1 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 2 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 3 ▁ ▁Re pe ch age ▁The ▁repe ch age ▁was ▁row ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August . ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁would ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁whilst ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁teams ▁were ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁The ▁Swiss ▁team ▁changed ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁repe ch age ▁and ▁then ▁maintained ▁the ▁new ▁configuration ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁The ▁semi - final s ▁were ▁row ed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August . ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁would ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁A ▁final , ▁whilst ▁the ▁other ▁teams ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁B ▁final . ▁ ▁He at ▁ 1 ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁sw apped ▁seats ▁in ▁their ▁semi - final ▁and ▁maintained ▁the ▁new ▁configuration ▁in ▁their ▁final s . ▁ ▁He at ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Final s ▁ ▁B ▁final ▁The ▁B ▁final ▁was ▁row ed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August . ▁ ▁A ▁final ▁The ▁A ▁final ▁was ▁row ed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August . ▁Spain ▁was ▁a ▁surprise ▁med all ist , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁their ▁silver ▁medal ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Olympic ▁row ing ▁medal ▁that ▁the ▁nation ▁has ▁ever ▁won . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁Part ▁ 2 ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁Part ▁ 3 ▁▁ ▁Volume ▁ 2 ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁Volume ▁ 2 ▁Part ▁ 2 ▁Volume ▁ 2 ▁Part ▁