Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XII Paralympic Games
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Swimming
Venue Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates 24 September 2004
Competitors 13 from 11 nations
Winning time 5:07.88
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Lichelle Clarke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
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The Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 24 September. [1] It was won by Jessica Long, representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States. [2]

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

Jessica Long American paralympic swimmer

Jessica Tatiana Long is an American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in S8 and SB7 category events. She held multiple world records and has won multiple gold medals over four Summer Paralympics. In total Long has won 23 Paralympic medals.

United States at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. A total of 235 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only sport Americans did not compete in was soccer 5-a-side. The United States finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count, behind China, Great Britain and Canada.

Contents

1st round

Qualified for final round
Heat 1

24 Sept. 2004, morning session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Heidi Andreasen  (FRO)5:28.27
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal Boonacker  (NED)5:31.18
3Flag of Australia.svg  Lichelle Clarke  (AUS)5:32.39
4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Christina Heer  (SUI)5:50.49
5Flag of Poland.svg  Magdalena Jaroslawska  (POL)5:52.48
6Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Immacolata Cerasuolo  (ITA)6:09.17
Heat 2

24 Sept. 2004, morning session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Jessica Long  (USA)5:12.87
2Flag of Israel.svg  Keren Or Leybovitch  (ISR)5:32.28
3Flag of Australia.svg  Katrina Porter  (AUS)5:34.54
4Flag of Canada.svg  Andrea Cole  (CAN)5:43.92
5Flag of Poland.svg  Aneta Michalska  (POL)5:46.98
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Timea Poprocsi  (HUN)6:00.98
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Weiyuan  (CHN)6:33.07

Final round

24 Sept. 2004, evening session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Jessica Long  (USA)5:07.88PR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Lichelle Clarke  (AUS)5:22.99
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Heidi Andreasen  (FRO)5:26.29
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal Boonacker  (NED)5:31.51
5Flag of Poland.svg  Aneta Michalska  (POL)5:33.20
6Flag of Israel.svg  Keren Or Leybovitch  (ISR)5:34.43
7Flag of Australia.svg  Katrina Porter  (AUS)5:35.63
8Flag of Canada.svg  Andrea Cole  (CAN)5:44.29

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References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 400m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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