Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date25 July 1996 (heats & final)
Competitors29 from 23 nations
Winning time8:27.89
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brooke Bennett  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dagmar Hase  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands
Swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Records

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 [2]
Olympic record  Janet Evans (USA) 8:20.20 Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Brooke Bennett  United States 8:32.38 Q
2 3 3 Dagmar Hase  Germany 8:33.55 Q
3 3 6 Kerstin Kielgaß  Germany 8:36.33 Q
4 2 3 Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain 8:37.54 Q
5 2 6 Irene Dalby  Norway 8:37.73 Q, NR
6 2 4 Janet Evans  United States 8:38.08 Q
7 3 5 Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands 8:39.73 Q
8 2 2 Carla Geurts  Netherlands 8:39.85 Q
9 4 6 Lin Chi-chan  Chinese Taipei 8:40.31 NR
10 4 7 Eri Yamanoi  Japan 8:40.47
11 4 5 Stacey Gartrell  Australia 8:42.39
12 4 3 Pu Yiqi  China 8:45.32
13 4 4 Hayley Lewis  Australia 8:45.79
14 3 7 Nikki Dryden  Canada 8:47.19
15 3 2 Olga Šplíchalová  Czech Republic 8:47.68
16 2 1 Sandra Cam  Belgium 8:48.33
17 4 1 Alicia Barrancos  Argentina 8:48.54
18 2 7 Itziar Esparza  Spain 8:50.22
19 3 1 Stephanie Richardson  Canada 8:52.61
20 4 8 Carla Negrea  Romania 8:54.19
21 4 2 Aiko Miyake  Japan 8:55.77
22 3 8 Mirjana Boševska  Macedonia 8:57.52 NR
23 1 5 Ravee Intporn-Udom  Thailand 9:01.14 NR
24 1 4 Suh Hyun-soo  South Korea 9:03.22
25 2 8 Rita Kovács  Hungary 9:06.97
26 1 6 Maritza Chiaway  Peru 9:09.12
27 1 3 Olga Korotayeva  Kyrgyzstan 9:21.20
28 1 2 Daniela Menegon  Swaziland 10:12.46
2 5 Chen Yan  China DNS

Final

[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Brooke Bennett  United States 8:27.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Dagmar Hase  Germany 8:29.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Kirsten Vlieghuis  Netherlands 8:30.84 NR
4 3 Kerstin Kielgaß  Germany 8:31.06
5 2 Irene Dalby  Norway 8:38.34
6 7 Janet Evans  United States 8:38.91
7 8 Carla Geurts  Netherlands 8:40.43
8 6 Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain 8:41.75

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ Dimond, Jeff (October 1989). "Swim and Deliver" (PDF). Swimming World and Junior Swimmer. 30 (10): 41–44. Retrieved 8 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

External links

  • Official Report
  • USA Swimming
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