2016 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 800m Freestyle (Women)
sport | swim |
discipline | 800 meters freestyle |
gender | Women |
place | Olympic Aquatics Stadium |
Attendees | 30 athletes from 21 countries |
Competition phase | 11./12. August 2016 |
The women's 800 meter freestyle competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held on August 11 and 12, 2016 at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium . 30 athletes from 21 countries took part.
There were four preliminary runs. The eight fastest swimmers of all heats qualified for the final.
Abbreviations:
WR = world record, OR = Olympic record, NR = national record
ER = European record , NAR = North American record , SAR = South American record, ASR = Asian record, AFR = African record, OZR = Oceania record
PB = personal best, JWB = annual world record
Existing records
World record | Katie Ledecky ( United States ) | 8: 06.68 min | Austin , USA | January 17, 2016 |
Olympic record | Rebecca Adlington ( United Kingdom ) | 8: 14.10 min | Beijing , China | August 16, 2008 |
Title holder
Olympic champion | Katie Ledecky ( United States ) | 8: 14.10 min | Beijing 2012 |
World Champion | 8: 07.39 min | Kazan 2015 | |
European champion | Boglárka Kapás ( Hungary ) | 8: 21.40 min | London 2016 |
leader
Forward 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leonie Antonia Beck | Germany | 8: 47.47 min | |
2 | Arina Opyonyschewa | Russia | 8: 48.89 min | |
3 | Talita Marie Te Flan | Ivory Coast | 9: 07.21 min |
Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 8: 25.55 min | |
2 | Andreina Pinto | Venezuela | 8: 30.92 min | |
3 | Camilla Hattersley | United Kingdom | 8: 33.65 min | |
4th | Emma Robinson | New Zealand | 8: 33.73 min | |
5 | Kristel Köbrich | Chile | 8: 34.34 min | |
6th | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 8: 42.93 min | |
7th | Leonie Antonia Beck | Germany | 8: 47.47 min | |
- | Martina De Memme | Italy | - | Not started |
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 8: 22.54 min | |
2 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8: 22.57 min | |
3 | Lauren Boyle | New Zealand | 8: 25.84 min | |
4th | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 8: 26.43 min | |
5 | Zhang Yuhan | People's Republic of China | 8: 35.32 min | |
6th | Maria Vilas | Spain | 8: 36.43 min | |
7th | Tamsin Cook | Australia | 8: 36.62 min | |
- | Anja Klinar | Slovenia | - | Not started |
Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8: 12.86 min | OR |
2 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8: 19.43 min | NO |
3 | Jazmin Carlin | United Kingdom | 8: 19.67 min | |
4th | Leah Smith | United States | 8: 21.43 min | |
5 | Sarah Koehler | Germany | 8: 24.65 min | |
6th | Hou Yawen | People's Republic of China | 8: 30.59 min | |
7th | Tjasa Or | Slovenia | 8: 33.14 min | |
- | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Netherlands | - | Not started |
final
August 13, 2016, 3:20 am CET
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 8: 04.79 min | WR |
2 | Jazmin Carlin | United Kingdom | 8: 16.17 min | |
3 | Boglárka Kapás | Hungary | 8: 16.37 min | NO |
4th | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 8: 18.55 min | NO |
5 | Jessica Ashwood | Australia | 8: 20.32 min | |
6th | Leah Smith | United States | 8: 20.95 min | |
7th | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 8: 24.50 min | |
8th | Sarah Koehler | Germany | 8: 27.75 min |