Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Petra Thümer  East Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Shirley Babashoff  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Wendy Weinberg  United States

The final of the Women's 800 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held on July 25, 1976, in Montreal, after the preliminary heats on July 24, 1976.[1]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Nicole Kramer United States8:46.81Q, OR
2Shannon Smith Canada8:52.66Q
3Lisa Geary Canada8:56.49
4Allison Calder New Zealand8:57.24
5Carine Verbauwen Belgium8:57.31
6Laura Bortolotti Italy9:00.16

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Petra Thümer East Germany8:46.58Q, OR
2Regina Jäger East Germany8:49.19Q
3Wendy Weinberg United States8:49.78Q
4Wendy Quirk Canada8:53.93
5Eleonora Pandini Italy9:12.47
6Fernanda Pérez Colombia9:36.10
-Maria Guimarães Brazil-DQ

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Shirley Babashoff United States8:47.74Q
2Jenny Turrall Australia8:51.41Q
3Rosemary Milgate Australia8:53.65Q
4Annelies Maas Netherlands8:57.38
5Tracey Wickham Australia9:01.93
6Antonia Real Spain9:07.24
7Diana Hatler Puerto Rico9:43.51

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Petra Thümer East Germany8:37.14WR
Shirley Babashoff United States8:37.59
Wendy Weinberg United States8:42.60
4Rosemary Milgate Australia8:47.21
5Nicole Kramer United States8:47.33
6Shannon Smith Canada8:48.15
7Regina Jäger East Germany8:50.40
8Jenny Turrall Australia8:52.88

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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