Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
Appearance
Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 20 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:39.18 NR | ||||||||||||
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 women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:36.29 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Joanne Malar | ![]() |
4:46.34 | |
10 | 2 | Hana Černá | ![]() |
4:46.78 | NR |
11 | 3 | Nancy Sweetnam | ![]() |
4:47.55 | |
12 | 5 | Fumie Kurotori | ![]() |
4:47.98 | |
13 | 6 | Hideko Hiranaka | ![]() |
4:48.72 | |
14 | 7 | Elli Overton | ![]() |
4:50.73 | |
15 | 8 | Yseult Gervy | ![]() |
4:52.89 | |
16 | 1 | Pavla Chrástová | ![]() |
4:56.23 |
Final A
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Michelle Smith | ![]() |
4:39.18 | NR |
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6 | Allison Wagner | ![]() |
4:42.03 | |
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4 | Krisztina Egerszegi | ![]() |
4:42.53 | |
4 | 1 | Sabine Herbst | ![]() |
4:43.78 | |
5 | 5 | Emma Johnson | ![]() |
4:44.02 | |
6 | 2 | Beatrice Câșlaru | ![]() |
4:44.91 | |
7 | 8 | Lourdes Becerra | ![]() |
4:45.17 | NR |
8 | 7 | Whitney Metzler | ![]() |
4:46.20 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 50. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 50. Retrieved 13 September 2017.