Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | women | |
4×200 m | men | |
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday August 7, 1928 to Thursday August 9, 1928.
Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alberto Zorrilla |
Boy Charlton |
Arne Borg |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 4:50.3 | Stockholm (SWE) | September 11, 1925 | |
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Olympic Record | 5:04.2 | Paris (FRA) | July 18, 1924 |
In the final Alberto Zorrilla bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes.
Results
Heats
Tuesday August 7, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:13.4 | ||
2 | 5:23.4 | ||
3 | 5:27.8 | ||
4 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:09.8 | ||
2 | 5:17.8 | ||
3 | 5:20.0 | ||
4 | 5:41.0 | ||
5 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:18.8 | ||
2 | 5:20.0 | ||
3 | 5:39.8 | ||
4 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:09.6 | ||
2 | 5:26.4 | ||
3 | 5:32.0 | ||
4 | 5:35.2 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:22.8 | ||
2 | 5:23.0 | ||
3 | |||
4 | |||
5 |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:19.2 | ||
2 | 5:32.8 | ||
3 | 5:38.6 | ||
4 |
Semifinals
Wednesday August 8, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:11.4 | QF | |
2 | 5:13.6 | QF | |
3 | 5:20.6 | QF | |
4 | |||
5 | |||
— | DNS | ||
DNS |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:05.4 | QF | |
2 | 5:06.2 | QF | |
3 | 5:06.8 | QF | |
4 | |||
5 | |||
6 |
Final
Friday August 10, 1928:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 5:01.6 OR | |
2 | 5:03.6 | |
3 | 5:04.6 | |
4 | 5:05.4 | |
5 | 5:16.0 | |
6 | 5:25.0 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2008.