Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
| Women's 800 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | ||
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held on July 25, 1976, in Montreal, after the preliminary heats on July 24, 1976.[1]
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Kramer |  United States |
8:46.81 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Shannon Smith | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
8:52.66 | Q |
| 3 | Lisa Geary | Canada |
8:56.49 | |
| 4 | Allison Calder |  New Zealand |
8:57.24 | |
| 5 | Carine Verbauwen | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
8:57.31 | |
| 6 | Laura Bortolotti |  Italy |
9:00.16 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Thümer |  East Germany |
8:46.58 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Regina Jäger | East Germany |
8:49.19 | Q |
| 3 | Wendy Weinberg | United States |
8:49.78 | Q |
| 4 | Wendy Quirk | Canada |
8:53.93 | |
| 5 | Eleonora Pandini | Italy |
9:12.47 | |
| 6 | Fernanda Pérez |  Colombia |
9:36.10 | |
| - | Maria Guimarães | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
- | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Shirley Babashoff | United States |
8:47.74 | Q |
| 2 | Jenny Turrall |  Australia |
8:51.41 | Q |
| 3 | Rosemary Milgate | Australia |
8:53.65 | Q |
| 4 | Annelies Maas |  Netherlands |
8:57.38 | |
| 5 | Tracey Wickham | Australia |
9:01.93 | |
| 6 | Antonia Real | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
9:07.24 | |
| 7 | Diana Hatler | .svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico |
9:43.51 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Petra Thümer | East Germany |
8:37.14 | WR |
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Shirley Babashoff | United States |
8:37.59 | |
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Wendy Weinberg | United States |
8:42.60 | |
| 4 | Rosemary Milgate | Australia |
8:47.21 | |
| 5 | Nicole Kramer | United States |
8:47.33 | |
| 6 | Shannon Smith | Canada |
8:48.15 | |
| 7 | Regina Jäger | East Germany |
8:50.40 | |
| 8 | Jenny Turrall | Australia |
8:52.88 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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