Eight at the Olympics

The eight is a rowing event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900, with races taking place on the Seine in Paris, and has been held at every Games since. The women's event was added when women's rowing was added to the Olympic programme in 1976, and has been held at every Games since 1996, it is the only Olympic rowing event that uses a coxswain.