Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date23 September 1988 (heats)
24 September 1988 (final)
Competitors27 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Astrid Strauss Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Julie McDonald Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
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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

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Janet Evans  (USA)8:17.12 Orlando, United States 22 March 1988
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Tiffany Cohen  (USA)8:24.96 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
24 SeptemberFinal A Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:20.20 OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q). [2]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Astrid Strauss Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8:28.07Q
23 Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:28.13Q
34 Julie McDonald Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:29.68Q
44 Anke Möhring Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8:30.95Q
52 Tami Bruce Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:31.57Q
62 Janelle Elford Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:32.14Q
74 Isabelle Arnould Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:34.56Q
82 Antoaneta Strumenlieva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8:35.40Q
93 Debby Wurzburger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8:36.24
104 Irene Dalby Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8:38.33
114 Tomomi Hosoda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8:39.55
122 Manuela Melchiorri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8:40.63
132 Karyn Faure Flag of France.svg  France 8:41.64
143 Stephanie Ortwig Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8:41.95
154 Natalia Trefilova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8:43.19
163 Karen Mellor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8:44.64
172 Alexandra Russ Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8:49.31
184 Pernille Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8:50.82
194 Nurul Huda Abdullah Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 8:50.84
203 Christelle Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:51.22
211 Patrícia Amorim Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 8:51.95
222 Eva Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8:53.67
233 Judit Csabai Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8:56.37
242 Cécile Prunier Flag of France.svg  France 8:57.22
251 Tracey Atkin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9:00.04
264 Yan Ming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9:00.81
271 Rita Jean Garay Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 9:04.62

Final

[3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:20.20 OR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Astrid Strauss Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8:22.09
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Julie McDonald Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:22.93 OC
46 Anke Möhring Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8:23.09
52 Tami Bruce Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:30.86
67 Janelle Elford Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8:30.94
71 Isabelle Arnould Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:37.47
88 Antoaneta Strumenlieva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8:41.05

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 421–422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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