Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

Women's eight at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Medalists
Rodica Florea Viorica Susanu Aurica Bărăscu Ioana Papuc Liliana Gafencu Elisabeta Lipă Georgeta Damian Doina Ignat Elena Georgescu  Romania Kate Johnson Samantha Magee Megan Dirkmaat Alison Cox Caryn Davies Laurel Korholz Anna Mickelson Lianne Nelson Mary Whipple  United States Froukje Wegman Marlies Smulders Nienke Hommes Hurnet Dekkers Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemiek de Haan Sarah Siegelaar Helen Tanger Ester Workel  Netherlands

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.[1]

Women's eight

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Romania Rodica Florea Viorica Susanu Aurica Bărăscu Ioana Papuc Liliana Gafencu Elisabeta Lipă Georgeta Damian Doina Ignat Elena Georgescu (cox)	United States Kate Johnson Samantha Magee Megan Dirkmaat Alison Cox Caryn Davies Laurel Korholz Anna Mickelson Lianne Nelson Mary Whipple (cox)	Netherlands Froukje Wegman Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes Hurnet Dekkers Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemiek de Haan Sarah Siegelaar Helen Tanger Ester Workel (cox)

Heats – 15 August

Heat 1

1.  United States: Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain) 5:56.55 OB, WB -> Final A
2.  Romania: Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) 5:56.77 -> Repechage
3.  Germany Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) 5:59.75 -> Repechage
4.  Australia: 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.  Netherlands: 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.  China: Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain) 6:06.20 -> Repechage
3.  Canada: 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
Repechage 1

1.  Romania: 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.  Germany: 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.  Australia: 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.  China: 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.  Canada: 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

Rank	Rowers	Country	Time
	Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain)	Romania	6:17.70
	Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain)	United States	6:19.56
	Froukje Wegman, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes, Hurnet Dekkers, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Annemiek de Haan, Sarah Siegelaar, Helen Tanger, Ester Workel (coxswain)	Netherlands	6:19.85
4	Yu Fei, Luo Xiuhua, Cheng Ran, Yan Xiaoxia, Wu You, Yang Cuiping, Gao Yanhua, Jin Ziwei, Zheng Na (coxswain)	China	6:21.71
5	Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain)	Germany	6:21.99
6	Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain)	Australia	6:31.65

References

1. "Rowing at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

External links

• Official Olympic Report