| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:57.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2019 African Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
7:55.36 | Brazzaville | 7 September 2015 |
Results
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 5 | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
7:57.21 | |
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2 | 3 | Mohamed Agili |  Tunisia |
7:57.87 | |
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2 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
8:06.90 | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
8:08.88 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Brent Szurdoki |  South Africa |
8:12.87 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Michael McGlynn | South Africa |
8:27.52 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Damien Otogbe |  Togo |
9:20.11 | |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | João Duarte |  Angola |
9:22.57 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Solomon Beraki |  Eritrea |
12:11.63 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Nejim Tesfay | Eritrea |
13:20.33 |
References
- "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.