Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
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Venue | Meilahti | |||||||||
Dates | 20–23 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 126 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:25.9 | |||||||||
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The men's eight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Finland.[1] It was held from 20 to 23 July.[2] There were 14 boats (126 competitors) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the United States, the nation's seventh consecutive and ninth overall gold medal in the men's eight; the Americans had won every time they competed (missing 1908 and 1912). The Soviet Union took silver in its Olympics debut; Australia's bronze was its first medal in the men's eight.