Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle explained

Event:	Women's 800 metre freestyle
Games:	2002 Asian Games
Venue:	Sajik Swimming Pool
Date:	5 October 2002
Competitors:	11
Nations:	8
Gold:	Chen Hua
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Sachiko Yamada
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Zhang Yan
Bronzenoc:	CHN
Prev:	1998
Next:	2006

See main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games.

The women's 800 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. It was a timed-final event, meaning that each swimmer only swam once, with the fastest eight (8) entrants swimming in the finals.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time

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Saturday, 5 October 2002	10:00	Final 1
	19:00	Final 2

Results

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	2		8:25.36
	2		8:28.77
	2		8:44.80
4	2		8:57.47
5	2		9:01.89
6	2		9:05.22
7	2		9:10.56
8	1		9:10.70
9	1		9:11.74
10	1		9:27.13
11	2		9:27.92

References

• 2002 Asian Games Report, Pages 214–215
• Results