Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:14.75 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 4:15.42 | Strasbourg, France | 19 August 1987 |
| Olympic record |  | 4:17.41 | Los Angeles, United States | 30 July 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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| 20 September | Heat 5 | Tamás Darnyi | | 4:16.55 | OR |
| 21 September | Final A | Tamás Darnyi | | 4:14.75 | 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 | 5 | Jeff Kostoff |  | 4:22.95 | |
| 10 | 4 | Christophe Bordeau |  | 4:23.39 | |
| 11 | 6 | Robert Bruce |  | 4:24.33 | |
| 12 | 3 | Jon Kelly | | 4:25.02 | |
| 13 | 2 | Mikhail Zubkov |  | 4:25.44 | |
| 14 | 7 | Rob Woodhouse | | 4:26.14 | |
| 15 | 8 | Paul Brew |  | 4:26.77 | |
| 16 | 1 | Charalambos Papanikolaou |  | 4:27.95 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Tamás Darnyi | | 4:14.75 | WR |
 | 6 | David Wharton | | 4:17.36 | |
 | 3 | Stefano Battistelli |  | 4:18.01 | |
| 4 | 2 | József Szabó | | 4:18.15 | |
| 5 | 5 | Patrick Kühl |  | 4:18.44 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jens-Peter Berndt |  | 4:21.71 | |
| 7 | 8 | Luca Sacchi | | 4:23.23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Peter Bermel | | 4:24.02 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 412–413. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 413. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
External links
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