| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 September 1988 (heats) 24 September 1988 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Janet Evans (USA) |
8:17.12 | Orlando, United States | 22 March 1988 |
| Olympic record |  Tiffany Cohen (USA) |
8:24.96 | Los Angeles, United States | 3 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September | Final A | Janet Evans | United States |
8:20.20 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Janet Evans | United States |
8:20.20 | OR |
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4 | Astrid Strauss |  East Germany |
8:22.09 | |
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3 | Julie McDonald |  Australia |
8:22.93 | OC |
| 4 | 6 | Anke Möhring | East Germany |
8:23.09 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tami Bruce | United States |
8:30.86 | |
| 6 | 7 | Janelle Elford | Australia |
8:30.94 | |
| 7 | 1 | Isabelle Arnould |  Belgium |
8:37.47 | |
| 8 | 8 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva |  Bulgaria |
8:41.05 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 421–422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 422. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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