Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 800 m freestyle

The Men's 800 metres Freestyle event was the 17th event contested at the 2007 World Aquatics Championship for swimming.

The 6 heats began at 11:38, on March 27, 2007, at the Rod Laver Arena, in Melbourne Park.cite web|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2007/melbourne2007/F74_ResSummary_17_Heats_Men_800_Free.pdf |title=FINA World Championships Men's 800m Freestyle Heats Official Results|publisher=FINA]

The final took place at 20:31 the following day (March 28).cite web|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2007/melbourne2007/F73_ResByHeat_117_Finals_Men_800_Free.pdf |title=FINA World Championships Men's 800m Freestyle Final Official Results|publisher=FINA]

On 11 September 2007, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped the winner Oussama Mellouli (Tunesia, time: 7:46.95) of his gold medal as part of a retroactive 18-month suspension for earlier doping.

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