Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle
Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2015 African Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Kintele Aquatic Complex | |||||||||
Date | September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07) | |||||||||
Competitors | 6 from 4 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:55.36 | |||||||||
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The Men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 7 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
Schedule
All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
Date | Time | Event |
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Monday, 7 September 2015 | 18:13 | Final |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Zhang Lin | ![]() | 7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
African record | Oussama Mellouli | ![]() | 7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
Games record | Troyden Prinsloo | ![]() | 8:02.84 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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7 September | Final | Ahmed Akram | ![]() | 7:55.36 | GR |
Results
Final
The final were held on 7 September.[1]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() | 7:55.36 | GR |
![]() | 5 | Marwan Elkamash | ![]() | 7:59.54 | |
![]() | 3 | Devon Brown | ![]() | 7:59.57 | |
4 | 2 | Brent Szurdoki | ![]() | 8:07.18 | |
5 | 6 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | ![]() | 8:17.74 | |
6 | 7 | Imad Tchouar | ![]() | 8:25.75 |
References
- ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
- Official website