Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:46.95 WR | ||||||||||||
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The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 3:47.38 | Orlando, United States | 25 March 1988 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 3:50.91 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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23 September | Heat 5 | Mariusz Podkościelny | ![]() | 3:49.51 | OR |
23 September | Final A | Uwe Daßler | ![]() | 3:46.95 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Note: All eight swimmers who qualified for the Olympic final swam faster than the Olympic record time.
Finals
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Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 6 | Jörg Hoffmann | ![]() | 3:52.13 | |
10 | 3 | Valter Kalaus | ![]() | 3:53.24 | |
11 | 1 | Turlough O'Hare | ![]() | 3:54.33 | |
12 | 2 | Carlos Scanavino | ![]() | 3:54.36 | |
13 | 4 | Ian Brown | ![]() | 3:54.63 | |
14 | 5 | Dan Jorgensen | ![]() | 3:55.34 | |
15 | 7 | Salvador Vassallo | ![]() | 3:55.39 | |
16 | 8 | Zoltán Szilágyi | ![]() | 3:56.00 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 6 | Uwe Daßler | ![]() | 3:46.95 | WR |
![]() | 1 | Duncan Armstrong | ![]() | 3:47.15 | OC |
![]() | 3 | Artur Wojdat | ![]() | 3:47.34 | NR |
4 | 8 | Matt Cetlinski | ![]() | 3:48.09 | |
5 | 4 | Mariusz Podkościelny | ![]() | 3:48.59 | |
6 | 5 | Stefan Pfeiffer | ![]() | 3:49.96 | |
7 | 2 | Kevin Boyd | ![]() | 3:50.16 | |
8 | 7 | Anders Holmertz | ![]() | 3:51.04 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 403–404. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 404. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming