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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Records edit
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 edit
Heats edit
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 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | Tiffany Cohen | United States |
8:24.96 | OR |
 |
4 | Michele Richardson | United States |
8:30.73 | |
 |
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 edit
- ^ "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.