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Men's Eight (M8+)
2000 Olympic Games
Pre-Olympic Summary
August 13, 2000 -- The United States, with three straight World
Championships and its 1999 boat intact, comes to Sydney as the favorite for the gold
medal. The USA has not raced this year, but in the third leg of the World Cup in Lucerne,
a pick-up combination eight from the USA men's coxless four, coxless pair and two spares,
placed a credible 3rd behind Great Britain and Australia. Great Britain, which led the US
with 500 meters to go at the 1999 Worlds and eventually placed 2nd, looks to be in good
shape to challenge for the gold this year. Great Britain has two first and one second
place finishes in World Cup racing. Australia, 7th at the 1999 Worlds, has come on strong
this year, defeating Great Britain at Henley and finishing 2nd in its two World Cup
appearances. Russia, 3rd at 1999 Worlds, has struggled with 6th and 7th place finishes at
the World Cup, and Germany, forever a contender for Olympic gold, has been eliminated
entirely from Olympic competition for the first time ever.
World and Olympic Championship Histories
| Nation |
2000
Place |
1999
Place |
'99
Rowers in '00 Boat |
Avg.
Place in Prev Events |
#
Prev Events |
Total
medals |
Gold
medals |
Silver
medals |
Bronze
medals |
| USA |
5 |
1 |
7 |
2.8 |
33 |
24 |
21 |
- |
3 |
| GBR |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5.7 |
27 |
7 |
- |
6 |
1 |
| RUS |
9 |
3 |
7 |
4.3 |
54 |
27 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
| ROM |
6 |
4 |
7 |
4.4 |
60 |
30 |
5 |
11 |
14 |
| NED |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5.0 |
33 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| ITA |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4.9 |
33 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| AUS |
2 |
7 |
6 |
5.3 |
37 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| CAN |
7 |
8 |
4 |
7.9 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CRO |
3 |
9 |
4 |
8.7 |
29 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
- |
| Total |
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323 |
124 |
49 |
39 |
36 |
To see detailed Olympic and World Championship histories for the rowers in any of these
crews, click on that crew's abbreviation. |
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