Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
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The men's eight competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from East Germany. It was East Germany's first victory in the event, improving on a bronze medal in 1972. The defending champions, New Zealand, switched places with the East Germans, taking bronze in 1972. Between them was Great Britain, taking its first men's eight medal since 1948. There were 11 boats (100 competitors, with Australia making one substitution) from 11 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[1]
Men's eight at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic basin at Notre Dame Island | |||||||||
Dates | 18–25 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 100 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 5:58.29 | |||||||||
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