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MEN’S 800M FREESTYLE – FINALS
2013 World Champion: Sun Yang, CHN – 7:41.36
World Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, CHN – 2009
Championship Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, CHN – 2009
GOLD: Sun Yang, CHN – 7:39.96
SILVER: Gregorio Paltrinieri, ITA – 7:40.81
BRONZE: Mack Horton, AUS – 7:44.02
Sun Yang was the only swimmer in the field to break 7:40, winning the Gold medal. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy earned his spot in the history books, breaking the European record to win the silver medal with his time of 7:40.81.
Mack Horton and Connor Jaeger were in a dead-locked race for the bronze medal, but it was Horton that got his hand on the wall first for third place, touching with a time of 7:44.02. Jaeger finished fourth with his time of 7:44.51, just missing the podium.
Henrik Christiansen of Norway and Wojciech Wojdak of Poland finished together in fifth and sixth with 7:45’s.
Stephen Milne of Great Britain finished seventh at 7:49.86 and Michael McBroom topped of the final with his time of 7:55.30.