2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle

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{{Infobox swimming event

| event = Men's 800 metre freestyle

| competition = 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

| venue = Yokohama International Swimming Pool

| dates = August 25, 2002 (heats &
finals)

| competitors = 9

| nations = 6

| win_value = 7:44.78

| gold = Grant Hackett

| goldNOC = AUS

| silver = Larsen Jensen

| silverNOC = USA

| bronze = Chris Thompson

| bronzeNOC = USA

| prev = 1997

| next = 2006

}}

{{2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships}}

The men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.{{cite web | title = Results of the 2002 Pan Pacific | work = Best Swimming | date = June 4, 2006 | url = http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2006/06/04/resultados-do-ltimo-pan-pacfico-em-yokohama-japo-4775/ | accessdate = February 14, 2014 | language = pt | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064046/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/2013/2006/06/04/resultados-do-ltimo-pan-pacfico-em-yokohama-japo-4775/ | archive-date = February 22, 2014 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}[http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4086.asp 2002 Pan Pacific held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool] The last champion was Grant Hackett of Australia, in 1997. This event was not held in 1999.[http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010202854/http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf |date=2014-10-10 }}

This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once.