Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
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]
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 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1984 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 | ||
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 |
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 | ![]() | 8:24.96 | 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.
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