Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's eight
The women's eight competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake of Banyoles, Spain.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two main rounds as well as a repechage. The 8 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 4 boats in each heat. The first-place boat in each heat advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 6 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top 4 boats in the repechage advanced to the "A" final, while the remaining 2 boats were sent to the "B" final.The boats in the "A" final competed for medals and 4th through 6th place; the boats in the "B" final competed for 7th and 8th.
All races were over a 2000 metre course.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lesley Thompson | 6:11.44 | |||
| 2 | Li Ronghua | 6:14.99 | |||
| 3 | Yasmin Farooq | 6:15.52 | |||
| 4 | Lenka Kováčová | 6:31.54 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Daniela Neunast | 6:11.70 | |||
| 2 | Yelena Medvedeva | 6:15.04 | |||
| 3 | Elena Georgescu | 6:16.74 | |||
| 4 | Alison Paterson | 6:31.63 |
Repechage
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Elena Georgescu | 6:10.98 | |||
| 2 | Li Ronghua | 6:13.80 | |||
| 3 | Yasmin Farooq | 6:13.83 | |||
| 4 | Yelena Medvedeva | 6:14.97 | |||
| 5 | Alison Paterson | 6:18.99 | |||
| 6 | Lenka Kováčová | 6:22.59 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Alison Paterson | 6:29.68 | ||
| 8 | Lenka Kováčová | 6:31.12 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| Lesley Thompson | 6:02.62 | |||
| Elena Georgescu | 6:06.26 | |||
| Daniela Neunast | 6:07.80 | |||
| 4 | Yelena Medvedeva | 6:09.68 | ||
| 5 | Li Ronghua | 6:12.08 | ||
| 6 | Yasmin Farooq | 6:12.25 |
Final classification
The following rowers took part:| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| Kirsten Barnes Shannon Crawford Megan Delehanty Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean Jessica Monroe Brenda Taylor Lesley Thompson Kay Worthington | ||
| Viorica Neculai Adriana Bazon Maria Păduraru Iulia Bulie Doina Robu Victoria Lepădatu Doina Șnep-Bălan Elena Georgescu Ioana Olteanu | ||
| Sylvia Dördelmann Kathrin Haacker Christiane Harzendorf Daniela Neunast Cerstin Petersmann Dana Pyritz Annegret Strauch Ute Schell Judith Zeidler | ||
| Svitlana Fil Marina Znak Irina Gribko Sarmīte Stone Marina Suprun Nataliya Stasyuk Nataliya Grigoryeva Yekaterina Kotko Yelena Medvedeva | ||
| Lin Zhiai Ma Linqin Pei Jiayun He Yanwen Liu Xirong Liang Xiling Cao Mianying Zhou Shouying Li Ronghua | ||
| Tina Brown Shannon Day Betsy McCagg Mary McCagg Sarah Gengler Tracy Rude Kelley Jones Diana Olson Yasmin Farooq | ||
| Fiona Freckleton Philippa Cross Dot Blackie Susan Smith Kate Grose Rachel Hirst Kareen Marwick Katharine Brownlow Alison Paterson | ||
| Lenka Zavadilová Eliška Jandová Renata Beránková Martina Šefčíková Sabina Telenská Michaela Vávrová Hana Žáková Hana Dariusová Lenka Kováčová |