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 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
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Finals
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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. 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
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