Eight at the Olympics
The eight is a rowing event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900, and has been held at every Games since. The women's event was added when women's rowing was added to the Olympic programme in 1976, and has been held at every Games since. Since 1996, it is the only Olympic rowing event that uses a coxswain.
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| Overview | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900–2016 Women: 1976–2016 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Great Britain |
| Women |  United States |
Medalists
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Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
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Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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