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)