Germany Win Men's Eight Rowing Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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    Germany win gold in the men's eight rowing event at the Eton Dorney as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games (1 August).
    Canada won the silver medal in the event with Team GB claiming bronze.
    Rowing has been staged at all the editions of the Olympic Games, except in 1896 in Athens. It was, however, on the programme, but a stormy sea compelled the organisers to cancel the events.
    Women made their debut at the Games in 1976 in Montreal. They competed in a smaller programme. The Olympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta marked the introduction of the lightweight events.
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  • @TheRealBoof
    @TheRealBoof Před 9 lety +462

    Germany's move on the last 250m brought me to tears. Half a boat-length of overtake in less than 100m is the kind of rare determination that makes this race so memorable.

    • @brunomoreiralima1296
      @brunomoreiralima1296 Před 8 lety +15

      +Boof Have you seen the New Zealand double scull in this same Olympics? Take a look at it, it's quite an example of highest endurance, also! Regards!

    • @user-db9ir5cg2r
      @user-db9ir5cg2r Před 6 lety

      Boof ъ

    • @valy5684
      @valy5684 Před 6 lety +3

      Yeah. I never thought they could catch up but they came out of nowhere and won the race.

    • @Kart1ng_Lad
      @Kart1ng_Lad Před 27 dny +1

      Btw, having raced at Dorney Lake, it’s a 2K race, and te last “segment” where Germany came through to win the race was actually 500m

  • @peterhomann2140
    @peterhomann2140 Před 3 lety +97

    What I truly appreciate -as a German- is the sportsmanship of English commentators. Be it football (soccer for our American friends) or here: they just give respect even when their onw team lost. No trash talk, no excuses like the water was wetter under the German boat, just acknowledgement of a great athletic performance... That's what makes a true champion. And they got us in Rio: UK Gold Germany Silver. It's a great rivalry of two countries with a great rowing history. I hope it goes on like this.

  • @matthiasmoser6096
    @matthiasmoser6096 Před 3 lety +90

    This olympics final was like: lots of English speaking countries and Germany+ Netherlands

    • @song7087
      @song7087 Před 3 lety +1

      lol but The Netherlands is basically an English speaking country now

  • @ppeter1982
    @ppeter1982 Před 11 lety +49

    It's a fantastic skill from the commentator to sap all emotion out of the race. It's a shame Gary Herbert's commentary isn't on this.

  • @Pinksie2507
    @Pinksie2507 Před 8 lety +233

    Canada at the end, though... Damn. Just damn.

    • @ellapfautz296
      @ellapfautz296 Před 4 lety

      Canada wasn’t in here it was Ukraine and Poland not Canada 🇵🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦

    • @Pinksie2507
      @Pinksie2507 Před 4 lety +5

      ​@@ellapfautz296 One of the parts was Canada vs US, that's what I was referring to I think. But thanks for replying to this, it's brought me back to watching some legendary rowing moments!

    • @Michael_McMaster
      @Michael_McMaster Před 4 lety +4

      Ella Pfautz she means in the grand final

  • @trust5977
    @trust5977 Před 5 lety +42

    What an incredible finish by Canada,!

  • @Zappzarappzap
    @Zappzarappzap Před 9 lety +56

    9:50 A-Final

  • @lovemecom3832
    @lovemecom3832 Před 6 lety +51

    That was great. Rowing is so hard. This sport is interesting.

  • @joeecoollunder
    @joeecoollunder Před 10 lety +8

    its amazing that at any one time there will be at least two crews exactly in time with each other

  • @Mens178odor
    @Mens178odor Před 11 lety +30

    16:57 3 seat canada, telling the world how to be a frikin' horse

  • @MonstrotousM666
    @MonstrotousM666 Před 9 lety +36

    Endurance events in the Olympics always move me the most.

  • @sarahmforever
    @sarahmforever Před 9 lety +20

    Go Germany! They sure pulled it out on this one!

  • @nathanferm7111
    @nathanferm7111 Před 6 lety +15

    What a beautifully set boat, the 8 that I row in constantly bobs back and forth on starboard/port 😂

  • @muttface1996
    @muttface1996 Před 11 lety +6

    adamski in the german bow has amazing technique

  • @austinmahony168
    @austinmahony168 Před 6 lety +5

    Canadas Bowman in the final 200m was giving it absolute welly. Interesting technique aswell, in that he opens up very early. I guess hes trying to lever the bow of the boat up out of the water?

  • @griffinwagner635
    @griffinwagner635 Před 7 lety +9

    This is the most viewed rowing related video on the Olympics channel. I checked. The next most viewed video (as of may 2017) is 20 years of badmiton.

  • @chingchong41
    @chingchong41 Před 11 lety +13

    Those canadiens sure can sprint

  • @user-me5fs8eg5o
    @user-me5fs8eg5o Před 8 lety +59

    Well down Germany

  • @mra6308
    @mra6308 Před 2 lety +4

    Wow what an exciting finish!

  • @mattconover6729
    @mattconover6729 Před 10 lety +12

    that leg drive from canada thou :0

  • @srsly101
    @srsly101 Před 11 lety +6

    yes, but in the right conditions olympic boats get low 5:20's.
    A junior crew must've had a helluva tailwind, but still, very impressive time indeed.

  • @jimhaas3
    @jimhaas3 Před 9 lety +7

    A SUPER 4th 500m by the Canucks! Great race!

  • @sillyhenny3629
    @sillyhenny3629 Před 5 lety +5

    3 seat in the GBR boat forgot to put his glasses on 15:57

  • @schimmel1932
    @schimmel1932 Před 11 lety +8

    The race with german commentary,that would be nice........ Norbert Galeske

  • @scottabdavidson88
    @scottabdavidson88 Před 4 lety +2

    It is annoying that it says who wins in the title. It ruins it.

  • @andyfromwiisports879
    @andyfromwiisports879 Před 9 lety +9

    That cough right at the beginning is HILARIOUS!!!

  • @chingchong41
    @chingchong41 Před 11 lety +1

    unbelievable leg drive too

  • @edwardlemmings8615
    @edwardlemmings8615 Před 10 lety +11

    Different wind conditions would make a big difference to the overall time.

  • @nadurtha8536
    @nadurtha8536 Před 6 lety +3

    Fantastic race. I wish though there was an Olympic 5K Head Race. It would show the world just how much faster a coxed boat can go vs coxless.

  • @klbrumann
    @klbrumann Před 11 lety +1

    Any idea if there's a copy of Gary's commentary somewhere in the interwebz?

  • @stronzer59
    @stronzer59 Před 6 lety

    The lads in boat 6 the Bondi Bunnies were hanging back waiting for a good surf break!!

  • @LachClark
    @LachClark Před 11 lety

    Poetry in motion

  • @pakiblinder
    @pakiblinder Před 11 lety +8

    Wow... I cant even get a sub 7 2k

  • @anabelpelch1410
    @anabelpelch1410 Před 3 lety +1

    Erstaunlich!🇩🇪🇩🇪

  • @ozanask6245
    @ozanask6245 Před 9 lety +8

    What is the stroke rate of the Canadians at the last 250 m?

  • @davidmorrisey4life
    @davidmorrisey4life Před 11 lety

    It all from dat dere body-swing (note bow seat in particular)

  • @myself105
    @myself105 Před 11 lety

    the A final gives places 1-6 overall, the B final for places 7-12, C is 13-18, etc. it's so all boats can get an accurate ranking

  • @jaylope5765
    @jaylope5765 Před 11 lety +1

    17:14 best feeling ever.

  • @imnotzoidberg7559
    @imnotzoidberg7559 Před 10 lety

    Interesting sport. Where do people train for this? Is there like an Olympic trial to qualify or what?

  • @rudern8
    @rudern8 Před 10 lety +4

    Haha, David...., it's your dream, but in Rio it's 2000 m again, and watch out for the german eight. : ) In 1960 olympic games Rom wins the german eight the first time gold and 1963 invite J. F. Kennedy the same crew into the white house.

  • @ctrettin
    @ctrettin Před 11 lety

    Yeah, I'm desperately looking for it.

  • @ChapuleTaylor
    @ChapuleTaylor Před 6 lety

    what i really like is the special effects behind the olympics!

  • @EnterGenericUserName884
    @EnterGenericUserName884 Před 11 lety

    sorry for the silly question, but is 2 seat the second one from the back of the boat, or the front of the boat (so from the coxswain)? Sorry, but I know that in france for example, 2 seat is the second seat from thefront, while in germany its the second one from the back

    • @Max-lf6hx
      @Max-lf6hx Před 5 lety +1

      Sebastian Gr. From the back of the boat: so the stroke who is in front of the coxswain is seat 8

  • @muttface1996
    @muttface1996 Před 11 lety +3

    I'm going to pretend i didn't read that first bit. the bow seat must be one, if not the MOST, technically astute rower in the crew. a good catch, a strong drive and a clean tap are what is required to lift the bow seat out of the water to make it plane. not to say you are wrong, as the stroke must be up the top too, but the bow has a large responsibility, and thus must be adept.

  • @ArekSuroboyo1
    @ArekSuroboyo1 Před 8 lety +16

    reading The Boys in the Boat brought me here

    • @t.purkess9682
      @t.purkess9682 Před 8 lety +1

      That's an awesome book!

    • @HeidiSue60
      @HeidiSue60 Před 8 lety

      Me too...I want to see if the shells have any camber

  • @Mr01Dan
    @Mr01Dan Před 11 lety

    There is no seat 8 or seat 1. It is coxswain stroke seat 7 seat 6 seat 5 seat 4 seat 3 seat 2 seat bow seat

  • @EnterGenericUserName884
    @EnterGenericUserName884 Před 11 lety

    Oh right thx :D

  • @robosborne5267
    @robosborne5267 Před 3 lety +2

    Germany is very good at all sports. a New Zealander I'm happy Deutschland didnt take up Rugby Union . Deutschland would be the worlds best at that as well. In New Zealand to become a rower you have to have ginger hair . Mind you it might explain why we havent won jack since Munich in 1972

  • @TomLombardy
    @TomLombardy Před rokem +1

    Germany’s second half is just too strong

  • @ItsOnlyKetchupYT
    @ItsOnlyKetchupYT Před 11 lety +1

    goddamn, so fast

  • @k2477456
    @k2477456 Před 11 lety

    b final, first thought as a rower, oooohhhhhhh DRAG RACE!

  • @Sedna063
    @Sedna063 Před 3 lety +1

    The commentator either shuts up or speaks louder...

  • @vclarke4433
    @vclarke4433 Před 10 lety +2

    That Polish team looks like the hardest group of men i've seen in a while. Badass.

  • @mbw12194
    @mbw12194 Před 11 lety +1

    It all depends on conditions. Unless it's a FISA certified course and conditions. My frosh/novice lightweight 8+ recently went 5:25 and we don't even compare to these guys

    • @sarvar5796
      @sarvar5796 Před 5 lety +2

      Mitchell Williams was it a 1500m

    • @isaacbassett4390
      @isaacbassett4390 Před 3 lety +3

      no way you pulled a 5:25 as a novice crew on a 2000m...simply no way

  • @CroRower94
    @CroRower94 Před 11 lety +1

    how did you know that feeling? are you a medalist?

  • @waldemarscholtz9154
    @waldemarscholtz9154 Před 6 lety +1

    que regata !!! infartante el final.-

  • @vince1261
    @vince1261 Před 3 lety

    The coxswain should have a drum and hit it for motivation

  • @petersharpless7815
    @petersharpless7815 Před 6 lety

    Why are some boats mounted evens to port and odds to starboard, then some are mounted 1, 3, 6, and 8 to port and 2, 4, 5, and 7 to starboard? Does it make a difference? It seems like it would change the points of stress in the shell too.

    • @mislavdomlija5189
      @mislavdomlija5189 Před 6 lety

      Peter Sharpless rowers in the middle of the boat have the best position to pull because the middle is deepest in the water so my guess is that diffrent rigging is too put the strongest rowers in the middle

    • @reganmc.6640
      @reganmc.6640 Před 3 lety

      Typically different rigging is due to power differences between ports and starboards, say starboards are weaker than ports, they have more starboard near the outside where they have more control over how the boat turns, and ports in the middle where there is more control over power. As a coxswain is tough if one side is constantly out pulling the other because you have to stay on the rudder, it’s also hard for the rowers because the rudder slows the boat down

  • @mroriona243
    @mroriona243 Před 7 lety +4

    LOL a guy from thew netherlands in literally named hamburger

    • @oskar5709
      @oskar5709 Před 7 lety

      what does mean nothing more than that he is from hamburg ...

  • @muttface1996
    @muttface1996 Před 11 lety

    there is a training video of them where it looks particularly suspect

  • @ledepi34
    @ledepi34 Před 11 lety +1

    What is the difference?

  • @v.vanbruchem3184
    @v.vanbruchem3184 Před 7 lety

    oh, this reminds me so much of the Argo vs. Phocas leightweight beginners coxed four match of the Randstad Regatta 1996!!
    but also of the Euros lightweight coxed eight a year later in which we won with five boat lengths!!

  • @IFArakash
    @IFArakash Před 6 lety +2

    Haha lol a load of huge muscular bears and some tiny guy in the back :D

  • @benjamindover9324
    @benjamindover9324 Před 9 lety +16

    Interesting that Germany should win this, looking back at the stats, they're so much lighter than the Canadian crew and the British crew, only a couple over 100Kg, whereas almost the entire Canadian 8 was 100+. The Germans were mostly around 92.

    • @MrDekkert
      @MrDekkert Před 8 lety +2

      +Benjamin Dover If this would be true, only light weight men would fight.

    • @kempsavage5020
      @kempsavage5020 Před 8 lety +10

      +Benjamin Dover It is a power to weight ratio. Most of the Lightweight 4- winners would medal in the open 4+. Speed is speed.

    • @adambark4150
      @adambark4150 Před 8 lety +9

      +Kemp Savage Biggest bullshit I ever heard

    • @erikrossen4268
      @erikrossen4268 Před 6 lety

      Adam Bark Why? When you look at the winner's times in the LM2X Vs the openweight, they're typically only 10 secs or so apart. It stands to reason that without needing to make weight and they could be only 5kg or so heavier, the difference would be even smaller. I think the whole bigger=faster thing in rowing probably merits a lot of re-examination. It's certainly true up to a point but I think the point of diminishing returns when it comes to on the water performance (as opposed to erg performance) is probably a lot lower than conventional wisdom suggests.

    • @rickkybobby8118
      @rickkybobby8118 Před 6 lety

      Aren't you defeating your own arguement when you say "if the LM2X were heavier they'd be faster". I'd argue weight/max power only comes into play if the technical skill of the rowers are equal. It's not about how fast you can make the boat go but how little you slow it down
      edit: for longer choppier races such as the boat race i believe weight/power plays a bigger role as its harder to be clean and if you're fighting waves the bigger crew tends to win more

  • @ledepi34
    @ledepi34 Před 11 lety

    So there are, for example, two gold medals?

  • @ronalddavidzinkel1437
    @ronalddavidzinkel1437 Před 3 lety +1

    We were Vikings homie what do you expect

  • @David-bp5kd
    @David-bp5kd Před 6 lety

    Ragnar Lodbrok approves!

  • @chdl93
    @chdl93 Před 11 lety

    1:41 Poland/Ukraine, amazing :o

  • @lucasparkes8863
    @lucasparkes8863 Před 11 lety

    2 seat in US and UK means second from bow. Stroke is nearest the cox, then 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and bow.

  • @johntarymoscoso7572
    @johntarymoscoso7572 Před 7 lety +2

    Imagine how fast Vikings before if they would join in this kind of competition now... big bearded men rowing like bad asses shouting at each other..

  • @Jakobula
    @Jakobula Před 11 lety +1

    11:00

  • @sorayajamshidi2871
    @sorayajamshidi2871 Před 5 lety +3

    Deutschland ist besste😍

  • @mrtoolegittoquit2
    @mrtoolegittoquit2 Před 11 lety

    Singling out one person in a boat of Olympians when they all have relatively the same stroke? Seems a little unlikely they'd put the most fundamentally sound rower in the bow...try taking a look at stroke seat and six seat and you'll see excellence.

  • @ledepi34
    @ledepi34 Před 11 lety

    Why there were two finals ( 01:44 and 11:21 ) ?

    • @tomb5862
      @tomb5862 Před 4 lety +1

      ledepi34 the b final between Poland and Ukraine is for 7-8 place finishes and the a final is for the 1-6 spots

  • @gregjohnson7548
    @gregjohnson7548 Před 11 lety

    what make of boat are the germans rowing?

  • @peace-now
    @peace-now Před 7 lety

    What happened to the USA?

  • @Damuse8191
    @Damuse8191 Před 7 lety +6

    Dude at 17:52 looking a bit PC principle

  • @uheere
    @uheere Před 11 lety +3

    Der Deutschland-Achter ist der Beste!!!

  • @DTallmanVideos
    @DTallmanVideos Před 11 lety +1

    on a 1500...

  • @stingerbean1848
    @stingerbean1848 Před 2 lety

    It would be interesting to know whether one of the boats in the competition ever sunk or capsized…

    • @phillips8292
      @phillips8292 Před 2 lety

      I assume the single skull has before, if you have ever been in one they are so unbalanced

    • @stingerbean1848
      @stingerbean1848 Před 2 lety

      @@phillips8292 yeah those obviously. But the eight-rowers?

  • @Waterbuoyed
    @Waterbuoyed Před 11 lety

    LOL. You weren't watching, Merlin. (Canada)

  • @Th4EvilH4nd
    @Th4EvilH4nd Před 8 lety +7

    14:41 nearly crabs then looks right to make sure they didnt lose any ground

  • @mypradasatthecleanerss
    @mypradasatthecleanerss Před 11 lety

    Ball

  • @linajurgensen4698
    @linajurgensen4698 Před 6 lety +2

    🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

  • @TheMaronator
    @TheMaronator Před 11 lety +1

    A Person who lives in the German city Hamburg is also called "Hamburger"

  • @tekkenfan01
    @tekkenfan01 Před 10 lety

    Germany won here with a time of 5:48. Canada and USA have the record at 5:19. How is that possible?

    • @Pevunation
      @Pevunation Před 8 lety +5

      +Lockon Stratos wind conditions

    • @tekkenfan01
      @tekkenfan01 Před 8 lety

      Phil Reupe cool

    • @sylvcast9948
      @sylvcast9948 Před 5 lety +4

      Germany best time is 5:18 and the world record at this time.

  • @ptorres8201
    @ptorres8201 Před 8 lety

    Germany? I did not understand that!

  • @AnthonyAE86IRL
    @AnthonyAE86IRL Před 11 lety

    If Canada were on form it would have been there race !

    • @dashendy2887
      @dashendy2887 Před 5 lety +1

      Just TWST shut up

    • @luckyqualmi
      @luckyqualmi Před 3 lety +1

      @@dashendy2887 Was musst du eigentlich wieder so ein Negativbeispiel für dein Land sein? Armselig.

  • @010MACS
    @010MACS Před 11 lety

    ok

  • @IRow1
    @IRow1 Před 11 lety

    empacher...but a special one ;-)

  • @lucasparkes8863
    @lucasparkes8863 Před 11 lety

    He hates sitting up there all alone. Cos it's the loneliness that's the killer.

  • @mypradasatthecleanerss
    @mypradasatthecleanerss Před 11 lety

    Look at 15:47 and tell me that we didn't win that watch the bow bak

  • @JamesMartin-uv1dg
    @JamesMartin-uv1dg Před 10 lety

    i remember rowing for oregon state back in the late 1980's and i would of made the national team lightweights varsity eight but i couldn't find the way to really relax so know that i am 49 i know the drill...just relax and row hard
    "the creator"

  • @user-ej5mr9th1i
    @user-ej5mr9th1i Před 11 lety

    yeah......sure they did

  • @user-ou4tc9wr7h
    @user-ou4tc9wr7h Před 6 lety

    速すぎʬʬʬʬʬʬ

  • @sigridgreitzke7607
    @sigridgreitzke7607 Před 10 lety

    That was great. Rowing is so hard. I do that in the gym for 10 minutes and I am "finished". Btw: Rowers have sex bodies. I'll take one rower from every boat.

    • @shinyhaunter2426
      @shinyhaunter2426 Před 9 lety

      Charlene Brown rowing is not hard! rowing just needs a hell load of training.. ive been doing this since 2 years and im only 13 years old... Well even my test where its a 1k is at 3:45/3:40 so it just needs training and technique:)

    • @Infectedrashers
      @Infectedrashers Před 9 lety

      Nobody can row when they're just 2 you probably just started walking so stfu

    • @shinyhaunter2426
      @shinyhaunter2426 Před 9 lety

      i mean since 11 idiot..

    • @MrBronBeast
      @MrBronBeast Před 8 lety

      +Shiny Haunter Your only 13, once you get to my age it gets hard

    • @shinyhaunter2426
      @shinyhaunter2426 Před 8 lety

      its nice because right now its to easy. if it gets hard its my pleasure

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  • @srsly101
    @srsly101 Před 11 lety +1

    Empacher.

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    @user-hg2oz4pd1b Před 6 lety

    на раслабоне тупа глумляться))

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