The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 June 2024.[1][2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 June (heats) 19 June (final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:46.20 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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 | Daniel Wiffen |  Ireland |
7:39.19 | Fukuoka | 26 July 2023 |
| Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
7:40.86 | Rome | 13 August 2022 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 18 June at 10:35.
Qualification Rules: The 8 fastest from the heats qualify to the final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
7:48.22 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Zalán Sárkány |  Hungary |
7:50.36 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Dimitrios Markos |  Greece |
7:50.38 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Krzysztof Chmielewski |  Poland |
7:50.51 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Kuzey Tunçelli |  Turkey |
7:53.92 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Nathan Wiffen | Ireland |
7:54.60 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Muhammed Özden | Turkey |
7:55.56 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
7:55.62 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Jon Jøntvedt | Norway |
8:01.04 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Džiugas Miškinis |  Lithuania |
8:04.06 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Marin Mogić |  Croatia |
8:08.63 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Nikola Ratkov |  Serbia |
8:09.34 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | László Gálicz | Hungary |
8:11.78 | |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | Loris Bianchi |  San Marino |
8:12.19 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | Filip Kuruzović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8:12.37 | |
| 16 | 1 | 4 | Mihailo Gašić | Serbia |
8:16.14 | |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | Michal Judickij |  Czech Republic |
8:16.66 | |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Nikola Simić | Serbia |
8:18.33 | |
| 19 | 3 | 7 | Bartosz Kapala | Poland |
8:18.51 | |
| 20 | 2 | 9 | Kevin Pereira Teixeira |  Andorra |
8:21.90 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Yordan Yanchev |  Bulgaria |
8:24.04 | |
| 22 | 1 | 5 | Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ |  North Macedonia |
8:31.13 | |
| 1 | 3 | Jovan Lekić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Did not start | ||
Final
editThe final was held on 19 June at 20:07.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Ukraine |
7:46.20 | |
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3 | Dimitrios Markos | Greece |
7:48.59 | NR |
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5 | Zalán Sárkány | Hungary |
7:49.29 | |
| 4 | 6 | Krzysztof Chmielewski | Poland |
7:49.44 | |
| 5 | 8 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway |
7:50.88 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kuzey Tunçelli | Turkey |
7:54.12 | |
| 7 | 1 | Muhammed Özden | Turkey |
7:55.32 | |
| 8 | 7 | Nathan Wiffen | Ireland |
8:03.74 |