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Women’s 800 m freestyle
Held at 15 Games, 1968–2024. Most golds: United States (11). Most medals: Katie Ledecky (4). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games151968–2024
Medals45
Delegations14on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Katie Ledecky United States | Ariarne Titmus Australia | Paige Madden United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Katie Ledecky United States | Ariarne Titmus Australia | Simona Quadarella Italy |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Katie Ledecky United States | Jazmin Carlin Great Britain | Boglárka Kapás Hungary |
| 2012 London | Katie Ledecky United States | Mireia Belmonte García Spain | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain | Alessia Filippi Italy | Lotte Friis Denmark |
| 2004 Athens | Ai Shibata Japan | Laure Manaudou France | Diana Munz United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Brooke Bennett United States | Yana Klochkova Ukraine | Kaitlin Sandeno United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Brooke Bennett United States | Dagmar Hase Germany | Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands |
| 1992 Barcelona | Janet Evans United States | Hayley Lewis Australia | Jana Henke Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Janet Evans United States | Astrid Strauß East Germany | Julie McDonald Australia |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Tiffany Cohen United States | Michele Richardson United States | Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain |
| 1980 Moscow | Michelle Ford Australia | Ines Diers East Germany | Heike Dähne East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Petra Thümer East Germany | Shirley Babashoff United States | Wendy Weinberg United States |
| 1972 Munich | Keena Rothhammer United States | Shane Gould Australia | Novella Calligaris Italy |
| 1968 Mexico City | Debbie Meyer United States | Pam Kruse United States | Maria Teresa Ramírez Mexico |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Ledecky | 4 | 4 |
| Janet Evans | 2 | 2 |
| Brooke Bennett | 2 | 2 |
| Rebecca Adlington | 1 | 2 |
| Debbie Meyer | 1 | 1 |
| Keena Rothhammer | 1 | 1 |
| Petra Thümer | 1 | 1 |
| Michelle Ford | 1 | 1 |
| Tiffany Cohen | 1 | 1 |
| Ai Shibata | 1 | 1 |
| Ariarne Titmus | 0 | 2 |
| Pam Kruse | 0 | 1 |