# Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

These are the results of the Women's eight competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

## Women's eight

| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Romania Rodica Florea Viorica Susanu Aurica Bărăscu Ioana Papuc Liliana Gafencu Elisabeta Lipă Georgeta Damian Doina Ignat Elena Georgescu (cox) | United States Kate Johnson Samantha Magee Megan Dirkmaat Alison Cox Caryn Davies Laurel Korholz Anna Mickelson Lianne Nelson Mary Whipple (cox) | Netherlands Froukje Wegman Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes Hurnet Dekkers Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemiek de Haan Sarah Siegelaar Helen Tanger Ester Workel (cox) |

### Heats – 15 August

Heat 1
* United States: Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain) 5:56.55 OB, WB -> Final A
* Romania: Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) 5:56.77 -> Repechage
* Germany Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) 5:59.75 -> Repechage
* Australia: Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain) 6:02.77 -> Repechage
Heat 2
* Netherlands: Froukje Wegman, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes, Hurnet Dekkers, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Annemiek de Haan, Sarah Siegelaar, Helen Tanger, Ester Workel (coxswain) 6:04.10 -> Final A
* China: Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain) 6:06.20 -> Repechage
* Canada: Anna-Marie de Zwager, Pauline van Roessel, Jacqui Cook, Andréanne Morin, Roslyn McLeod, Karen Clark, Romina Stefancic, Sabrina Kolker, Sarah Pape (coxswain) 6:12.40 -> Repechage

### Repechage

18 August Repechage 1
* Romania: Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) 6:03.99 -> Final A
* Germany: Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) 6:06.86 -> Final A
* Australia: Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain) 6:09.64 -> Final A
* China: Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain) 6:09.87 -> Final A
* Canada: Anna-Marie de Zwager, Pauline van Roessel, Jacqui Cook, Andréanne Morin, Roslyn McLeod, Karen Clark, Romina Stefancic, Sabrina Kolker, Sarah Pape (coxswain) 6:15.18

## Final – 22 August

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| | Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) | Romania | 6:17.70 |
| | Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain) | United States | 6:19.56 |
| | Froukje Wegman, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes, Hurnet Dekkers, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Annemiek de Haan, Sarah Siegelaar, Helen Tanger, Ester Workel (coxswain) | Netherlands | 6:19.85 |
| 4 | Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain) | China | 6:21.71 |
| 5 | Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) | Germany | 6:21.99 |
| 6 | Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain) | Australia | 6:31.65 |