Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal on 24 July.[1] All swimmers in the final would have won the 1972 final in this event. Ulrike Tauber won in a new world-record time.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Becky Smith Canada4:52.90Q, OR
2Judith Hudson Australia5:00.25
3Anne Adams Great Britain5:09.60
4Ann Bradshaw Great Britain5:10.82
5Allison Smith Australia5:17.51
6Nancy Deano Philippines5:34.89

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Donnalee Wennerstrom United States4:55.16Q
2Sabine Kahle East Germany4:56.85Q
3Lynne Rowe New Zealand5:09.21
4Nataliya Popova Soviet Union5:15.75

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Ulrike Tauber East Germany4:51.24Q, OR
2Cheryl Gibson Canada4:55.30Q
3Monique Rodahl New Zealand4:58.47Q
4Susan Richardson Great Britain5:06.39
5Jeanne Haney United States5:10.53
6Pierrette Michel Belgium5:15.86

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Birgit Treiber East Germany4:57.39Q
2Joann Baker Canada4:58.86Q
3Susan Hunter New Zealand5:03.82
4Colette Crabbe Belgium5:06.87

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Ulrike Tauber East Germany4:42.77WR
Cheryl Gibson Canada4:48.10
Becky Smith Canada4:50.48
4Birgit Treiber East Germany4:52.40
5Sabine Kahle East Germany4:53.50
6Donnalee Wennerstrom United States4:55.34
7Joann Baker Canada5:00.19
8Monique Rodahl New Zealand5:00.21

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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