# Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

The women's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 30 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. Seven nations were represented with one boat each; 56 rowers and 7 coxswains competed.

## Background

Women first competed in Olympic rowing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the eight was competed all Olympics since then, such that this was the twelfth appearance of the event.

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is limited to a single boat in the event. There were seven qualifying places in the women's eight:
* 5 from the 2019 World Championship (New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada, and Great Britain)
* 2 from the final qualification regatta (China and Romania)

## Schedule

The event was originally scheduled to start on 25 July 2021, but a poor weather forecast for 26 July resulted in a revised regatta programme, with the heats for the eight moving to the previous day. The competition was held over seven days.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 24 July 2021 | 12:20 | Heats |
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 12:40 | Repechage |
| Friday, 30 July 2021 | 10:50 | Final |

## Rowers per team

| Number | Rowers | Nation |
| 1 | Genevieve Horton, Olympia Aldersey, Bronwyn Cox, Giorgia Patten, Sarah Hawe, Georgina Rowe, Katrina Werry, Molly Goodman, James Rook (c) | Australia |
| 2 | Lisa Roman, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Christine Roper, Andrea Proske, Susanne Grainger, Madison Mailey, Sydney Payne, Avalon Wasteneys, Kristen Kit (c) | Canada |
| 3 | Wang Zifeng, Wang Yuwei, Xu Fei, Miao Tian, Zhang Min, Ju Rui, Li Jingjing, Guo Linlin, Zhang Dechang (c) | China |
| 4 | Fiona Gammond, Sara Parfett, Emily Ford, Rebecca Muzerie, Caragh McMurtry, Katherine Douglas, Rebecca Edwards, Chloe Brew, Matilda Horn (c) | Great Britain |
| 5 | Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Lucy Spoors, Kelsey Bevan, Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler, Beth Ross, Jackie Gowler, Caleb Shepherd (c) | New Zealand |
| 6 | Maria-Magdalena Rusu, Viviana-Iuliana Bejinariu, Georgiana Dedu, Maria Tivodariu, Ioana Vrînceanu, Amalia Bereș, Mădălina Bereș, Denisa Tîlvescu, Daniela Druncea (c) | Romania |
| 7 | Jessica Thoennes, Charlotte Buck, Gia Doonan, Brooke Mooney, Olivia Coffey, Regina Salmons, Meghan Musnicki, Kristine O'Brien, Katelin Guregian (c) | United States |

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

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | New Zealand | 6:07.65 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Canada | 6:07.97 | R |
| 3 | 2 | China | 6:10.77 | R |
| 4 | 4 | Great Britain | 6:26.76 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | United States | 6:08.69 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Romania | 6:09.95 | R |
| 3 | 2 | Australia | 6:18.95 | R |

### Repechage

Five nations qualify for the repechage; the top four qualify for the final.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Romania | 5:52.99 | Q, WB |
| 2 | 3 | Canada | 5:53.73 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | China | 5:55.69 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Australia | 5:57.15 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Great Britain | 6:05.26 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Time |
| | 2 | Canada | 5:59.13 |
| | 3 | New Zealand | 6:00.04 |
| | 6 | China | 6:01.21 |
| 4 | 4 | United States | 6:02.78 |
| 5 | 1 | Australia | 6:03.92 |
| 6 | 5 | Romania | 6:04.06 |