Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
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The men's eight competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, was officially termed Eton Dorney.[1][2] It was held from 28 July to 1 August.[3] There were 8 boats (72 competitors) from 8 nations.[3] The event was won by Germany, the nation's first victory as "Germany" (the United Team of Germany, East Germany, and West Germany had combined for 5 gold medals). The German team beat the defending champions Canada, who took silver. Great Britain also slipped one place from their 2008 silver, taking bronze this time.
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Venue | Dorney Lake | |||||||||
Dates | 28 July – 1 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 72 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 5:48.75 | |||||||||
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