The men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 27 and 29 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's recurrence to the Games for the first time in over a century, having last been held in 1904.
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2021 (heats) 29 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7:41.87 | ||||||||||||
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Katie Ledecky and Bobby Finke win both the women's and men's 800 metre freestyle.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Zhang Lin (CHN) |
7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Emil Rausch (GER) |
13:11.4 (880 yards) | St. Louis, United States | 7 September 1904 | [3] |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27 | Heat 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
7:41.28 | OR |
Qualification edit
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 7:54.31. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 8:08.54. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[4]
Competition format edit
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[5]
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 27 July 2021 | 20:17 | Heats |
| Thursday, 29 July 2021 | 10:30 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[6]
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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3 | Robert Finke |  United States |
7:41.87 | NR |
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8 | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
7:42.11 | |
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4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
7:42.33 | |
| 4 | 5 | Florian Wellbrock |  Germany |
7:42.68 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jack McLoughlin |  Australia |
7:45.00 | |
| 6 | 1 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
7:45.11 | |
| 7 | 6 | Felix Auböck |  Austria |
7:49.14 | |
| 8 | 2 | Guilherme Costa |  Brazil |
7:53.31 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Flash! Zhang Lin Shatters Grant Hackett's 800 Free World Record in Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 880 yard Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.