| 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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| 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 and 8 August 2018.
Records
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
Heats
The heats were started on 7 August at 10:18.
Final
The final was started on 8 August at 16:30.
| 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 |