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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

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Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date2 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors37 from 26 nations
Winning time3:51.23
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) George DiCarlo  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Mykkanen  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Justin Lemberg  Australia
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The final of the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1] The first eight swimmers qualified for the final, while the next eight qualified for the B-final.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 3:48.32 Moscow, Soviet Union 19 February 1983
Olympic record  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 3:51.31 Moscow, Soviet Union 24 July 1980

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
2 August Final B Thomas Fahrner  West Germany 3:50.91 OR

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Stefan Pfeiffer  West Germany 3:53.41 Q
2 4 4 John Mykkanen  United States 3:53.43 Q
3 5 4 George DiCarlo  United States 3:53.44 Q
4 2 4 Justin Lemberg  Australia 3:53.89 Q
5 4 5 Darjan Petrič  Yugoslavia 3:54.39 Q
6 1 5 Marco Dell'Uomo  Italy 3:55.00 Q, NR
7 4 3 Ron McKeon  Australia 3:55.06 Q
8 5 3 Franck Iacono  France 3:55.07 Q
9 3 4 Thomas Fahrner  West Germany 3:55.26 q
10 3 6 Peter Szmidt  Canada 3:55.65 q
11 3 5 Carlos Scanavino  Uruguay 3:55.92 q, WD
12 1 3 Juan Enrique Escalas  Spain 3:55.93 q
13 2 3 Borut Petrič  Yugoslavia 3:56.07 q, WD
14 5 6 Stefano Grandi  Italy 3:56.23 q
15 2 5 Marcelo Jucá  Brazil 3:57.43 q
16 4 6 Mike Davidson  New Zealand 3:57.88 q
5 5 Arne Borgstrøm  Norway q
18 3 3 Andrew Astbury  Great Britain 3:58.41 q
19 2 6 David Shemilt  Canada 3:58.43
20 2 7 Marc Van De Weghe  Belgium 4:00.01
21 3 2 Anders Grillhammar  Sweden 4:00.26
22 2 2 Shigeo Ogata  Japan 4:02.97
23 4 2 Jean-Marie François  Venezuela 4:03.08
24 1 6 Anders Holmertz  Sweden 4:03.67
25 5 6 Paul Howe  Great Britain 4:04.07
26 3 7 Alejandro Lecot  Argentina 4:05.74
27 5 1 Keisuke Okuno  Japan 4:06.31
28 3 1 William Wilson  Philippines 4:06.86
29 4 1 Gökhan Attaroglu  Turkey 4:07.07
30 1 7 Franz Mortensen  Denmark 4:09.80
31 5 7 Evert Johan Kroon  Netherlands Antilles 4:11.97
32 1 2 Scott Newkirk  Virgin Islands 4:12.61
33 1 1 Wu Ming-hsun  Chinese Taipei 4:13.11
34 2 1 Ahmet Nakkaş  Turkey 4:16.49
35 5 8 Lin Chun-hong  Chinese Taipei 4:20.65
36 4 8 Julian Bolling  Sri Lanka 4:23.42
4 7 Fabián Ferrari  Argentina DNS

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Thomas Fahrner  West Germany 3:50.91 OR
10 3 Juan Enrique Escalas  Spain 3:55.25
11 5 Peter Szmidt  Canada 3:56.99
12 6 Stefano Grandi  Italy 3:57.17
13 7 Arne Borgstrøm  Norway 3:57.46
14 8 Andrew Astbury  Great Britain 3:58.14
15 2 Marcelo Jucá  Brazil 3:58.23
16 1 Mike Davidson  New Zealand 3:58.24

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 George DiCarlo  United States 3:51.23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 John Mykkanen  United States 3:51.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Justin Lemberg  Australia 3:51.79 OC
4 4 Stefan Pfeiffer  West Germany 3:52.91
5 8 Franck Iacono  France 3:54.58 NR
6 2 Darjan Petrič  Yugoslavia 3:54.88
7 7 Marco Dell'Uomo  Italy 3:55.44
8 1 Ron McKeon  Australia 3:55.48

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 505. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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