The women's eight competition at the

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took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin,

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. It was the first time the event was contested for women.

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

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