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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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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
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date25 July 1996 (heats & final)
Competitors29 from 23 nations
Winning time8:27.89
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brooke Bennett  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dagmar Hase  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands
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Records

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Prior 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

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Heats

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Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Brooke Bennett   United States 8:32.38 Q
2 3 3 Dagmar Hase   Germany 8:33.55 Q
3 3 6 Kerstin Kielgaß   Germany 8:36.33 Q
4 2 3 Sarah Hardcastle   Great Britain 8:37.54 Q
5 2 6 Irene Dalby   Norway 8:37.73 Q, NR
6 2 4 Janet Evans   United States 8:38.08 Q
7 3 5 Kirsten Vlieghuis   Netherlands 8:39.73 Q
8 2 2 Carla Geurts   Netherlands 8:39.85 Q
9 4 6 Lin Chi-chan   Chinese Taipei 8:40.31 NR
10 4 7 Eri Yamanoi   Japan 8:40.47
11 4 5 Stacey Gartrell   Australia 8:42.39
12 4 3 Pu Yiqi   China 8:45.32
13 4 4 Hayley Lewis   Australia 8:45.79
14 3 7 Nikki Dryden   Canada 8:47.19
15 3 2 Olga Šplíchalová   Czech Republic 8:47.68
16 2 1 Sandra Cam   Belgium 8:48.33
17 4 1 Alicia Barrancos   Argentina 8:48.54
18 2 7 Itziar Esparza   Spain 8:50.22
19 3 1 Stephanie Richardson   Canada 8:52.61
20 4 8 Carla Negrea   Romania 8:54.19
21 4 2 Aiko Miyake   Japan 8:55.77
22 3 8 Mirjana Boševska   Macedonia 8:57.52 NR
23 1 5 Ravee Intporn-Udom   Thailand 9:01.14 NR
24 1 4 Suh Hyun-soo   South Korea 9:03.22
25 2 8 Rita Kovács   Hungary 9:06.97
26 1 6 Maritza Chiaway   Peru 9:09.12
27 1 3 Olga Korotayeva   Kyrgyzstan 9:21.20
28 1 2 Daniela Menegon   Swaziland 10:12.46
2 5 Chen Yan   China DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Dimond, Jeff (October 1989). "Swim and Deliver" (PDF). Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. 30 (10): 41–44. Retrieved 8 June 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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