Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's eights

The men's eights was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 6 boats from 5 nations competed.

Medal summary

emifinals

Both semifinals were held on Thursday, July 30.

Semifinal 1: 1.15 p.m. The Canadians started at 43 to "Leander" 's 40, but were beaten for speed by the top of the island and were one and a quarter lengths behind at halfway, where the English boat set a time of 3:56. The hometeam were never allowed to take it too easily, though they were usually able to stall off all the plucky efforts made by the "Argonauts", who kept on rushing at them, their stroke's spurts being splendidly backed up by his crew who worked like Trojans to the finish, and that last spurt on the Berkshire shore will not easily be forgotten as an example of indomitable courage against a much superior crew. "Leander" won by a length.

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