Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 September 1988 (heats) 24 September 1988 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
8:17.12 | Orlando, United States | 22 March 1988 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
8:24.96 | Los Angeles, United States | 3 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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24 September | Final A | Janet Evans | ![]() |
8:20.20 | OR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Janet Evans | ![]() |
8:20.20 | OR |
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4 | Astrid Strauss | ![]() |
8:22.09 | |
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3 | Julie McDonald | ![]() |
8:22.93 | OC |
4 | 6 | Anke Möhring | ![]() |
8:23.09 | |
5 | 2 | Tami Bruce | ![]() |
8:30.86 | |
6 | 7 | Janelle Elford | ![]() |
8:30.94 | |
7 | 1 | Isabelle Arnould | ![]() |
8:37.47 | |
8 | 8 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | ![]() |
8:41.05 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 421–422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.