| 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.
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).
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.
External links
| Olympic champions in women's 800 m freestyle | |
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