Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's eight


The men's eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the seventh appearance of the event, which had been on the programme for every Olympic Games since rowing was added in 1900.

Results

Source: Official results; De Wael

Round 1

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.

Repechage 1

Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.

Round 2

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second repechage, if they had advanced by winning in the first round, or were eliminated if they had advanced through the first repechage.

Repechage 2

The winner advanced to the third round, while the loser was eliminated.

Round 3

The competition became single-elimination from this point, with losers being eliminated even if they had not previously had to advance through a repechage.

Semifinals

Great Britain advanced uncontested to the final, and was joined by the United States after the United States won the only semifinal against Canada. Canada received the bronze medal.

Finals