| Event: | Men's 800 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 7 August (heats) 8 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 7:42.96 |
| Gold: | Mykhailo Romanchuk |
| Gold Nation: | UKR |
| Silver: | Gregorio Paltrinieri |
| Silver Nation: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Florian Wellbrock |
| Bronze Nation: | GER |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 and 8 August 2018.[1] [2]
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin | 7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 | ||
| European record | Gabriele Detti | 7:40.77 | Budapest | 26 July 2017 | ||
| Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 7:42.33 | London | 20 May 2016 |
The heats were started on 7 August at 10:18.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 7:49.96 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 7:50.08 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 7:51.78 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 7:52.14 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 7:52.54 | Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 7:52.80 | Q | ||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 7:53.62 | Q | ||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 7:53.94 | Q | ||
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 7:54.31 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | 7:54.31 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 7:54.34 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 3 | 7:55.56 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 6 | 7:56.58 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 4 | 7:56.83 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 7:57.54 | |||
| 16 | 1 | 5 | 7:58.26 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 7:58.67 | |||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 7:58.77 | |||
| 19 | 1 | 3 | 8:01.39 | |||
| 20 | 3 | 8 | 8:03.07 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 8:03.98 | |||
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 8:06.48 | |||
| 23 | 2 | 9 | 8:07.51 | |||
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 8:07.96 | |||
| 25 | 1 | 7 | 8:25.42 | |||
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 8:44.70 | |||
| — | 1 | 8 | Did not start | |||
| 1 | 9 | |||||
| 2 | 6 |
The final was started on 8 August at 16:30.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7:42.96 | |||||
| 5 | 7:45.12 | |||||
| 1 | 7:45.60 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | 7:46.75 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 7:49.73 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 7:51.64 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 7:56.75 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 7:58.03 |