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Swimming — 800 metres Freestyle, Women

Times held 15
Total participants 333
Total countries 75

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1968 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 26 16
1972 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 36 19
1976 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 19 11
1980 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 14 9
1984 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 20 14
1988 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 27 19
1992 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 25 18
1996 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 28 22
2000 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 26 21
2004 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 29 24
2008 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 35 29
2012 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 35 28
2016 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 27 19
2020 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 30 22
2024 800 metres Freestyle, Women Olympic 16 13

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Debbie MeyerUSA Pam KruseUSA María Teresa RamírezMEX
1972 Keena RothhammerUSA Shane GouldAUS Novella CalligarisITA
1976 Petra ThümerGDR Shirley BabashoffUSA Wendy WeinbergUSA
1980 Michelle FordAUS Ines DiersGDR Heike DähneGDR
1984 Tiffany CohenUSA Michelle RichardsonUSA Sarah HardcastleGBR
1988 Janet EvansUSA Astrid StraußGDR Julie M. McDonaldAUS
1992 Janet EvansUSA Hayley LewisAUS Jana HenkeGER
1996 Brooke BennettUSA Dagmar HaseGER Kirsten VlieghuisNED
2000 Brooke BennettUSA Yana KlochkovaUKR Kaitlin SandenoUSA
2004 Ai ShibataJPN Laure ManaudouFRA Diana MunzUSA
2008 Becky AdlingtonGBR Alessia FilippiITA Lotte FriisDEN
2012 Katie LedeckyUSA Mireia BelmonteESP Becky AdlingtonGBR
2016 Katie LedeckyUSA Jazz CarlinGBR Boglárka KapásHUN
2020 Katie LedeckyUSA Ariarne TitmusAUS Simona QuadarellaITA
2024 Katie LedeckyUSA Ariarne TitmusAUS Paige MaddenUSA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 11 3 4 18
Australia AUS 1 4 1 6
East Germany GDR 1 2 1 4
Great Britain GBR 1 1 2 4
Japan JPN 1 0 0 1
Italy ITA 0 1 2 3
Germany GER 0 1 1 2
France FRA 0 1 0 1
Spain ESP 0 1 0 1
Ukraine UKR 0 1 0 1
Denmark DEN 0 0 1 1
Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1
Mexico MEX 0 0 1 1
Netherlands NED 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Katie Ledecky USA 4 0 0 4
Brooke Bennett USA 2 0 0 2
Janet Evans USA 2 0 0 2
Becky Adlington GBR 1 0 1 2
Michelle Ford AUS 1 0 0 1
Petra Thümer GDR 1 0 0 1
Tiffany Cohen USA 1 0 0 1
Debbie Meyer USA 1 0 0 1
Keena Rothhammer USA 1 0 0 1
Ai Shibata JPN 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Argentina ARG 2024 Summer Olympics Agostina Hein 14 See all
Aruba ARU 2012 Summer Olympics Daniella van den Berg 34 See all
Australia AUS 1980 Summer Olympics Michelle Ford 1 Gold See all
Austria AUT 2008 Summer Olympics Jördis Steinegger 22 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Marlene Kahler 22
Belgium BEL 1980 Summer Olympics Pascale Verbauwen 6 See all
Brazil BRA 2024 Summer Olympics Mafê Costa 10 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1988 Summer Olympics Antoaneta Strumenlieva 8 See all
Canada CAN 1968 Summer Olympics Angela Coughlan 6 See all
1976 Summer Olympics Shannon Smith 6
Cayman Islands CAY 2004 Summer Olympics Heather Roffey 25 See all
Chile CHI 2012 Summer Olympics Kristel Köbrich 14 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1996 Summer Olympics Lin Chi-Chan 9 See all
Colombia COL 1972 Summer Olympics Roselina Ángel 18 See all
1976 Summer Olympics María Fernanda Pérez 18
Costa Rica CRC 2000 Summer Olympics Claudia Poll DNS See all
Croatia CRO 2004 Summer Olympics Anita Galić 28 See all
Czechia CZE 1996 Summer Olympics Olga Šplíchalová 15 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1992 Summer Olympics Olga Šplíchalová 6 See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 2016 Summer Olympics Talita Te Flan 27 See all
Denmark DEN 2008 Summer Olympics Lotte Friis 3 Bronze See all
East Germany GDR 1976 Summer Olympics Petra Thümer 1 Gold See all
Ecuador ECU 2012 Summer Olympics Samantha Arévalo 29 See all
El Salvador ESA 1992 Summer Olympics María José Marenco 20 See all
Estonia EST 2004 Summer Olympics Jelena Petrova 23 See all
Eswatini SWZ 1996 Summer Olympics Daniela Menegon 28 See all
Finland FIN 1968 Summer Olympics Marjatta Hara 17 See all
France FRA 2004 Summer Olympics Laure Manaudou 2 Silver See all
Germany GER 1996 Summer Olympics Dagmar Hase 2 Silver See all
Great Britain GBR 2008 Summer Olympics Becky Adlington 1 Gold See all
Greece GRE 1980 Summer Olympics Sofia Dara 13 See all
Guatemala GUA 1984 Summer Olympics Karin Slowing 19 See all
Honduras HON 1992 Summer Olympics Claudia Fortín 22 See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 2008 Summer Olympics Stephanie Au 29 See all
Hungary HUN 2016 Summer Olympics Boglárka Kapás 3 Bronze See all
Ireland IRL 1972 Summer Olympics Aisling O'Leary 36 See all
Israel ISR 2000 Summer Olympics Adi Bichman 25 See all
Italy ITA 2008 Summer Olympics Alessia Filippi 2 Silver See all
Jamaica JAM 2000 Summer Olympics Janelle Atkinson 9 See all
Japan JPN 2004 Summer Olympics Ai Shibata 1 Gold See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 1996 Summer Olympics Olga Korotayeva 27 See all
Lebanon LBN 2012 Summer Olympics Katya Bachrouche 19 See all
Liechtenstein LIE 2020 Summer Olympics Julia Hassler 15 See all
Malaysia MAS 1988 Summer Olympics Nurul Huda Abdullah 19 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics María Teresa Ramírez 3 Bronze See all
Netherlands NED 1996 Summer Olympics Kirsten Vlieghuis 3 Bronze See all
New Zealand NZL 1992 Summer Olympics Phillippa Langrell 4 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Lauren Boyle 4
North Macedonia MKD 2000 Summer Olympics Mirjana Boševska 18 See all
Norway NOR 1992 Summer Olympics Irene Dalby 5 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Irene Dalby 5
People's Republic of China CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Li Xuanxu 5 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Wang Jianjiahe 5
Peru PER 1996 Summer Olympics Maritza Chiaway 26 See all
Philippines PHI 1968 Summer Olympics Helen Elliott 21 See all
Poland POL 2008 Summer Olympics Karolina Szczepaniak 35 See all
Portugal POR 2016 Summer Olympics Tamila Holub 24 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1968 Summer Olympics Kristina Moir 18 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Anastasiya Kirpichnikova 8 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2004 Summer Olympics Gwon Yu-Ri 22 See all
Romania ROU 2008 Summer Olympics Camelia Potec 4 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2008 Summer Olympics Yelena Sokolova 7 See all
San Marino SMR 2020 Summer Olympics Arianna Valloni 29 See all
Senegal SEN 2004 Summer Olympics Khadija Ciss 29 See all
Singapore SGP 2024 Summer Olympics Gan Ching Hwee 11 See all
Slovenia SLO 2016 Summer Olympics Tjaša Oder 13 See all
South Africa RSA 2008 Summer Olympics Wendy Trott 9 See all
Soviet Union URS 1980 Summer Olympics Irina Aksyonova 4 See all
Spain ESP 2012 Summer Olympics Mireia Belmonte 2 Silver See all
Sweden SWE 1984 Summer Olympics Ann Linder 9 See all
Switzerland SUI 2000 Summer Olympics Flavia Rigamonti 4 See all
Thailand THA 1992 Summer Olympics Tanya Sridama 23 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Ravee Intaporn-Udom 23
The Bahamas BAH 2016 Summer Olympics Joanna Evans 23 See all
Tunisia TUN 2024 Summer Olympics Jamila Boulakbech 16 See all
Türkiye TUR 2020 Summer Olympics Merve Tuncel 12 See all
Ukraine UKR 2000 Summer Olympics Yana Klochkova 2 Silver See all
United States USA 1968 Summer Olympics Debbie Meyer 1 Gold See all
1972 Summer Olympics Keena Rothhammer 1 Gold
1984 Summer Olympics Tiffany Cohen 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Janet Evans 1 Gold
1992 Summer Olympics Janet Evans 1 Gold
1996 Summer Olympics Brooke Bennett 1 Gold
2000 Summer Olympics Brooke Bennett 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Katie Ledecky 1 Gold
2016 Summer Olympics Katie Ledecky 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Katie Ledecky 1 Gold
2024 Summer Olympics Katie Ledecky 1 Gold
Uruguay URU 1968 Summer Olympics Mónica E. Figueroa 24 See all
Venezuela VEN 2012 Summer Olympics Andreína Pinto 8 See all
Vietnam VIE 2020 Summer Olympics Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 30 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Uta Schütz 10 See all