| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 17 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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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 | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from 12 to 27 November 2010, although several events had commenced from 7 November 2010. This was the second time China host the games, in which Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. A total of 9,704 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 476 events from 42 sports and disciplines, making it the largest event in the history of the Games. Due to reductions in the number of sports to be contested for the 2014 Asian Games, these Games marked the final time that six non-Olympic events would be held during the Asian Games.
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There were 12 competitors from 8 countries who took part in this event. 8 swimmers with the fast qualifying time were in the fast heat, the others were in the slow heat. The final ranking was arranged by the times from both heats.
Li Xuanxu and Shao Yiwen from China won the gold and silver medal respectively, Japanese swimmer Maiko Fujino won the bronze medal.
Li Xuanxu is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she qualified in second place in the heats with a time of 4:34.28 in the Women's 400 metre individual medley. She won the Bronze medal in the final with 4:32.91.
Shao Yiwen is a Chinese swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 400 metre freestyle, finishing 14th in the heats, failing to qualify for the final. She finished 9th in the heats of the Women's 800 metre freestyle.
China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12–27 November 2010.
