These are the results of the Women's eight competition, one of six events for female competitors in
Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
Ioana Papuc
Ioana Cristina Rotaru ( Papuc, 4 January 1984) is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline. At the 2012 Su ...
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Liliana Gafencu
Liliana Gafencu (born 12 July 1975 in Suceava) is a Romanian rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat ...
Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian (married name Andruanche, born 14 April 1976 in Botoșani) is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She married the rower Valeriu Andrunache in 2006.
Damian rowed in the Romanian Women's eight, th ...
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Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat (born 20 December 1968 in Rădăuți-Prut, Botoşani) is a Romanian rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are ...
Jodi Winter
Jodi Winter (born 28 June 1976 in Sydney) is an Australian rower, a two-time World Champion and a dual Olympian.
Club and state rowing
Winter came from a sporting family and her father had represented Australia in sailing at Olympic level. She ...
Nienke Hommes
Nienke Hommes (; born 20 February 1977 in Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the norther ...
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Hurnet Dekkers
Hurnet Dekkers (born 8 May 1974 in Rossum, Gelderland
Rossum is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 11 km southwest of Tiel.
Rossum was a separate municipal ...
Andréanne Morin
Andréanne Morin (born August 9, 1981) is a Canadian rower and Olympian.
Career
Morin was an integral part of Canada's women's eights rowing team. She won medals at three world championships, a bronze medal at the 2003 World Rowing Championship ...
Ioana Papuc
Ioana Cristina Rotaru ( Papuc, 4 January 1984) is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline. At the 2012 Su ...
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Liliana Gafencu
Liliana Gafencu (born 12 July 1975 in Suceava) is a Romanian rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat ...
Georgeta Damian
Georgeta Damian (married name Andruanche, born 14 April 1976 in Botoșani) is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She married the rower Valeriu Andrunache in 2006.
Damian rowed in the Romanian Women's eight, th ...
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Doina Ignat
Doina Ignat (born 20 December 1968 in Rădăuți-Prut, Botoşani) is a Romanian rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are ...
Jodi Winter
Jodi Winter (born 28 June 1976 in Sydney) is an Australian rower, a two-time World Champion and a dual Olympian.
Club and state rowing
Winter came from a sporting family and her father had represented Australia in sailing at Olympic level. She ...
Andréanne Morin
Andréanne Morin (born August 9, 1981) is a Canadian rower and Olympian.
Career
Morin was an integral part of Canada's women's eights rowing team. She won medals at three world championships, a bronze medal at the 2003 World Rowing Championship ...
Women's Eight
An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox".
Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit ...
Women's Eight
An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox".
Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit ...