| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 20 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:48.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 2010 (en-route to a longer distance)2022 → | ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
The men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 20 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 20 August 2018 | 09:00 | Slowest heat |
| 18:00 | Fastest heat |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Zhang Lin (CHN) |
7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Asian Record | Zhang Lin (CHN) |
7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Games Record |  Sun Yang (CHN) |
7:47.11 | Guangzhou, China | 18 November 2010 |
Results
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Sun Yang (CHN) |
7:48.36 | |
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2 |  Shogo Takeda (JPN) |
7:53.01 | |
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2 |  Nguyễn Huy Hoàng (VIE) |
7:54.32 | |
| 4 | 2 | Kohei Yamamoto (JPN) |
7:59.60 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ji Xinjie (CHN) |
7:59.99 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Aflah Fadlan Prawira (INA) |
8:03.87 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Cheuk Ming Ho (HKG) |
8:07.76 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Advait Page (IND) |
8:09.13 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Glen Lim (SGP) |
8:11.59 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Huang Guo-ting (TPE) |
8:12.15 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Welson Sim (MAS) |
8:12.46 | |
| 12 | 1 | Cho Cheng-chi (TPE) |
8:16.63 | |
| 13 | 1 | Lam Chak Hang (HKG) |
8:26.07 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (MDV) |
10:12.07 |
References
- "Asian Games 2018 Swimming Schedule". INASGOC. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- Heats results