The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2026 Mediterranean Games was held on 23 August 2026 at the in Taranto, Italy.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows:
RecordAthleteTimeLocationDateWorld record7:32.12Rome, Italy29 July 2009
Results Final The final was held at 19:10 and was contested in two heats. The three swimmers with the slowest entry times competed in the slow heat, while the other eight swimmers competed in the fastest heat. The final ranking was determined by the times recorded across both heats.
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes12Luca De Tullio7:46.61GR15Dimitrios Markos7:55.0514Ahmed Jaouadi7:55.30416Franko Grgić7:57.27513Cristóbal Vargas7:58.83617Davide Marchello8:01.10718Nikola Simić8:02.06811Vasileios Kakoulakis8:05.46925Rodrigo Borges8:12.021024Emir Batur Albayrak8:12.101123Marin Mogić8:19.01
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