| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 19–20 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:42.33 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | |
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 and 20 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European 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 | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
7:40.81 | Kazan | 5 August 2015 |
| Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:44.98 | Berlin | 22 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 19 May at 10:53.
Final
The final was held on 20 May at 18:02.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
7:42.33 | CR |
 |
5 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
7:43.52 | |
 |
3 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
7:47.99 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
7:50.38 | |
| 5 | 6 | Timothy Shuttleworth |  Great Britain |
7:50.52 | |
| 6 | 7 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
7:51.84 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
7:54.32 | |
| 8 | 1 | Joris Bouchaut |  France |
7:58.54 |