Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 26 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
| Date | 26 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:28.90 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:24.62 | Edmonton, Canada | 5 August 1978 |
| Olympic record |  | 8:37.14 | Montreal, Canada | 25 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July | Heat 1 | Heike Dähne | | 8:36.09 | OR |
| 26 July | Final | Michelle Ford |  | 8:28.90 | OR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Heike Dähne | | 8:36.09 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Ines Diers | | 8:40.29 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Michelle Ford | | 8:42.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Irina Aksyonova | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:44.42 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Pascale Verbauwen | | 8:45.12 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Oksana Komissarova | | 8:45.80 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ines Geißler | | 8:46.96 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Yelena Ivanova | | 8:47.33 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Rosemary Brown | | 8:49.47 | |
| 10 | 2 | Jacquelene Willmott | | 8:50.51 | |
| 11 | 2 | Reggie de Jong | | 8:54.49 | |
| 12 | 1 | Roberta Felotti | | 8:58.54 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sofia Dara |  | 9:02.37 | |
| 14 | 2 | Nikole Schrepfer | | 9:15.11 | |
| 1 | Klára Gulyás |  | DNS | ||
| 1 | María Pia Ayora |  |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Michelle Ford | | 8:28.90 | OR |
 | Ines Diers | | 8:32.55 | |
 | Heike Dähne | | 8:33.48 | |
| 4 | Irina Aksyonova | | 8:38.05 | |
| 5 | Oksana Komissarova | | 8:42:04 | |
| 6 | Pascale Verbauwen | | 8:44.84 | |
| 7 | Ines Geißler | | 8:45.28 | |
| 8 | Yelena Ivanova | | 8:46.45 |
References
- "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 450, 476. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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