Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 18 September 1988 (heats)
19 September 1988 (finals)
Competitors 31 from 21 nations
Winning time 4:37.76
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Janet Evans  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Noemi Lung  Romania
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Daniela Hunger  East Germany

The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 18–19 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 Petra Schneider (GDR)4:36.10Guayaquil, Ecuador1 August 1982
Olympic record Petra Schneider (GDR)4:36.29Moscow, Soviet Union26 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Noemi Lung Romania4:41.96Q
23Kathleen Nord East Germany4:42.92Q
34Janet Evans United States4:43.04Q
43Jodie Clatworthy Australia4:44.26Q, OC
54Daniela Hunger East Germany4:44.85Q
63Yelena Dendeberova Soviet Union4:46.63Q
72Donna Procter Australia4:47.57Q
83Lin Li China4:48.89Q
92Yan Ming China4:49.04q
104Roberta Felotti Italy4:49.20q
112Erika Hansen United States4:50.03q
122Antoaneta Strumenlieva Bulgaria4:51.58q
132Christine Magnier France4:51.91q
143Birgit Lohberg-Schulz West Germany4:52.05q
152Anette Philipsson Sweden4:53.58q
162Annette Poulsen Denmark4:54.01q
174Anamarija Petričević Yugoslavia4:54.17
184Suki Brownsdon Great Britain4:54.66
194Yoshie Nishioka Japan4:55.31
203Marianne Muis Netherlands4:56.31
213Mildred Muis Netherlands4:56.89
224Irene Dalby Norway4:58.14
231Hiroyo Harada Japan5:00.92
242Tracey Atkin Great Britain5:01.34
251Michelle Smith Ireland5:01.84
261Marlene Bruten Mexico5:03.69
271Chang Hui-chien Chinese Taipei5:13.20
281Valentina Aracil Argentina5:19.17
291Annemarie Munk Hong Kong5:24.11
301Kimberly Chen Chinese Taipei5:28.15
4Yuliya Bogacheva Soviet UnionDNS

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95Roberta Felotti Italy4:49.53
107Birgit Lohberg-Schulz West Germany4:50.54
113Erika Hansen United States4:51.93
126Antoaneta Strumenlieva Bulgaria4:52.33
131Anette Philipsson Sweden4:52.77
142Christine Magnier France4:53.29
158Annette Poulson Denmark4:54.40
164Yan Ming China4:55.92

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)3Janet Evans United States4:37.76
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Noemi Lung Romania4:39.46
3rd, bronze medalist(s)2Daniela Hunger East Germany4:39.76
47Yelena Dendeberova Soviet Union4:40.44
55Kathleen Nord East Germany4:41.64
66Jodie Clatworthy Australia4:45.86
78Lin Li China4:47.05
81Donna Procter Australia4:47.51

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 428. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 428. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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