Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle
| Men's 800 Metre Freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 August 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:44.98 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21–22 August 2014.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| European record | Gabriele Detti |  Italy |
7:42.74 | Riccione | 8 April 2014 |
| Championship record | Sebastien Rouault |  France |
7:48.28 | Budapest | 13 August 2010 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were held at 10.16.[2]
Final[edit]
The final was held at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:44.98 | CR |
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4 | Pál Joensen |  Faroe Islands |
7:48.49 | |
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3 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
7:49.35 | |
| 4 | 7 | Stephen Milne |  Great Britain |
7:50.64 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
7:52.19 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
7:55.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ferry Weertman |  Netherlands |
7:55.57 | |
| 8 | 1 | Richárd Nagy |  Slovakia |
7:56.28 |