Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
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]
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 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Petra Schneider (GDR) | 4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
Olympic record | Petra Schneider (GDR) | 4:36.29 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
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 | Joanne Malar | Canada | 4:46.34 | |
10 | 2 | Hana Černá | Czech Republic | 4:46.78 | NR |
11 | 3 | Nancy Sweetnam | Canada | 4:47.55 | |
12 | 5 | Fumie Kurotori | Japan | 4:47.98 | |
13 | 6 | Hideko Hiranaka | Japan | 4:48.72 | |
14 | 7 | Elli Overton | Australia | 4:50.73 | |
15 | 8 | Yseult Gervy | Belgium | 4:52.89 | |
16 | 1 | Pavla Chrástová | Czech Republic | 4:56.23 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Michelle Smith | Ireland | 4:39.18 | NR | |
6 | Allison Wagner | United States | 4:42.03 | ||
4 | Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | 4:42.53 | ||
4 | 1 | Sabine Herbst | Germany | 4:43.78 | |
5 | 5 | Emma Johnson | Australia | 4:44.02 | |
6 | 2 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Romania | 4:44.91 | |
7 | 8 | Lourdes Becerra | Spain | 4:45.17 | NR |
8 | 7 | Whitney Metzler | United States | 4:46.20 |
References
- "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.
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