# Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

The women's eight competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time the event was contested for women.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 8 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 4 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 6 boats were placed in the repechage. A single repechage heat was held. The top 4 boats in the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 2 boats (5th and 6th place in the repechage) competed in the "B" final for 7th and 8th place.
All races were over a 1,000 metre course.

## Results
### Heats
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olha HuzenkoOlha KolkovaKlavdija KoženkovaNadezhda RoshchinaNadiya RozhonLyubov TalalaevaNelli TarakanovaOlena Zubko | Olha Puhovska | Soviet Union | 3:00.19 | QA |
| 2 | Elena Avram Marioara ConstantinAurelia MarinescuGeorgeta Militaru-MașcaIuliana MunteanuElena OpreaFlorica Petcu-DospinescuFiligonia Tol | Aneta Matei | Romania | 3:01.80 | R |
| 3 | Susan AntoftGail CortMazina DelureCarol EastmoreNancy HigginsChristine NeulandWendy PullanRhonda Ross | Illoana Smith | Canada | 3:02.27 | R |
| 4 | Eva DickIsolde EiseleErika EndrissHiltrud GürtlerBirgit KiesowWaltraud RoickMarianne WeberMonika Zipplies | Ingrid Huhn-Wagner | West Germany | 3:04.14 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Brigitte AhrenholzHenrietta EbertViola GoretzkiMonika KalliesChristiane KnetschHelma LehmannIrina MüllerIlona Richter | Marina Wilke | East Germany | 3:01.20 | QA |
| 2 | Carol BrownAnita DeFrantzCarie GravesMarion GreigPeggy McCarthyGail RicketsonAnne WarnerJackie Zoch | Lynn Silliman | United States | 3:05.52 | R |
| 3 | Anna BrandysiewiczRóża DataMieczysława FranczykAleksandra KaczyńskaDanuta KonkalecBogusława Kozłowska-TomasiakMaria StadnickaBarbara Wenta-Wojciechowska | Dorota Zdanowska | Poland | 3:06.67 | R |
| 4 | Karin AbmaJoke DierdorpBarbara de JongMaria Kusters-ten BeitelLiesbeth Pascal-de GraaffMarleen van RijAnnette Schortinghuis-PoelenijeLoes Schutte | Evelien Koogje | Netherlands | 3:06.78 | R |

### Repechage

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Carol BrownAnita DeFrantzCarie GravesMarion GreigPeggy McCarthyGail RicketsonAnne WarnerJackie Zoch | Lynn Silliman | United States | 3:13.26 | QA |
| 2 | Elena Avram Marioara ConstantinAurelia MarinescuGeorgeta Militaru-MașcaIuliana MunteanuElena OpreaFlorica Petcu-DospinescuFiligonia Tol | Aneta Matei | Romania | 3:14.25 | QA |
| 3 | Eva DickIsolde EiseleErika EndrissHiltrud GürtlerBirgit KiesowWaltraud RoickMarianne WeberMonika Zipplies | Ingrid Huhn-Wagner | West Germany | 3:15.16 | QA |
| 4 | Susan AntoftGail CortMazina DelureCarol EastmoreNancy HigginsChristine NeulandWendy PullanRhonda Ross | Illoana Smith | Canada | 3:16.44 | QA |
| 5 | Anna BrandysiewiczRóża DataMieczysława FranczykAleksandra KaczyńskaDanuta KonkalecBogusława Kozłowska-TomasiakMaria StadnickaBarbara Wenta-Wojciechowska | Dorota Zdanowska | Poland | 3:18.18 | QB |
| 6 | Karin AbmaJoke DierdorpBarbara de JongMaria Kusters-ten BeitelLiesbeth Pascal-de GraaffMarleen van RijAnnette Schortinghuis-PoelenijeLoes Schutte | Evelien Koogje | Netherlands | 3:21.44 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Anna BrandysiewiczRóża DataMieczysława FranczykAleksandra KaczyńskaDanuta KonkalecBogusława Kozłowska-TomasiakMaria StadnickaBarbara Wenta-Wojciechowska | Dorota Zdanowska | Poland | 3:32.48 |
| 8 | Karin AbmaJoke DierdorpBarbara de JongMaria Kusters-ten BeitelLiesbeth Pascal-de GraaffMarleen van RijAnnette Schortinghuis-PoelenijeLoes Schutte | Evelien Koogje | Netherlands | 3:35.87 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| | Brigitte AhrenholzHenrietta EbertViola GoretzkiMonika KalliesChristiane KnetschHelma LehmannIrina MüllerIlona Richter | Marina Wilke | East Germany | 3:33.32 |
| | Olha HuzenkoOlha KolkovaKlavdija KoženkovaNadezhda RoshchinaNadiya RozhonLyubov TalalaevaNelli TarakanovaOlena Zubko | Olha Puhovska | Soviet Union | 3:36.17 |
| | Carol BrownAnita DeFrantzCarie GravesMarion GreigPeggy McCarthyGail RicketsonAnne WarnerJackie Zoch | Lynn Silliman | United States | 3:38.68 |
| 4 | Susan AntoftGail CortMazina DelureCarol EastmoreNancy HigginsChristine NeulandWendy PullanRhonda Ross | Illoana Smith | Canada | 3:39.52 |
| 5 | Eva DickIsolde EiseleErika EndrissHiltrud GürtlerBirgit KiesowWaltraud RoickMarianne WeberMonika Zipplies | Ingrid Huhn-Wagner | West Germany | 3:41.06 |
| 6 | Elena Avram Marioara ConstantinAurelia MarinescuGeorgeta Militaru-MașcaIuliana MunteanuElena OpreaFlorica Petcu-DospinescuFiligonia Tol | Aneta Matei | Romania | 3:44.79 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| | Viola Goretzki Christiane Knetsch Ilona Richter Brigitte Ahrenholz Monika Kallies Henrietta Ebert Helma Lehmann Irina Müller Marina Wilke | East Germany |
| | Lyubov Talalaeva Nadezhda Roshchina Klavdija Koženkova Olena Zubko Olha Kolkova Nelli Tarakanova Nadiya Rozhon Olha Huzenko Olha Puhovska | Soviet Union |
| | Jackie Zoch Anita DeFrantz Carie Graves Marion Greig Anne Warner Peggy McCarthy Carol Brown Gail Ricketson Lynn Silliman | United States |
| 4 | Carol Eastmore Rhonda Ross Nancy Higgins Mazina Delure Susan Antoft Wendy Pullan Christine Neuland Gail Cort Illoana Smith | Canada |
| 5 | Waltraud Roick Erika Endriss Monika Zipplies Birgit Kiesow Hiltrud Gürtler Isolde Eisele Marianne Weber Eva Dick Ingrid Huhn-Wagner | West Germany |
| 6 | Elena Oprea Florica Petcu-Dospinescu Filigonia Tol Aurelia Marinescu Georgeta Militaru-Mașca Iuliana Munteanu Elena Avram Marioara Constantin Aneta Matei | Romania |
| 7 | Anna Brandysiewicz Bogusława Kozłowska-Tomasiak Barbara Wenta-Wojciechowska Danuta Konkalec Róża Data Mieczysława Franczyk Maria Stadnicka Aleksandra Kaczyńska Dorota Zdanowska | Poland |
| 8 | Karin Abma Joke Dierdorp Barbara de Jong Annette Schortinghuis-Poelenije Marleen van Rij Maria Kusters-ten Beitel Liesbeth Pascal-de Graaff Loes Schutte Evelien Koogje | Netherlands |