| Women's eight at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Date | 20–25 September |
| Competitors | 63 from 7 nations |
| Medalists | |
| ← 19841992 → | |
| Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Single sculls | men | women |
| Double sculls | men | women |
| Quadruple sculls | men | women |
| Coxless pair | men | women |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | women |
| Eight | men | women |
The women's eight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and a final) as well as a repechage. The 7 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 4 boats in one heat and 3 boats in the other. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the final (for 1st through 6th place). The remaining 5 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top four boats advanced to the final; only the last-place boat in the repechage was eliminated (and took 7th place overall, with no need for a "B" final because only one boat did not reach the "A" final).
All races were over a 2000 metre course, unlike previous Games in which women used a 1000 metre course.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecaterina Oancia |  Romania |
6:15.65 | Q | |
| 2 | Daniela Neunast |  East Germany |
6:16.29 | R | |
| 3 | Kerstin Peters |  West Germany |
6:38.31 | R | |
| 4 | Greta Georgieva |  Bulgaria |
6:47.99 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aušra Gudeliūnaitė |  Soviet Union |
6:20.90 | Q | |
| 2 | Li Ronghua |  China |
6:23.33 | R | |
| 3 | Betsy Beard |  United States |
6:24.55 | R |
Repechage
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniela Neunast | East Germany |
6:05.50 | Q | |
| 2 | Greta Georgieva | Bulgaria |
6:08.26 | Q | |
| 3 | Li Ronghua | China |
6:08.64 | Q | |
| 4 | Betsy Beard | United States |
6:10.82 | Q | |
| 5 | Kerstin Peters | West Germany |
6:12.70 |
Final
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Daniela Neunast | East Germany |
6:15.17 | |
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Ecaterina Oancia | Romania |
6:17.44 | |
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Li Ronghua | China |
6:21.83 | |
| 4 | Aušra Gudeliūnaitė | Soviet Union |
6:22.35 | |
| 5 | Greta Georgieva | Bulgaria |
6:25.02 | |
| 6 | Betsy Beard | United States |
6:26.66 |
Final classification
References
- "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 533–34.
| Olympic champions – Women's eight | |
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