Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley
Men's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 21 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:14.90 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 4:12.30 | Rome, Italy | 6 September 1994 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 4:14.23 | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[3]
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Frederik Hviid | ![]() | 4:22.47 | |
10 | 3 | Toshiaki Kurasawa | ![]() | 4:23.36 | |
11 | 2 | Tatsuya Kinugasa | ![]() | 4:24.25 | |
12 | 7 | Ratapong Sirisanont | ![]() | 4:26.35 | NR |
13 | 8 | Alejandro Bermúdez | ![]() | 4:26.64 | NR |
14 | 6 | Josef Horký | ![]() | 4:28.39 | |
15 | 5 | Trent Steed | ![]() | 4:29.35 | |
1 | István Batházi | ![]() | DSQ |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 3 | Tom Dolan | ![]() | 4:14.90 | |
![]() | 4 | Eric Namesnik | ![]() | 4:15.25 | |
![]() | 2 | Curtis Myden | ![]() | 4:16.28 | NR |
4 | 7 | Matthew Dunn | ![]() | 4:16.66 | OC |
5 | 5 | Marcel Wouda | ![]() | 4:17.71 | |
6 | 1 | Luca Sacchi | ![]() | 4:18.31 | |
7 | 6 | Marcin Maliński | ![]() | 4:20.50 | |
8 | 8 | Serghei Mariniuc | ![]() | 4:21.15 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 50. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 50. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming