Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Date	July 30, 1992
Medalists
Janet Evans  United States Hayley Lewis  Australia Jana Henke  Germany

The Women's 800 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain.

Results

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Janet Evans (USA)	8:25.52
	Hayley Lewis (AUS)	8:30.34
	Jana Henke (GER)	8:30.99
4.	Philippa Langrell (NZL)	8:35.57
5.	Irene Dalby (NOR)	8:37.12
6.	Olga Šplíchalová (TCH)	8:37.66
7.	Erika Hansen (USA)	8:39.25
8.	Isabelle Arnould (BEL)	8:41.86

Qualifying Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Claudia Fortin (HON)	9:10.54
2.	Thanya Sridama (THA)	9:10.58
—	Yu Fen May Ooi (SIN)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Jana Henke (GER)	8:35.11.
2.	Erika Hansen (USA)	8:36.56
3.	Olga Šplíchalová (TCH)	8:42.16
4.	Carla Negrea (ROU)	8:48.36
5.	Manuela Melchiorri (ITA)	8:50.14
6.	Samantha Foggo (GBR)	8:50.17
7.	Laura Sánchez (MEX)	9:10.31

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Philippa Langrell (NZL)	8:38.43
2.	Irene Dalby (NOR)	8:38.58
3.	Kerstin Kielgass (GER)	8:43.52
4.	Julie McDonald (AUS)	8:51.59
5.	Elizabeth Arnold (GBR)	8:56.04
6.	Judit Kiss (HUN)	8:58.16
7.	Jeanine Steenkamp (RSA)	8:59.62
8.	Maria José Marenco (ESA)	9:09.41

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Janet Evans (USA)	8:32.69
2.	Hayley Lewis (AUS)	8:33.04
3.	Isabelle Arnould (BEL)	8:40.86
4.	Beatrice Coada (ROU)	8:44.17
5.	Sandra Cam (BEL)	8:50.91
6.	Itziar Esparza (ESP)	8:55.65
7.	Yan Ming (CHN)	9:14.63
8.	Erika González (MEX)	9:17.18

See also

• 1993 World SC Championships Women's 800m Freestyle

References

• Official Olympic Report