Competition format
The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 8 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 4 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 6 boats were placed in the repechage. A single repechage heat was held. The top 4 boats in the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 2 boats (5th and 6th place in the repechage) competed in the "B" final for 7th and 8th place.Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 94–95. All races were over a 1,000 metre course.Results
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Repechage
Finals
Final B
Final A
Final classification
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's eight Women's rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics