Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | September 21, 2000 (heats) September 22, 2000 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:19.67 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2000 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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 21–22 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. [1]
United States' teenager Brooke Bennett became the second swimmer in Olympic history to defend her title in the event, and the fifth to strike a long-distance freestyle double, since Debbie Meyer did so in 1968, Petra Thümer in 1976, Tiffany Cohen in 1984, and the legendary Janet Evans in 1988. She maintained a powerful lead from start to finish before hitting the wall first in 8:19.67, the second-fastest of all time, cutting off Evans' 12-year Olympic record by 0.53 seconds. [2] [3] [4] After effortlessly striking a medley double over the past six days, Yana Klochkova added a silver to her medal tally at these Games, in a scintillating Ukrainian record of 8:22.66. Bennett's teammate Kaitlin Sandeno gave the Americans a further reason to celebrate, as she powered home with a bronze in 8:24.29. [5] [6]
Switzerland's Flavia Rigamonti lost a spirited challenge to Sandeno for the bronze by more than a full body length, but earned a fourth spot in a national record of 8:25.91. She was followed in fifth by Germany's Hannah Stockbauer (8:30.11), and in sixth by China's Chen Hua (8:30.58). Stockbauer's teammate Jana Henke (8:31.97), bronze medalist in Barcelona eight years earlier, and Japan's Sachiko Yamada (8:37.39) rounded out the finale. [6]
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 | [7] [8] |
Olympic record | Janet Evans (USA) | 8:20.20 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 | [7] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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22 September | Final | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:19.67 | OR |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Brooke Bennett | United States | 8:19.67 | OR | |
5 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 8:22.66 | NR | |
3 | Kaitlin Sandeno | United States | 8:24.29 | ||
4 | 6 | Flavia Rigamonti | Switzerland | 8:25.91 | NR |
5 | 2 | Hannah Stockbauer | Germany | 8:30.11 | |
6 | 8 | Chen Hua | China | 8:30.58 | |
7 | 7 | Jana Henke | Germany | 8:31.97 | |
8 | 1 | Sachiko Yamada | Japan | 8:37.39 |
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