# Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

The women's eight competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.

## 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 first-place boat in each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 6 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top 4 boats in the repechage advanced to the "A" final, while the remaining 2 boats (5th and 6th placers in the repechage) were sent to the "B" final.
The boats in the "A" final competed for medals and 4th through 6th place; the boats in the "B" final competed for 7th and 8th.
All races were over a 2000 metre course.

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

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yelena MikulichMarina ZnakNataliya VolchekNataliya StasyukTamara DavydenkoValentina SkrabatunNataliya LavrinenkoAleksandra Pankina | Yaroslava Pavlovich | Belarus | 6:24.61 | QA |
| 2 | Anne KakelaMary McCaggLaurel KorholzCatriona FallonBetsy McCaggMonica Tranel MichiniAmy FullerJennifer Dore | Yasmin Farooq | United States | 6:28.45 | R |
| 3 | Femke BoelenMarleen van der VeldenAstrid van KoertMarieke WesterhofRita de JongTessa KnavenTessa AppeldoornMuriel van Schilfgaarde | Jissy de Wolf | Netherlands | 6:32.71 | R |
| 4 | Jennifer LuffGina DouglasAmy SafeAnna OzolinsKarina WielandAlison DaviesCarmen KlompBronwyn Thompson | Kaylynn Hick | Australia | 6:35.69 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Liliana GafencuVeronica CochelaAnca TănaseDoina SpîrcuMarioara PopescuIoana OlteanuElisabeta LipăDoina Ignat | Elena Georgescu | Romania | 6:23.94 | QA |
| 2 | Anna van der KampTosha TsangEmma RobinsonJessica MonroeHeather McDermidMaria MaunderTheresa LukeAlison Korn | Lesley Thompson | Canada | 6:29.08 | R |
| 3 | Ina JusthAntje RehaagKathleen NaserAndrea GeschDana PyritzMicaela SchmidtAnja PyritzUte Schell-Wagner-Stange | Daniela Neunast | Germany | 6:33.90 | R |
| 4 | Annamarie StapletonLisa EyreDot BlackieKate PollittMiriam BattenCath BishopJoanne TurveyAlison Gill | Suzie Ellis | Great Britain | 6:39.34 | R |

### Repechage

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anne KakelaMary McCaggLaurel KorholzCatriona FallonBetsy McCaggMonica Tranel MichiniAmy FullerJennifer Dore | Yasmin Farooq | United States | 6:06.17 | QA |
| 2 | Anna van der KampTosha TsangEmma RobinsonJessica MonroeHeather McDermidMaria MaunderTheresa LukeAlison Korn | Lesley Thompson | Canada | 6:06.49 | QA |
| 3 | Femke BoelenMarleen van der VeldenAstrid van KoertMarieke WesterhofRita de JongTessa KnavenTessa AppeldoornMuriel van Schilfgaarde | Jissy de Wolf | Netherlands | 6:08.85 | QA |
| 4 | Jennifer LuffGina DouglasAmy SafeAnna OzolinsKarina WielandAlison DaviesCarmen KlompBronwyn Thompson | Kaylynn Hick | Australia | 6:08.92 | QA |
| 5 | Ina JusthAntje RehaagKathleen NaserAndrea GeschDana PyritzMicaela SchmidtAnja PyritzUte Schell-Wagner-Stange | Daniela Neunast | Germany | 6:09.43 | QB |
| 6 | Annamarie StapletonLisa EyreDot BlackieKate PollittMiriam BattenCath BishopJoanne TurveyAlison Gill | Suzie Ellis | Great Britain | 6:12.28 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Annamarie StapletonLisa EyreDot BlackieKate PollittMiriam BattenCath BishopJoanne TurveyAlison Gill | Suzie Ellis | Great Britain | 6:15.21 |
| 8 | Ina JusthAntje RehaagKathleen NaserAndrea GeschDana PyritzMicaela SchmidtAnja PyritzUte Schell-Wagner-Stange | Daniela Neunast | Germany | 6:17.73 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| | Liliana GafencuVeronica CochelaAnca TănaseDoina SpîrcuMarioara PopescuIoana OlteanuElisabeta LipăDoina Ignat | Elena Georgescu | Romania | 6:19.73 |
| | Anna van der KampTosha TsangEmma RobinsonJessica MonroeHeather McDermidMaria MaunderTheresa LukeAlison Korn | Lesley Thompson | Canada | 6:24.05 |
| | Yelena MikulichMarina ZnakNataliya VolchekNataliya StasyukTamara DavydenkoValentina SkrabatunNataliya LavrinenkoAleksandra Pankina | Yaroslava Pavlovich | Belarus | 6:24.44 |
| 4 | Anne KakelaMary McCaggLaurel KorholzCatriona FallonBetsy McCaggMonica Tranel MichiniAmy FullerJennifer Dore | Yasmin Farooq | United States | 6:26.19 |
| 5 | Jennifer LuffGina DouglasAmy SafeAnna OzolinsKarina WielandAlison DaviesCarmen KlompBronwyn Thompson | Kaylynn Hick | Australia | 6:30.10 |
| 6 | Femke BoelenMarleen van der VeldenAstrid van KoertMarieke WesterhofRita de JongTessa KnavenTessa AppeldoornMuriel van Schilfgaarde | Jissy de Wolf | Netherlands | 6:31.11 |

## Final classification

The following rowers took part:
| Rowers | Country |
| Liliana Gafencu Veronica Cochela Elena Georgescu Anca Tănase Doina Spîrcu Marioara Popescu Ioana Olteanu Elisabeta Lipă Doina Ignat | Romania |
| Anna van der Kamp Tosha Tsang Lesley Thompson Emma Robinson Jessica Monroe Heather McDermid Maria Maunder Theresa Luke Alison Korn | Canada |
| Yelena Mikulich Marina Znak Nataliya Volchek Nataliya Stasyuk Tamara Davydenko Valentina Skrabatun Nataliya Lavrinenko Yaroslava Pavlovich Aleksandra Pankina | Belarus |
| Anne Kakela Mary McCagg Laurel Korholz Catriona Fallon Betsy McCagg Monica Tranel Michini Amy Fuller Jennifer Dore Yasmin Farooq | United States |
| Jennifer Luff Gina Douglas Amy Safe Anna Ozolins Karina Wieland Alison Davies Carmen Klomp Bronwyn Thompson Kaylynn Hick | Australia |
| Femke Boelen Marleen van der Velden Astrid van Koert Marieke Westerhof Rita de Jong Tessa Knaven Tessa Appeldoorn Muriel van Schilfgaarde Jissy de Wolf | Netherlands |
| Annamarie Stapleton Lisa Eyre Dot Blackie Kate Pollitt Miriam Batten Cath Bishop Joanne Turvey Alison Gill Suzie Ellis | Great Britain |
| Ina Justh Antje Rehaag Kathleen Naser Andrea Gesch Dana Pyritz Micaela Schmidt Anja Pyritz Ute Schell-Wagner-Stange Daniela Neunast | Germany |