Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
The men's eight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.[1]
| Men's eight at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–25 September |
| Competitors | 90 from 10 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
Competition format
The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured two heats of 4 boats each, with the top two boats in each heat (4 boats total) advancing to the "A" final and the remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) being eliminated from medal contention and sent to the "B" final to determine 7th through 10th places.[2]
All races were over a 2000 metre course.
Results
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Lukyanov |  Soviet Union | 5:34.95 | QA | |
| 2 | Brian McMahon |  Canada | 5:36.81 | R | |
| 3 | Simon Jefferies |  Great Britain | 5:38.18 | R | |
| 4 | Dino Lucchetta |  Italy | 5:43.11 | R | |
| 5 | Jeong In-gyo | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 6:15.40 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manfred Klein |  West Germany | 5:32.36 | QA | |
| 2 | Dale Caterson |  Australia | 5:33.94 | R | |
| 3 | Seth Bauer |  United States | 5:39.26 | R | |
| 4 | Ventseslav Kanchev | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 5:48.25 | R | |
| 5 | Yukiyasu Ishikawa | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 5:57.11 | R |
Repechage heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Bauer | United States | 5:35.63 | QA | |
| 2 | Brian McMahon | Canada | 5:37.06 | QA | |
| 3 | Dino Lucchetta | Italy | 5:39.86 | QB | |
| 4 | Yukiyasu Ishikawa | Japan | 5:54.16 | QB |
Repechage heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Jefferies | Great Britain | 5:35.15 | QA | |
| 2 | Dale Caterson | Australia | 5:37.75 | QA | |
| 3 | Ventseslav Kanchev | Bulgaria | 5:40.93 | QB | |
| 4 | Jeong In-gyo | South Korea | 6:17.81 | QB |
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dino Lucchetta | Italy | 5:41.15 | |
| 8 | Ventseslav Kanchev | Bulgaria | 5:49.99 | |
| 9 | Yukiyasu Ishikawa | Japan | 5:55.52 | |
| 10 | Jeong In-gyo | South Korea | 6:16.73 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Manfred Klein | West Germany | 5:46.05 | |
 | Aleksandr Lukyanov | Soviet Union | 5:48.01 | |
 | Seth Bauer | United States | 5:48.26 | |
| 4 | Simon Jefferies | Great Britain | 5:51.59 | |
| 5 | Dale Caterson | Australia | 5:53.73 | |
| 6 | Brian McMahon | Canada | 5:54.26 |
Final classification
References
- "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 527–28.
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