800 m Freestyle, Women
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
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| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 23 |
| Countries | 18 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Tracey Wickham |  AUS |
8:46.60 (4 h1) |
8:24.94 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Sippy Woodhead |  USA |
8:37.01 (1 h1) |
8:29.35 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Kim Linehan | USA |
8:40.16 (2 h1) |
8:32.60 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Michelle Ford | AUS |
8:41.03 (3 h1) |
8:33.45 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Annelies Maas |  NED |
8:49.66 (6 h1) |
5:42.71 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Irina Aksyonova |  URS |
8:48.46 (5 h1) |
8:43.56 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Marina Altmann |  GDR |
8:56.93 (7 h1) |
8:57.53 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Roberta Felotti |  ITA |
8:57.54 (8 h1) |
8:58.26 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Lorinda Parkas |  CAN |
8:59.67 (9 h1) |
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| 10 | Galina Emelianenko | URS |
9:03.66 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Barb Shockey | CAN |
9:04.51 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Susanne Ackum |  SWE |
9:13.82 (12 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Karin Averdunk | GER |
9:15.72 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Sonya Dangalakova |  BUL |
9:16.68 (14 h1) |
— | ||
| 15 | Andrea Neumayer |  ARG |
9:16.87 (15 h1) |
— | ||
| 16 | Maria Räikkälä |  FIN |
9:20.73 (16 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Marta Słonina |  POL |
9:21.56 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Margareta Maunsbach |  DEN |
9:22.04 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Andrea Strechota |  AUT |
9:22.16 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | Verónica Espinosa |  MEX |
9:27.08 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Kiang Wen-Ying |  TPE |
9:32.62 (21 h1) |
— | ||
| 22 | Renata Janik | POL |
9:34.23 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | Adriana Fontán |  COL |
9:38.25 (23 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Sumatana PingkatswanDNS |  THA |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Cheryl BrazendaleDNS |  GBR |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Rebecca PerrottDNS |  NZL |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Pascale VerbauwenDNS |  BEL |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Petra ThümerDNS | GDR |
— (DNS h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sippy Woodhead | USA |
8:37.01 | |
| 2 | Kim Linehan | USA |
8:40.16 | |
| 3 | Michelle Ford | AUS |
8:41.03 | |
| 4 | Tracey Wickham | AUS |
8:46.60 | |
| 5 | Irina Aksyonova | URS |
8:48.46 | |
| 6 | Annelies Maas | NED |
8:49.66 | |
| 7 | Marina Altmann | GDR |
8:56.93 | |
| 8 | Roberta Felotti | ITA |
8:57.54 | |
| 9 | Lorinda Parkas | CAN |
8:59.67 | |
| 10 | Galina Emelianenko | URS |
9:03.66 | |
| 11 | Barb Shockey | CAN |
9:04.51 | |
| 12 | Susanne Ackum | SWE |
9:13.82 | |
| 13 | Karin Averdunk | GER |
9:15.72 | |
| 14 | Sonya Dangalakova | BUL |
9:16.68 | |
| 15 | Andrea Neumayer | ARG |
9:16.87 | |
| 16 | Maria Räikkälä | FIN |
9:20.73 | |
| 17 | Marta Słonina | POL |
9:21.56 | |
| 18 | Margareta Maunsbach | DEN |
9:22.04 | |
| 19 | Andrea Strechota | AUT |
9:22.16 | |
| 20 | Verónica Espinosa | MEX |
9:27.08 | |
| 21 | Kiang Wen-Ying | TPE |
9:32.62 | |
| 22 | Renata Janik | POL |
9:34.23 | |
| 23 | Adriana Fontán | COL |
9:38.25 | |
| DNS | Sumatana PingkatswanDNS | THA |
— | |
| DNS | Cheryl BrazendaleDNS | GBR |
— | |
| DNS | Rebecca PerrottDNS | NZL |
— | |
| DNS | Pascale VerbauwenDNS | BEL |
— | |
| DNS | Petra ThümerDNS | GDR |
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Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracey Wickham | AUS |
8:24.94 | |
| 2 | Sippy Woodhead | USA |
8:29.35 | |
| 3 | Kim Linehan | USA |
8:32.60 | |
| 4 | Michelle Ford | AUS |
8:33.45 | |
| 5 | Annelies Maas | NED |
5:42.71 | |
| 6 | Irina Aksyonova | URS |
8:43.56 | |
| 7 | Marina Altmann | GDR |
8:57.53 | |
| 8 | Roberta Felotti | ITA |
8:58.26 |