoli is a Canadian rower.She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Buffy Williams, Jane Rumball, Romina Stefancic, Sarah Bonikowsky, Andréanne Morin and cox Lesley...

, Morin
Andréanne Morin
Andréanne Morin is a Canadian rower.She was the NCAA champion in rowing 2006. She won a bronze medal with the women's eights at the 2003 World Rowing Championships....

, Bonikowsky
Sarah Bonikowsky
Sarah Bonikowsky is a Canadian rower. She was born in Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelors of Art and majored in philosophy with a minor in Greek and Roman studies....

, Brzozowicz
Ashley Brzozowicz
Ashley Brzozowicz is a Canadian rower. She was born in Toronto, Ontario.Brzozowicz finished second at the NCAA championships in 2004....

, Stefancic
Romina Stefancic
Romina Stefancic is a Slovenian-Canadian rower. Born in Slovenia, she received Canadian citizenship in 2004, prior to competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics....

, Williams, Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt is a Canadian rower. She is a student at the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal in the fours event at the 2002 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed fourth in the 2004 summer...

, Rumball
Jane Rumball
Jane Rumball is a Canadian rower. She was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt....

, Thompson-Willie
6:12.68 R
4 Hennings
Christina Hennings
Christina Hennings nee Gerking is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Reinert
Katrin Reinert
- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Wengert
Nina Wengert
Nina Wengert is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Schmutzler
Nadine Schmutzler
Nadine Schmutzler is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Wech
Lenka Wech
Lenka Wech is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Derlien
Maren Derlien
Maren Derlien is a German rower. In 1999 she won the World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Canada in the quad sculls boat. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 she also rowed at the World Rowing Championships...

, Zimmermann
Nicole Zimmermann
Nicole Zimmermann is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Elke Hippler, Ruppel
6:14.42 R

Heat 2

Rank Rowers Country Time Notes
1 Burcică
Constanta Burcica
Constanţa Burcică is a Romanian Olympic rower. She has been in the winning boat all three times the women's lightweight double scull event has been held at the Olympics....

, Susanu
Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...

, Şerban
Rodica Serban
Rodica Maria Şerban, née Florea is a Romanian rower. She achieved success in women's eight, where she won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2005 World Rowing Championships.- References :...

, Barabas, Musat
Simona Musat
Simona Dumitrita Muşat, née Strimbeschi is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight.- References :...

, Papuc
Ioana Papuc
Ioana Cristina Papuc is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline.- References :...

, Andrunache, Ignat
Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.-References:* *...

, Georgescu
Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu-Nedelcu is a Romanian coxswain who has won five Olympic medals in the eights competition.-References:* *...

6:05.77 FA
2 Dekker
Femke Dekker
Femke Dekker is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands.Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznan. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal...

, Smulders
Marlies Smulders
Marlies Smulders is a rower from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships...

, Kingma
Nienke Kingma
Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th...

, Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht....

, van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, Tanger
Helen Tanger
Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:...

, Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, de Haan
Annemiek de Haan
Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal...

, Workel
Ester Workel
Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...

6:07.41 R
3 Frasca
Pauline Frasca
Pauline Frasca is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Pratley
Brooke Pratley
Brooke Pratley is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Kehoe, Bale, Kell
Elizabeth Kell
Elizabeth Kell is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Hornsey
Kate Hornsey
Kate Hornsey is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Tait
Sarah Tait
Sarah Tait is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Heard, Patrick
6:07.93 R

Repechage

Qualification Rules: 1-4 ->FA
Rank Rowers Country Time Notes
1 Mandoli
Heather Mandoli
Heather Mandoli is a Canadian rower.She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Buffy Williams, Jane Rumball, Romina Stefancic, Sarah Bonikowsky, Andréanne Morin and cox Lesley...

, Morin
Andréanne Morin
Andréanne Morin is a Canadian rower.She was the NCAA champion in rowing 2006. She won a bronze medal with the women's eights at the 2003 World Rowing Championships....

, Bonikowsky
Sarah Bonikowsky
Sarah Bonikowsky is a Canadian rower. She was born in Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelors of Art and majored in philosophy with a minor in Greek and Roman studies....

, Brzozowicz
Ashley Brzozowicz
Ashley Brzozowicz is a Canadian rower. She was born in Toronto, Ontario.Brzozowicz finished second at the NCAA championships in 2004....

, Stefancic
Romina Stefancic
Romina Stefancic is a Slovenian-Canadian rower. Born in Slovenia, she received Canadian citizenship in 2004, prior to competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics....

, Williams, Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt is a Canadian rower. She is a student at the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal in the fours event at the 2002 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed fourth in the 2004 summer...

, Rumball
Jane Rumball
Jane Rumball is a Canadian rower. She was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt....

, Thompson-Willie
6:10.50 FA
2 Dekker
Femke Dekker
Femke Dekker is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands.Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznan. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal...

, Smulders
Marlies Smulders
Marlies Smulders is a rower from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships...

, Kingma
Nienke Kingma
Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th...

, Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht....

, van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, Tanger
Helen Tanger
Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:...

, Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, de Haan
Annemiek de Haan
Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal...

, Workel
Ester Workel
Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...

6:11.58 FA
3 Ashford
Carla Ashford
Carla Ashford is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Rodford
Beth Rodford
Beth Rodford is a British rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Page
Natasha Page
Natasha Page is a British rower.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Howard
Natasha Howard
Natasha Howard is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Eddie, Winckless
Sarah Winckless
Sarah Winckless is a former British rower. She won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner Elise Laverick at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2006....

, Knowles
Alison Knowles (rower)
Alison Knowles is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Greves, O'Connor
Caroline O'Connor (rower)
Caroline O'Connor is a British rowing cox.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com*...

6:12.10 FA
4 Frasca
Pauline Frasca
Pauline Frasca is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Pratley
Brooke Pratley
Brooke Pratley is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Kehoe, Bale, Kell
Elizabeth Kell
Elizabeth Kell is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Hornsey
Kate Hornsey
Kate Hornsey is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Tait
Sarah Tait
Sarah Tait is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Heard, Patrick
6:12.52 FA
5 Hennings
Christina Hennings
Christina Hennings nee Gerking is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Reinert
Katrin Reinert
- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Wengert
Nina Wengert
Nina Wengert is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Schmutzler
Nadine Schmutzler
Nadine Schmutzler is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Wech
Lenka Wech
Lenka Wech is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Derlien
Maren Derlien
Maren Derlien is a German rower. In 1999 she won the World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Canada in the quad sculls boat. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 she also rowed at the World Rowing Championships...

, Zimmermann
Nicole Zimmermann
Nicole Zimmermann is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Elke Hippler, Ruppel
6:14.45

Final A

Rank Rowers Country Time Notes
Cafaro
Erin Cafaro
Erin Cafaro is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.-See also:* Rowing * Anna Cummins* Caryn Davies* Susan Francia...

, Shoop
Lindsay Shoop
Lindsay Shoop is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight. She rowed at University of Virginia.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro...

, Goodale
Anna Goodale
Anna Goodale is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight....

, Logan
Elle Logan
Elle Logan is an American rower. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts for high school. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight...

, Cummins, Francia
Susan Francia
Susan Francia is an American rower. Growing up in Abington, Pennsylvania, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey and is affiliated with the...

, Lind
Caroline Lind
Caroline Lind is an American rower and debutante. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the seven-seat. She graduated from Phillips Academy in 2002 and Princeton University in 2006...

, Davies
Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal...

, Whipple
Mary Whipple
Mary Whipple is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal. As a coxswain, Whipple stands 5'3" and weighs in at 108 lbs.Mary has a twin sister Sarah...

6:05.34
Dekker
Femke Dekker
Femke Dekker is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands.Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznan. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal...

, Smulders
Marlies Smulders
Marlies Smulders is a rower from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships...

, Kingma
Nienke Kingma
Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th...

, Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel
Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht....

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Annemarieke van Rumpt
Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

, Tanger
Helen Tanger
Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:...

, Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar
Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...

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Annemiek de Haan
Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal...

, Workel
Ester Workel
Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...

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Burcică
Constanta Burcica
Constanţa Burcică is a Romanian Olympic rower. She has been in the winning boat all three times the women's lightweight double scull event has been held at the Olympics....

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Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...

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Rodica Serban
Rodica Maria Şerban, née Florea is a Romanian rower. She achieved success in women's eight, where she won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2005 World Rowing Championships.- References :...

, Barabás
Eniko Barabás
Enikő Barabás is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. She had previously been on the team that won a silver medal for Romania at the 2005 World Rowing Championships, also in the eight.-Online resources:* Unirea Urziceni, Lidera...

, Muşat
Simona Musat
Simona Dumitrita Muşat, née Strimbeschi is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight.- References :...

, Papuc
Ioana Papuc
Ioana Cristina Papuc is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline.- References :...

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Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.-References:* *...

, Georgescu
Elena Georgescu
Elena Georgescu-Nedelcu is a Romanian coxswain who has won five Olympic medals in the eights competition.-References:* *...

6:07.25
4 Mandoli
Heather Mandoli
Heather Mandoli is a Canadian rower.She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Buffy Williams, Jane Rumball, Romina Stefancic, Sarah Bonikowsky, Andréanne Morin and cox Lesley...

, Morin
Andréanne Morin
Andréanne Morin is a Canadian rower.She was the NCAA champion in rowing 2006. She won a bronze medal with the women's eights at the 2003 World Rowing Championships....

, Bonikowsky
Sarah Bonikowsky
Sarah Bonikowsky is a Canadian rower. She was born in Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelors of Art and majored in philosophy with a minor in Greek and Roman studies....

, Brzozowicz
Ashley Brzozowicz
Ashley Brzozowicz is a Canadian rower. She was born in Toronto, Ontario.Brzozowicz finished second at the NCAA championships in 2004....

, Stefancic
Romina Stefancic
Romina Stefancic is a Slovenian-Canadian rower. Born in Slovenia, she received Canadian citizenship in 2004, prior to competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics....

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Darcy Marquardt
Darcy Marquardt is a Canadian rower. She is a student at the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal in the fours event at the 2002 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed fourth in the 2004 summer...

, Rumball
Jane Rumball
Jane Rumball is a Canadian rower. She was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt....

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Lesley Thompson
Lesley Allison Thompson-Willie is a Canadian rowing coxswain and Olympic champion. She has competed at six different Olympics, from 1984 to 2008, winning medals in four of them including gold in coxed eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

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Carla Ashford
Carla Ashford is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Rodford
Beth Rodford
Beth Rodford is a British rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Page
Natasha Page
Natasha Page is a British rower.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Howard
Natasha Howard
Natasha Howard is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

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Sarah Winckless
Sarah Winckless is a former British rower. She won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner Elise Laverick at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2006....

, Knowles
Alison Knowles (rower)
Alison Knowles is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

, Greves, O'Connor
Caroline O'Connor (rower)
Caroline O'Connor is a British rowing cox.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com*...

 
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Pauline Frasca
Pauline Frasca is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

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Brooke Pratley
Brooke Pratley is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

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Elizabeth Kell
Elizabeth Kell is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Hornsey
Kate Hornsey
Kate Hornsey is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, Tait
Sarah Tait
Sarah Tait is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

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