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Adlington of Britain breaks world record to win gold in women's 800m freestyle
chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: 2008-08-16 10:24
Rebecca Adlington of Britain broke the world record to win the women's 800-meter freestyle gold medal during the Beijing Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Saturday.
Adlington clocked in 8:14.10 to beat Italy's Alessia Filippi, who got the silver in 8:20.23, and Denmark's Lotte Friis had the bronze in 8:23.03.
Olympics-Swimming-Women's 800m freestyle final result
1. Rebecca Adlington (Britain) 8 minutes 14.10 seconds WR
2. Alessia Filippi (Italy) 8:20.23
3. Lotte Friis (Denmark) 8:23.03
4. Camelia Alina Potec (Romania) 8:23.11
5. Li Xuanxu (China) 8:26.34
6. Kylie Palmer (Australia) 8:26.39
7. Elena Sokolova (Russia) 8:29.79
8. Cassandra Patten (Britain) 8:32.35