| Event: | Men's 800 metre freestyle |
| Championship: | 2019 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 23 July (heats) 24 July (final) |
| Venue: | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center |
| Location: | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Nations: | 33 |
| Win Value: | 7:39.27 |
| Gold: | Gregorio Paltrinieri |
| Gold Nation: | ITA |
| Silver: | Henrik Christiansen |
| Silver Nation: | NOR |
| Bronze: | David Aubry |
| Bronze Nation: | FRA |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 23 and 24 July 2019.[1] [2] The defending champion was Gabriele Detti, but he finished 5th in the final. The champion, Gregorio Paltrinieri, was the defending bronze medalist.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The heats were held on 23 July at 11:05.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 7:45.70 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7:46.37 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 7:46.42 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 7:46.46 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7:46.53 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 7:47.01 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 7:47.25 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 7:48.12 | Q | |||
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 7:48.74 | NR | |||
| 10 | 3 | 7 | 7:48.93 | NR | |||
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 7:50.14 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 7:50.30 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 7:50.64 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 7:52.65 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 7:52.74 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 7:53.11 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 4 | 7:53.75 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 8 | 7:54.07 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 9 | 7:54.55 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 6 | 7:57.46 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | 7:58.67 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 2 | 7:58.99 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 7:59.17 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 5 | 8:02.26 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 0 | 8:06.58 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 3 | 8:07.97 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 8 | 8:08.76 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 9 | 8:08.78 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 7 | 8:10.35 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 8:13.02 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 1 | 8:14.44 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 4 | 8:15.22 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 3 | 8:18.24 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 1 | 8:22.96 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 2 | 8:23.99 | ||||
| 36 | 1 | 6 | 8:24.02 | ||||
| 37 | 1 | 7 | 8:33.54 | ||||
| 38 | 1 | 8 | 8:35.54 |
The final was held on 24 July at 20:02.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7:39.27 | ER | ||||
| 2 | 7:41.28 | NR | ||||
| 5 | 7:42.08 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 7:42.64 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 7:43.89 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 7:45.01 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 7:47.32 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 7:49.32 |