Following are heat results of men's eight in rowing at Beijing Olympics held in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Monday. The first one in each heat goes directly to the final while the rest to repechage.
Heat 1
1. Canada, 5 minutes 27.69 seconds
2. Poland, 5:34.95
3. Netherlands, 5:40.43
4. Australia, 6:55.59
Heat 2
1. Britain, 5:25.89
2. United States, 5:29.60
3. China, 5:35.09
4. Germany, 5:37.56
(Xinhua News Agency August 11, 2008)