The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:57.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
7:55.36 | Brazzaville | 7 September 2015 |
Results edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 5 | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
7:57.21 | |
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2 | 3 | Mohamed Agili |  Tunisia |
7:57.87 | |
 |
2 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
8:06.90 | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
8:08.88 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Brent Szurdoki |  South Africa |
8:12.87 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Michael McGlynn | South Africa |
8:27.52 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Damien Otogbe |  Togo |
9:20.11 | |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | João Duarte |  Angola |
9:22.57 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Solomon Beraki |  Eritrea |
12:11.63 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Nejim Tesfay | Eritrea |
13:20.33 |
References edit
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.