Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
| Men's eights at the Games of the XI Olympiad
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| Venue | Grünau Regatta Course | |||||||||
| Date | August 12 – August 14 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | |||||||||
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 United States (USA) (Morris, Day, Adam, White, McMillin, Hunt, Rantz, Hume, Moch) |
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 Italy (ITA)
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 Germany (GER)
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The men's eights competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place at Grünau Regatta Course, near Berlin, Germany. The event was held from August 12 until August 14, and was won by a United States crew from the University of Washington. This event is chronicled in The Boys in the Boat written by Daniel James Brown.
August 12. First boat in each heat advanced directly to final. The other boats must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the final.
August 13. Winner of each race advanced to the final, the other boats were eliminated.
August 14.
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