Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
| 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 |
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]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
| Olympic record | | 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]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Joanne Malar |  | 4:46.34 | |
| 10 | 2 | Hana Černá |  | 4:46.78 | NR |
| 11 | 3 | Nancy Sweetnam | | 4:47.55 | |
| 12 | 5 | Fumie Kurotori | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:47.98 | |
| 13 | 6 | Hideko Hiranaka | | 4:48.72 | |
| 14 | 7 | Elli Overton |  | 4:50.73 | |
| 15 | 8 | Yseult Gervy | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:52.89 | |
| 16 | 1 | Pavla Chrástová | | 4:56.23 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Michelle Smith |  | 4:39.18 | NR |
 | 6 | Allison Wagner |  | 4:42.03 | |
 | 4 | Krisztina Egerszegi |  | 4:42.53 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sabine Herbst |  | 4:43.78 | |
| 5 | 5 | Emma Johnson | | 4:44.02 | |
| 6 | 2 | Beatrice Câșlaru |  | 4:44.91 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lourdes Becerra |  | 4:45.17 | NR |
| 8 | 7 | Whitney Metzler | | 4:46.20 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "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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