The women's 800 metre

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event at the

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was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the

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on August 19 and 20. Japan's

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became the first Asian swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in long-distance freestyle swimming, outside the record time of 8:24.54. France's

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, who claimed the title in the

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, added a silver to her medal tally, with a time of 8:24.96. U.S. swimmer

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, on the other hand, edged out her teammate

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for the bronze medal by 0.36 of a second, clocking at 8:26.61.

Records

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

Results

Heats

Final

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
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