Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's eight
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The women's eights rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July.[1]
Date21–26 July 1980
Competitors54 from 6 nations
Winning time3:03.32
| Women's eights at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin |
| Date | 21–26 July 1980 |
| Competitors | 54 from 6 nations |
| Winning time | 3:03.32 |
| Medalists | |
Heats
The fastest team in each heat advanced to the final. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frolova, Paziun, Pivovarova, Preobrazhenskaya, Prishchepa, Stetsenko, Tereshina, Umanets, Zhulina |  Soviet Union | 3:11.72 |
| 2 | Hodges, Toch, Sweet, Clark, Paton, Clugston, Boyes, Jones, Wright |  Great Britain | 3:18.18 |
| 3 | Niebrzydowska, Lewandowska, Piatkowska, Kamuda, Modlińska, Soroka, Ambros, Kiełsznia, Różańska |  Poland | 3:25.15 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boesler, Knetsch, Kühn, Metze, Neisser, Richter, Sandig, Schütz, Wilke |  East Germany | 3:13.41 |
| 2 | Aposteanu, Bondar, Bucur, Constantinescu, Dobritoiu, Frîntu, Iliuta, Puscatu, Zagoni |  Romania | 3:16.21 |
| 3 | Stavreva, Koleva, Vasileva, Khristeva, Kostova, Karamandzhukova, Mincheva, Aleksandrova, Georgieva |  Bulgaria | 3:20.25 |
Repechage
Three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the final.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aposteanu, Bondar, Bucur, Constantinescu, Dobritoiu, Frîntu, Iliuta, Puscatu, Zagoni | Romania | 3:10.24 |
| 2 | Stavreva, Koleva, Vasileva, Khristeva, Kostova, Karamandzhukova, Mincheva, Aleksandrova, Georgieva | Bulgaria | 3:15.49 |
| 3 | Hodges, Toch, Sweet, Clark, Paton, Clugston, Boyes, Jones, Wright | Great Britain | 3:15.77 |
| 4 | Niebrzydowska, Lewandowska, Piatkowska, Kamuda, Modlinska, Soroka, Ambros, Kielsznia, Rózanska (cox) | Poland | 3:24.04 |
Final
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boesler, Knetsch, Kühn, Metze, Neisser, Richter, Sandig, Schütz, Wilke (cox) | East Germany |
3:03.32 |
| 2 | Paziun, Pivovarova, Preobrazhenskaya, Prishchepa, Stetsenko, Tereshina, Umanets, Zhulina, Frolova (cox) | Soviet Union |
3:04.29 |
| 3 | Aposteanu, Bondar, Bucur, Constantinescu, Frîntu, Iliuta, Puscatu, Zagoni, Dobritoiu (cox) | Romania |
3:05.63 |
| 4 | Stavreva, Koleva, Vasileva, Khristeva, Kostova, Karamandzhukova, Mincheva, Aleksandrova, Georgieva (cox) | Bulgaria |
3:10.03 |
| 5 | Hodges, Toch, Sweet, Clark, Paton, Clugston, Boyes, Jones, Wright (cox) | Great Britain |
3:13.85 |