Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle
Appearance
Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 19–20 May | |||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:42.33 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
mixed | ||
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
mixed | ||
Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
Team | team | |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | Free | Technical |
Duet | Free | Technical |
Team | Free | Technical |
Mixed | Free | Technical |
Combination | Combination | |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 and 20 May 2016.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Zhang Lin | ![]() |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
European record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | ![]() |
7:40.81 | Kazan | 5 August 2015 |
Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | ![]() |
7:44.98 | Berlin | 22 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 19 May at 10:53.[3]
Final
The final was held on 20 May at 18:02.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | ![]() |
7:42.33 | CR |
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5 | Gabriele Detti | ![]() |
7:43.52 | |
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3 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | ![]() |
7:47.99 | |
4 | 2 | Jan Micka | ![]() |
7:50.38 | |
5 | 6 | Timothy Shuttleworth | ![]() |
7:50.52 | |
6 | 7 | Henrik Christiansen | ![]() |
7:51.84 | |
7 | 8 | Gergely Gyurta | ![]() |
7:54.32 | |
8 | 1 | Joris Bouchaut | ![]() |
7:58.54 |