Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Appearance
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Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 26–28 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
300 m | women | |
400 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event.
A total of 22 swimmers from 11 nations competed in the event, which was held from Thursday, August 26 to Saturday, August 28, 1920.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:14.6 | ![]() |
Los Angeles (USA) | October 9, 1919 |
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Olympic Record | 5:24.4 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
6:16.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
6:16.8 | Q |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:58.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
6:12.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
6:30.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:30.6 | |
5 | ![]() |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:57.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
6:01.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
6:40.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:32.6 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:37.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:42.0 | q |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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6 | ![]() |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:41.1 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:49.8 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:50.6 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:33.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:35.8 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:36.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
5:27.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
5:29.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
5:32.8 | q |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
DNF |
Final
[edit]Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
5:26.8 |
2 | ![]() |
5:29.0 |
3 | ![]() |
5:29.6 |
4 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes
[edit]- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French). Archived from the original on 22 May 2008.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- sports-reference