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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:57.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2019 African Games | ||
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| File:Swimming pictogram.svg | ||
| 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 |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
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 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Akram | File:Flag of Egypt.svg 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 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 7:57.21 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 2 | 3 | Mohamed Agili | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 7:57.87 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 2 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 8:06.90 | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | Mohamed Djaballah | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 8:08.88 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Brent Szurdoki | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 8:12.87 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Michael McGlynn | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 8:27.52 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Damien Otogbe | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | 9:20.11 | |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | João Duarte | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 9:22.57 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Solomon Beraki | File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea | 12:11.63 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Nejim Tesfay | File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea | 13:20.33 |
References
- ↑ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.