The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 and 8 August 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 August (heats) 8 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:42.96 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Before the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| European record | Gabriele Detti |  Italy |
7:40.77 | Budapest | 26 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:42.33 | London | 20 May 2016 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 7 August at 10:18.[3]
Final edit
The final was started on 8 August at 16:30.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
7:42.96 | |
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5 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:45.12 | |
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1 | Florian Wellbrock |  Germany |
7:45.60 | |
| 4 | 8 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
7:46.75 | |
| 5 | 6 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
7:49.73 | |
| 6 | 7 | Domenico Acerenza | Italy |
7:51.64 | |
| 7 | 2 | Damien Joly |  France |
7:56.75 | |
| 8 | 3 | Marin Mogić |  Croatia |
7:58.03 |