Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
The men's eight was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 17 to 19 July 1912. Ninety-nine rowers from eight nations competed. Nations were still permitted to have two boats each in the event.
The winning team of the Leander.
Sport Borussia with the winning Berlin in the background.
Leander Club (on the left) beating the Sydney Rowing Club
The silver medal winning New College with the wash of the gold medal winning Leander in the foreground.
Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured four events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from Thursday to Saturday, 17 to 19 July.
The Stockholm rowing club's boat house.
The British eights of the Leander Club.