The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 23 and 24 August 2017.[1]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2017 Summer Universiade | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Taiwan Sport University Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (heats) 24 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:45.76 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.
| World record |  Zhang Lin (CHN) |
7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Chad La Tourette (USA) |
7:47.24 | Belgrade, Serbia | 7 July 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August | Final | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
7:45.76 | UR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 23 August at 09:57.[2]
Final edit
The final was held on 24 August at 19:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:45.76 | UR |
 |
4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
7:46.28 | |
 |
1 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
7:51.06 | |
| 4 | 7 | Grant Shoults |  United States |
7:53.83 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jay Lelliott |  Great Britain |
7:55.36 | |
| 6 | 5 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
7:58.22 | |
| 7 | 8 | Shingo Nakaya |  Japan |
8:00.69 | |
| 8 | 2 | Joris Bouchaut |  France |
8:00.82 |
References edit
- ^ "2017 Summer Universiade – Swimming – Technical handbook" (PDF). data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Final results