Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley explained

Event:Men's 400 metre individual medley
Games:1984 Summer
Venue:McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date:30 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors:24
Nations:20
Gold:Alex Baumann
Goldnoc:CAN
Silver:Ricardo Prado
Silvernoc:BRA
Bronze:Robert Woodhouse
Bronzenoc:AUS
Win Value:4:17.41
Prev:1980
Next:1988

The final of the men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1] 24 athletes participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
30 July Heat 3 4:22.46
30 July Final A 4:17.41

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 4:22.46 Q,
2 3 5 4:22.55 Q
3 1 4 4:23.03 Q
4 2 4 4:23.31 Q
5 1 5 4:23.61 Q
6 2 5 4:23.82 Q
7 3 3 4:24.85 Q, OC
8 3 6 4:25.38 Q, NR
9 2 3 4:28.10 q
10 2 6 4:28.37 q
11 2 7 4:29.43 q, NR
12 1 3 4:29.61 q
13 1 2 4:30.52 q
14 1 6 4:32.90 q
15 2 2 4:32.93 q
16 3 7 4:35.70 q, NR
17 1 7 4:48.15
18 2 1 4:51.24
19 3 1 4:53.87
20 1 1 4:58.98
21 2 8 5:02.88
22 3 8 5:02.94
23 1 8 5:15.68
3 2

Finals

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 1 4:27.95 NR
10 3 4:27.98 NR
11 5 4:28.20
12 4 4:28.94
13 2 4:29.76 AS
14 6 4:30.09
15 7 4:31.10
16 8 4:40.00

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 4:17.41
6 4:18.45 SA
1 4:20.50 OC
4 7 4:21.46
5 2 4:22.76
6 5 4:23.28
7 8 4:25.80
8 3 4:26.05

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Individual Medley . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417164210/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/SWI/mens-400-metres-individual-medley.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . March 2, 2017 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats. Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. 513–514. 9 March 2017.