Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's eight

Men's eights at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal
Dates	August 28–29
Competitors	72 from 8 nations
Medalists
Sherman Clark, Vincent Gallagher, Edwin Graves, Virgil Jacomini, Donald Johnston, William Jordan, Clyde King, Edward Moore, Alden Sanborn  United States John Campbell, Sebastian Earl, Ewart Horsfall, Walter James, Robin Johnstone, Richard Lucas, Guy Oliver Nickalls, Ralph Shove, Sidney Swann  Great Britain Håkon Ellingsen, Thoralf Hagen, Thore Michelsen, Arne Mortensen, Karl Nag, Theodor Nag, Adolf Nilsen, Conrad Olsen, Tollef Tollefsen  Norway

The men's eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 28, 1920 and August 29, 1920. It was the fifth appearance of the event.

Eight boats, each from a different nation, competed.

Results

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1
Place	Team	Time	Qual.
1	Norway (NOR)	6:32.2	Q
2	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	6:43.0
Quarterfinal 2
Place	Team	Time	Qual.
1	Great Britain (GBR)	6:19.0	Q
2	Switzerland (SUI)	6:21.4
Quarterfinal 3
Place	Team	Time	Qual.
1	United States (USA)	6:24.0	Q
2	Belgium (BEL)	6:40.0
Quarterfinal 4
Place	Team	Time	Qual.
1	France (FRA)	6:37.0	Q
2	Netherlands (NED)	6:38.2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
Place	Team	Time	Qual.
1	Great Britain (GBR)	6:26.4	Q
	Norway (NOR)	6:36.0
Semifinal 2
Place	Rower	Time	Qual.
1	United States (USA)	6:24.0	Q
2	France (FRA)	6:42.6

Final

Final
Place	Team	Time
	United States (USA)	6:05.0
	Great Britain (GBR)	6:05.8

References

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report. Template:Fr icon
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". Retrieved 25 April 2008. Template:Pl icon