Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date3 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time8:24.96 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tiffany Cohen  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michele Richardson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain
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Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

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  Tracey Wickham (AUS) 8:24.62 Edmonton, Canada 5 August 1978
Olympic record  Michelle Ford (AUS) 8:28.90 Moscow, Soviet Union 26 July 1980

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
3 August Final A Tiffany Cohen  United States 8:24.95 OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Michele Richardson  United States 8:32.64 Q
2 2 5 Anna McVann  Australia 8:35.19 Q
3 1 4 Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain 8:35.87 Q
4 1 5 Carla Lasi  Italy 8:41.84 Q, NR
5 3 4 Tiffany Cohen  United States 8:41.86 Q
6 3 6 Karen Ward  Canada 8:45.37 Q
7 2 2 Monica Olmi  Italy 8:45.83 Q
8 3 5 Jolande van der Meer  Netherlands 8:46.58 Q
9 3 2 Ann Linder  Sweden 8:50.80
10 2 6 Donna McGinnis  Canada 8:51.71
11 1 6 Birgit Kowalczik  West Germany 8:53.34
12 3 1 Irma Huerta  Mexico 8:56.18
13 3 3 Susie Baumer  Australia 8:56.40
14 1 3 Annabelle Cripps  Great Britain 8:58.09
15 2 3 Laurence Bensimon  France 9:01.75
16 1 7 Nadia Krüger  Switzerland 9:07.95
17 3 7 Lisa Ann Wen  Chinese Taipei 9:09.73
18 2 7 Junko Sakurai  Japan 9:13.27
19 2 8 Karen Slowing-Aceituno  Guatemala 9:20.68
20 1 1 Chang Hui-chien  Chinese Taipei 9:34.93
1 2 Sofia Dara  Greece DNS
2 1 Hadar Rubinstein  Israel DNS
3 8 Rosa Fuentes  Mexico DNS

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Tiffany Cohen  United States 8:24.96 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Michele Richardson  United States 8:30.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Sarah Hardcastle  Great Britain 8:32.60 NR
4 5 Anna McVann  Australia 8:37.94
5 6 Carla Lasi  Italy 8:42.45
6 8 Jolande van der Meer  Netherlands 8:42.86
7 1 Monica Olmi  Italy 8:47.32
8 7 Karen Ward  Canada 8:48.12

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 494–495. Retrieved March 13, 2017.