2016 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming
| Women's 800m Freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
 |  USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:04.79 OR/WR |
 |  GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 8:16.17 |
 |  HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 8:16.37 |
| 4 |  ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:18.55 |
| 5 |  AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 8:20.32 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 8:20.95 |
| 7 |  DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 8:24.50 |
| 8 |  GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:27.75 |
| 9 |  NZLNew Zealand | Lauren Boyle | 8:25.84 |
| 10 |  CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 8:26.43 |
| 11 |  CHNChina | Hou Yawen | 8:30.59 |
| 12 |  VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 8:30.92 |
| 13 |  SLOSlovenia | Tjasa Oder | 8:33.14 |
| 14 | HUNHungary | Eva Risztov | 8:33.36 |
| 15 | GBRGreat Britain | Camilla Hattersley | 8:33.65 |
| 16 | NZLNew Zealand | Emma Robinson | 8:33.73 |
| 17 |  CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 8:34.34 |
| 18 | CHNChina | Zhang Yuhan | 8:35.32 |
| 19 | ESPSpain | Maria Vilas | 8:36.43 |
| 20 | AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 8:36.62 |
| 21 |  LIELiechtenstein | Julia Hassler | 8:38.19 |
| 22 |  GUAGuatemala | Valerie Gruest | 8:39.80 |
| 23 |  BAHBahamas | Joanna Evans | 8:42.93 |
| 24 |  PORPortugal | Tamila Holub | 8:45.36 |
| 25 | GERGermany | Leonie Beck | 8:47.47 |
| 26 |  RUSRussia | Arina Openysheva | 8:48.89 |
| 27 |  CIVIvory Coast | Talita Te Flan | 9:07.21 |
 ITAItaly | Martina De Memme | DNS | |
 NEDNetherlands | Sharon van Rouwendaal | DNS | |
| SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:12.86 Q OR |
| 2 | HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 8:19.43 Q |
| 3 | GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 8:19.67 Q |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 8:21.43 Q |
| 5 | DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 8:22.54 Q |
| 6 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 8:22.57 Q |
| 7 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:24.65 Q |
| 8 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:25.55 Q |
| 9 | NZLNew Zealand | Lauren Boyle | 8:25.84 |
| 10 | CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 8:26.43 |
| 11 | CHNChina | Hou Yawen | 8:30.59 |
| 12 | VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 8:30.92 |
| 13 | SLOSlovenia | Tjasa Oder | 8:33.14 |
| 14 | HUNHungary | Eva Risztov | 8:33.36 |
| 15 | GBRGreat Britain | Camilla Hattersley | 8:33.65 |
| 16 | NZLNew Zealand | Emma Robinson | 8:33.73 |
| 17 | CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 8:34.34 |
| 18 | CHNChina | Zhang Yuhan | 8:35.32 |
| 19 | ESPSpain | Maria Vilas | 8:36.43 |
| 20 | AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 8:36.62 |
| 21 | LIELiechtenstein | Julia Hassler | 8:38.19 |
| 22 | GUAGuatemala | Valerie Gruest | 8:39.80 |
| 23 | BAHBahamas | Joanna Evans | 8:42.93 |
| 24 | PORPortugal | Tamila Holub | 8:45.36 |
| 25 | GERGermany | Leonie Beck | 8:47.47 |
| 26 | RUSRussia | Arina Openysheva | 8:48.89 |
| 27 | CIVIvory Coast | Talita Te Flan | 9:07.21 |
| ITAItaly | Martina De Memme | DNS | |
| NEDNetherlands | Sharon van Rouwendaal | DNS | |
| SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 13 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:04.79 OR/WR |
| 2 | GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 8:16.17 |
| 3 | HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 8:16.37 |
| 4 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:18.55 |
| 5 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 8:20.32 |
| 6 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 8:20.95 |
| 7 | DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 8:24.50 |
| 8 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:27.75 |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Katie Ledecky | 8:12.86 OR |
| 2 | HUNHungary | Boglarka Kapas | 8:19.43 |
| 3 | GBRGreat Britain | Jazmin Carlin | 8:19.67 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Leah Smith | 8:21.43 |
| 5 | GERGermany | Sarah Köhler | 8:24.65 |
| 6 | CHNChina | Hou Yawen | 8:30.59 |
| 7 | SLOSlovenia | Tjasa Oder | 8:33.14 |
| NEDNetherlands | Sharon van Rouwendaal | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
| 1 | DENDenmark | Lotte Friis | 8:22.54 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Jessica Ashwood | 8:22.57 |
| 3 | NZLNew Zealand | Lauren Boyle | 8:25.84 |
| 4 | CANCanada | Brittany MacLean | 8:26.43 |
| 5 | CHNChina | Zhang Yuhan | 8:35.32 |
| 6 | ESPSpain | Maria Vilas | 8:36.43 |
| 7 | AUSAustralia | Tamsin Cook | 8:36.62 |
| SLOSlovenia | Anja Klinar | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
| 1 | ESPSpain | Mireia Belmonte | 8:25.55 |
| 2 | VENVenezuela | Andreina Pinto | 8:30.92 |
| 3 | GBRGreat Britain | Camilla Hattersley | 8:33.65 |
| 4 | NZLNew Zealand | Emma Robinson | 8:33.73 |
| 5 | CHIChile | Kristel Köbrich | 8:34.34 |
| 6 | BAHBahamas | Joanna Evans | 8:42.93 |
| 7 | GERGermany | Leonie Beck | 8:47.47 |
| ITAItaly | Martina De Memme | DNS | |
| Women's 800m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 - Final | |||
| 1 | HUNHungary | Eva Risztov | 8:33.36 |
| 2 | LIELiechtenstein | Julia Hassler | 8:38.19 |
| 3 | GUAGuatemala | Valerie Gruest | 8:39.80 |
| 4 | PORPortugal | Tamila Holub | 8:45.36 |
| 5 | RUSRussia | Arina Openysheva | 8:48.89 |
| 6 | CIVIvory Coast | Talita Te Flan | 9:07.21 |
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 65
GBR
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 40 |
 CHN | 40 |
 JPN | 20 |
Silver
| USA | 44 |
| CHN | 27 |
 FRA | 26 |
Bronze
| USA | 42 |
 GBR | 29 |
| CHN | 24 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 6Yufei
- 5
Marchand - 5Huske
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Marchand | 4 |
| Huske | 3 |
 O'Callaghan | 3 |
Silver
| Smith | 3 |
| Huske | 2 |
| Walsh | 2 |
Bronze
| Yufei | 5 |
| Junxuan | 3 |
| McKeown | 2 |
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