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Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petra Thümer  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shirley Babashoff  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wendy Weinberg  United States
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Swimming at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
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
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The final of the women's 800 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held on July 25, 1976, in Montreal, after the preliminary heats on July 24, 1976.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Nicole Kramer  United States 8:46.81 Q, OR
2 Shannon Smith  Canada 8:52.66 Q
3 Lisa Geary  Canada 8:56.49
4 Allison Calder  New Zealand 8:57.24
5 Carine Verbauwen  Belgium 8:57.31
6 Laura Bortolotti  Italy 9:00.16

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Petra Thümer  East Germany 8:46.58 Q, OR
2 Regina Jäger  East Germany 8:49.19 Q
3 Wendy Weinberg  United States 8:49.78 Q
4 Wendy Quirk  Canada 8:53.93
5 Eleonora Pandini  Italy 9:12.47
6 Fernanda Pérez  Colombia 9:36.10
- Maria Guimarães  Brazil - DQ

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Shirley Babashoff  United States 8:47.74 Q
2 Jenny Turrall  Australia 8:51.41 Q
3 Rosemary Milgate  Australia 8:53.65 Q
4 Annelies Maas  Netherlands 8:57.38
5 Tracey Wickham  Australia 9:01.93
6 Antonia Real  Spain 9:07.24
7 Diana Hatler  Puerto Rico 9:43.51

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Petra Thümer  East Germany 8:37.14 WR
2 Shirley Babashoff  United States 8:37.59
3 Wendy Weinberg  United States 8:42.60
4 Rosemary Milgate  Australia 8:47.21
5 Nicole Kramer  United States 8:47.33
6 Shannon Smith  Canada 8:48.15
7 Regina Jäger  East Germany 8:50.40
8 Jenny Turrall  Australia 8:52.88

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Olympic champions in women's 800 m freestyle
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