The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21–22 August 2014.[1]
| Men's 800 Metre Freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 August 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:44.98 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| European record | Gabriele Detti |  Italy |
7:42.74 | Riccione | 8 April 2014 |
| Championship record | Sebastien Rouault |  France |
7:48.28 | Budapest | 13 August 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10.16.[2]
Final edit
The final was held at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:44.98 | CR |
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4 | Pál Joensen |  Faroe Islands |
7:48.49 | |
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3 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
7:49.35 | |
| 4 | 7 | Stephen Milne |  Great Britain |
7:50.64 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
7:52.19 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
7:55.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ferry Weertman |  Netherlands |
7:55.57 | |
| 8 | 1 | Richárd Nagy |  Slovakia |
7:56.28 |