Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
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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.[1]
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Nicole Kramer | ![]() | 8:46.81 | Q, OR |
2 | Shannon Smith | ![]() | 8:52.66 | Q |
3 | Lisa Geary | ![]() | 8:56.49 | |
4 | Allison Calder | ![]() | 8:57.24 | |
5 | Carine Verbauwen | ![]() | 8:57.31 | |
6 | Laura Bortolotti | ![]() | 9:00.16 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Petra Thümer | ![]() | 8:46.58 | Q, OR |
2 | Regina Jäger | ![]() | 8:49.19 | Q |
3 | Wendy Weinberg | ![]() | 8:49.78 | Q |
4 | Wendy Quirk | ![]() | 8:53.93 | |
5 | Eleonora Pandini | ![]() | 9:12.47 | |
6 | Fernanda Pérez | ![]() | 9:36.10 | |
- | Maria Guimarães | ![]() | - | DQ |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Babashoff | ![]() | 8:47.74 | Q |
2 | Jenny Turrall | ![]() | 8:51.41 | Q |
3 | Rosemary Milgate | ![]() | 8:53.65 | Q |
4 | Annelies Maas | ![]() | 8:57.38 | |
5 | Tracey Wickham | ![]() | 9:01.93 | |
6 | Antonia Real | ![]() | 9:07.24 | |
7 | Diana Hatler | ![]() | 9:43.51 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Petra Thümer | ![]() | 8:37.14 | WR |
![]() | Shirley Babashoff | ![]() | 8:37.59 | |
![]() | Wendy Weinberg | ![]() | 8:42.60 | |
4 | Rosemary Milgate | ![]() | 8:47.21 | |
5 | Nicole Kramer | ![]() | 8:47.33 | |
6 | Shannon Smith | ![]() | 8:48.15 | |
7 | Regina Jäger | ![]() | 8:50.40 | |
8 | Jenny Turrall | ![]() | 8:52.88 |
References
- ^ "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.