Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle

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Men's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates21 August
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time7:57.21
Medalists
gold medal Ahmed Akram   Egypt
silver medal Mohamed Agili   Tunisia
bronze medal Marwan Elkamash   Egypt
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Swimming at the
2019 African Games
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Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmen
4×100 m mixed
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×100 m
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The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Zhang Lin  China 7:32.12 Rome 29 July 2009
African record Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 7:35.27 Rome 29 July 2009
Games record Ahmed Akram  Egypt 7:55.36 Brazzaville 7 September 2015

Results[]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 5 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 7:57.21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 3 Mohamed Agili  Tunisia 7:57.87
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 4 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 8:06.90
4 2 7  Algeria 8:08.88 NR
5 2 6 Brent Szurdoki  South Africa 8:12.87
6 2 2 Michael McGlynn  South Africa 8:27.52
7 2 1  Togo 9:20.11
8 1 4  Angola 9:22.57
9 1 5  Eritrea 12:11.63
10 1 3  Eritrea 13:20.33

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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