Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:24.96 OR | ||||||||||||
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The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 8:24.62 | Edmonton, Canada | 5 August 1978 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 8:28.90 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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3 August | Final A | Tiffany Cohen | ![]() | 8:24.95 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Michele Richardson | ![]() | 8:32.64 | Q |
2 | 2 | 5 | Anna McVann | ![]() | 8:35.19 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Sarah Hardcastle | ![]() | 8:35.87 | Q |
4 | 1 | 5 | Carla Lasi | ![]() | 8:41.84 | Q, NR |
5 | 3 | 4 | Tiffany Cohen | ![]() | 8:41.86 | Q |
6 | 3 | 6 | Karen Ward | ![]() | 8:45.37 | Q |
7 | 2 | 2 | Monica Olmi | ![]() | 8:45.83 | Q |
8 | 3 | 5 | Jolande van der Meer | ![]() | 8:46.58 | Q |
9 | 3 | 2 | Ann Linder | ![]() | 8:50.80 | |
10 | 2 | 6 | Donna McGinnis | ![]() | 8:51.71 | |
11 | 1 | 6 | Birgit Kowalczik | ![]() | 8:53.34 | |
12 | 3 | 1 | Irma Huerta | ![]() | 8:56.18 | |
13 | 3 | 3 | Susie Baumer | ![]() | 8:56.40 | |
14 | 1 | 3 | Annabelle Cripps | ![]() | 8:58.09 | |
15 | 2 | 3 | Laurence Bensimon | ![]() | 9:01.75 | |
16 | 1 | 7 | Nadia Krüger | ![]() | 9:07.95 | |
17 | 3 | 7 | Lisa Ann Wen | ![]() | 9:09.73 | |
18 | 2 | 7 | Junko Sakurai | ![]() | 9:13.27 | |
19 | 2 | 8 | Karen Slowing-Aceituno | ![]() | 9:20.68 | |
20 | 1 | 1 | Chang Hui-chien | ![]() | 9:34.93 | |
1 | 2 | Sofia Dara | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | 1 | Hadar Rubinstein | ![]() | DNS | ||
3 | 8 | Rosa Fuentes | ![]() | DNS |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 2 | Tiffany Cohen | ![]() | 8:24.96 | OR |
![]() | 4 | Michele Richardson | ![]() | 8:30.73 | |
![]() | 3 | Sarah Hardcastle | ![]() | 8:32.60 | NR |
4 | 5 | Anna McVann | ![]() | 8:37.94 | |
5 | 6 | Carla Lasi | ![]() | 8:42.45 | |
6 | 8 | Jolande van der Meer | ![]() | 8:42.86 | |
7 | 1 | Monica Olmi | ![]() | 8:47.32 | |
8 | 7 | Karen Ward | ![]() | 8:48.12 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 494–495. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming