Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
Competition Gold Silver Bronze
1976 Summer Olympics East Germany Great Britain New Zealand
1977 World Rowing Championships East Germany Soviet Union West Germany
1978 World Rowing Championships East Germany West Germany New Zealand
1979 World Rowing Championships East Germany New Zealand Soviet Union
1980 Summer Olympics East Germany Great Britain Soviet Union
1981 World Rowing Championships Soviet Union Great Britain United States
1982 World Rowing Championships New Zealand East Germany Russia
1983 World Rowing Championships New Zealand East Germany Australia
Background -- Previous M8+ competitions
The men's coxed eight (M8+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 31 July to 5 August. New Zealand had won the last two world championships, and the other strong team, East Germany, was absent from the event due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. This made New Zealand the strong favourite. But the final was won by Canada, with the USA and Australia the other medallists, and New Zealand coming a disappointing fourth.