# Eight at the Olympics

The eight is a rowing event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900, with races taking place on the Seine in Paris, and has been held at every Games since. The women's event was added when women's rowing was added to the Olympic programme in 1976, and has been held at every Games since 1996, it is the only Olympic rowing event that uses a coxswain.

## Medalists
### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1900 Paris details | United States (USA) | Belgium (BEL) | Netherlands (NED) |
| 1904 St. Louis details | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) | None awarded |
| 1908 London details | Great Britain (GBR) | Belgium (BEL) | Canada (CAN) Great Britain |
| 1912 Stockholm details | Great Britain (GBR) | Great Britain (GBR) | Germany (GER) |
| 1920 Antwerp details | United States (USA) | Great Britain (GBR) | Norway (NOR) |
| 1924 Paris details | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) | Italy (ITA) |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | United States (USA) | Great Britain (GBR) | Canada (CAN) |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | United States (USA) | Italy (ITA) | Canada (CAN) |
| 1936 Berlin details | United States (USA) | Italy (ITA) | Germany (GER) |
| 1948 London details | United States (USA) | Great Britain (GBR) | Norway (NOR) |
| 1952 Helsinki details | United States (USA) | Soviet Union (URS) | Australia (AUS) |
| 1956 Melbourne details | United States (USA) | Canada (CAN) | Australia (AUS) |
| 1960 Rome details | United Team of Germany (EUA) | Canada (CAN) | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| 1964 Tokyo details | United States (USA) | United Team of Germany (EUA) | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| 1968 Mexico City details | West Germany (FRG) | Australia (AUS) | Soviet Union (URS) |
| 1972 Munich details | New Zealand (NZL) | United States (USA) | East Germany (GDR) |
| 1976 Montreal details | East Germany (GDR) | Great Britain (GBR) | New Zealand (NZL) |
| 1980 Moscow details | East Germany (GDR) | Great Britain (GBR) | Soviet Union (URS) |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Canada (CAN) | United States (USA) | Australia (AUS) |
| 1988 Seoul details | West Germany (FRG) | Soviet Union (URS) | United States (USA) |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Canada (CAN) | Romania (ROU) | Germany (GER) |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Netherlands (NED) | Germany (GER) | Russia (RUS) |
| 2000 Sydney details | Great Britain (GBR) | Australia (AUS) | Croatia (CRO) |
| 2004 Athens details | United States (USA) | Netherlands (NED) | Australia (AUS) |
| 2008 Beijing details | Canada (CAN) | Great Britain (GBR) | United States (USA) |
| 2012 London details | Germany (GER) | Canada (CAN) | Great Britain (GBR) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Great Britain (GBR) | Germany (GER) | Netherlands (NED) |
| 2020 Tokyo details | New Zealand (NZL) | Germany (GER) | Great Britain (GBR) |
| 2024 Paris details | Great Britain (GBR) | Netherlands (NED) | United States (USA) |

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 Montreal details | East Germany | Soviet Union | United States |
| 1980 Moscow details | East Germany | Soviet Union | Romania |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | United States | Romania | Netherlands |
| 1988 Seoul details | East Germany | Romania | China |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Canada | Romania | Germany |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Romania | Canada | Belarus |
| 2000 Sydney details | Romania | Netherlands | Canada |
| 2004 Athens details | Romania | United States | Netherlands |
| 2008 Beijing details | United States | Netherlands | Romania |
| 2012 London details | United States | Canada | Netherlands |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | United States | Great Britain | Romania |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Canada | New Zealand | China |
| 2024 Paris details | Romania | Canada | Great Britain |

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Romania (ROU) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |