The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 25 July 1996 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:27.89 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Janet Evans (USA) |
8:16.22 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 August 1989 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Janet Evans (USA) |
8:20.20 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
Results
editHeats
editRule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[3]
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Brooke Bennett | United States |
8:27.89 | |
 |
5 | Dagmar Hase |  Germany |
8:29.91 | |
 |
1 | Kirsten Vlieghuis |  Netherlands |
8:30.84 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Kerstin Kielgaß | Germany |
8:31.06 | |
| 5 | 2 | Irene Dalby |  Norway |
8:38.34 | |
| 6 | 7 | Janet Evans | United States |
8:38.91 | |
| 7 | 8 | Carla Geurts | Netherlands |
8:40.43 | |
| 8 | 6 | Sarah Hardcastle |  Great Britain |
8:41.75 |
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Dimond, Jeff (October 1989). "Swim and Deliver" (PDF). Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. 30 (10): 41–44. Retrieved 8 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.