Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
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Men's eight at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon | |||||||||
Dates | 8–13 August 2016 | |||||||||
Competitors | 63 from 7 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 5:29.63 | |||||||||
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The men's eight competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.[1] It was held from 8 to 13 August.[2] There were 7 boats (63 competitors) from 7 nations.[2] The event was won by Great Britain, the nation's first victory in the men's eight since 2000 and fourth overall (second to the United States' 12 wins). Defending champions Germany finished with silver this time. The Netherlands earned bronze.