Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley
Appearance
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 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
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
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 | |
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4 | Eric Namesnik | ![]() |
4:15.25 | |
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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. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "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.