Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue
Date5 October
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Medalists
gold medal Chen Hua   China
silver medal Sachiko Yamada   Japan
bronze medal    China
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Swimming at the
2002 Asian Games
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Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
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Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games

The women's 800 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the . This was a timed-final event, meaning that each swimmer only swam once, with the fastest eight (8) entrants swimming in the finals.

Schedule[]

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 5 October 2002 10:00 Final 1
19:00 Final 2

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record  Janet Evans (USA) 8:16.22 Tokyo, Japan 20 August 1989
Asian Record   (CHN) 8:26.48 Guangzhou, China 18 November 2001
Games Record   (CHN) 8:31.57 Hiroshima, Japan 7 October 1994

Results[]

Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2  Chen Hua (CHN) 8:25.36 AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2  Sachiko Yamada (JPN) 8:28.77
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2   (CHN) 8:44.80
4 2   (JPN) 8:57.47
5 2   (KOR) 9:01.89
6 2  Pilin Tachakittiranan (THA) 9:05.22
7 2  Sia Wai Yen (MAS) 9:10.56
8 1   (KOR) 9:10.70
9 1   (VIE) 9:11.74
10 1   (SIN) 9:27.13
11 2  Lizza Danila (PHI) 9:27.92

References[]

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