These are the results of the Women's eight competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Women's eight

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|20px| Romania<br> Rodica Florea <br>Viorica Susanu<br>Aurica Bărăscu<br> Ioana Papuc<br>Liliana Gafencu<br>Elisabeta Lipă<br>Georgeta Damian<br>Doina Ignat<br>Elena Georgescu (cox)

|20px| United States<br>Kate Johnson<br>Samantha Magee<br>Megan Dirkmaat<br>Alison Cox<br>Caryn Davies<br>Laurel Korholz<br>Anna Mickelson<br>Lianne Nelson<br>Mary Whipple (cox)

|20px| Netherlands<br>Froukje Wegman<br>Marlies Smulders,<br>Nienke Hommes<br>Hurnet Dekkers<br>Annemarieke van Rumpt<br>Annemiek de Haan<br>Sarah Siegelaar<br>Helen Tanger<br>Ester Workel (cox)

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Heats – 15 August

Heat 1

  1. : Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain) 5:56.55 , WB -> Final A
  2. : Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) 5:56.77 -> Repechage
  3. Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) 5:59.75 -> Repechage
  4. : Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain) 6:02.77 -> Repechage

Heat 2

  1. : Froukje Wegman, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes, Hurnet Dekkers, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Annemiek de Haan, Sarah Siegelaar, Helen Tanger, Ester Workel (coxswain) 6:04.10 -> Final A
  2. : Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain) 6:06.20 -> Repechage
  3. : Anna-Marie de Zwager, Pauline van Roessel, Jacqui Cook, Andréanne Morin, Roslyn McLeod, Karen Clark, Romina Stefancic, Sabrina Kolker, Sarah Pape (coxswain) 6:12.40 -> Repechage

Repechage

18 August<br>

Repechage 1

  1. : Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) 6:03.99 -> Final A
  2. : Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) 6:06.86 -> Final A
  3. : Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain) 6:09.64 -> Final A
  4. : Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain) 6:09.87 -> Final A
  5. : Anna-Marie de Zwager, Pauline van Roessel, Jacqui Cook, Andréanne Morin, Roslyn McLeod, Karen Clark, Romina Stefancic, Sabrina Kolker, Sarah Pape (coxswain) 6:15.18

Final – 22 August

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|Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain)

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|6:17.70

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|Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain)

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|6:19.56

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|Froukje Wegman, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes, Hurnet Dekkers, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Annemiek de Haan, Sarah Siegelaar, Helen Tanger, Ester Workel (coxswain)

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|6:19.85

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!4

|Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain)

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|6:21.71

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!5

|Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain)

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|6:21.99

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!6

|Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain)

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|6:31.65

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References

  • Official Olympic Report