Men's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6 August 2016 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:06.05 AS | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
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 |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Summary
[edit]London 2012 bronze medalist Kosuke Hagino held off a late challenge from the U.S. swimmer Chase Kalisz down the final stretch to touch the wall first in a new Asian record of 4:06.05.[2][3] Kalisz managed to secure his first Olympic career medal with a personal best of 4:06.75 for a silver. Meanwhile, Hagino's fellow countryman and 2015 world champion Daiya Seto captured the bronze in 4:09.71, to give Japan two swimmers on the same Olympic podium for the first time in 60 years.[4]
Great Britain's Max Litchfield finished off the podium with a fourth-place time in 4:11.62, edging out the American Jay Litherland by six-hundredths of a second (4:11.68). Australian duo Thomas Fraser-Holmes (4:11.90) and Travis Mahoney (4:15.48), as well as Spain's Joan Lluís Pons (4:16.58) closed out the field.[3]
Germany's Jacob Heidtmann, who established a new national record of 4:11.85 to finish among the top eight for the final, was disqualified for using two dolphin kicks in the breaststroke leg during the prelims.[5]
The medals for the competition were presented by Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Dr. Julio Maglione, President of the FINA.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | [6] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | [6] |
Competition format
[edit]The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Kosuke Hagino | ![]() |
4:06.05 | AS |
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4 | Chase Kalisz | ![]() |
4:06.75 | |
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5 | Daiya Seto | ![]() |
4:09.71 | |
4 | 2 | Max Litchfield | ![]() |
4:11.62 | |
5 | 6 | Jay Litherland | ![]() |
4:11.68 | |
6 | 7 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | ![]() |
4:11.90 | |
7 | 1 | Travis Mahoney | ![]() |
4:15.48 | |
8 | 8 | Joan Lluís Pons | ![]() |
4:16.58 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Men's 400m Individual Medley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Kosuke Hagino wins Olympic gold in 400m individual medley, Chase Kalisz gets silver". Rio 2016. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kosuke Hagino Ends American Winning Streak with Gold in 400 IM at Rio Olympics". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ McKirdy, Andrew (7 August 2016). "Hagino earns Japan's first Rio Games gold with victory in 400-meter individual medley". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympics: Hungary's Hosszu shatters world record, Horton claims gold for Australia". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.