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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley

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Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates6 August 2016 (heats & final)
Competitors27 from 20 nations
Winning time4:06.05 AS
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kosuke Hagino  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chase Kalisz  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daiya Seto  Japan
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The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Summary

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London 2012 bronze medalist Kosuke Hagino held off a late challenge from the U.S. swimmer Chase Kalisz down the final stretch to touch the wall first in a new Asian record of 4:06.05.[2][3] Kalisz managed to secure his first Olympic career medal with a personal best of 4:06.75 for a silver. Meanwhile, Hagino's fellow countryman and 2015 world champion Daiya Seto captured the bronze in 4:09.71, to give Japan two swimmers on the same Olympic podium for the first time in 60 years.[4]

Great Britain's Max Litchfield finished off the podium with a fourth-place time in 4:11.62, edging out the American Jay Litherland by six-hundredths of a second (4:11.68). Australian duo Thomas Fraser-Holmes (4:11.90) and Travis Mahoney (4:15.48), as well as Spain's Joan Lluís Pons (4:16.58) closed out the field.[3]

Germany's Jacob Heidtmann, who established a new national record of 4:11.85 to finish among the top eight for the final, was disqualified for using two dolphin kicks in the breaststroke leg during the prelims.[5]

The medals for the competition were presented by Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Dr. Julio Maglione, President of the FINA.

Records

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

World record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [6]
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [6]

Competition format

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The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 5 Chase Kalisz  United States 4:08.12 Q
2 4 4 Daiya Seto  Japan 4:08.47 Q
3 3 4 Kosuke Hagino  Japan 4:10.00 Q
4 4 3 Jay Litherland  United States 4:11.10 Q
5 3 6 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 4:11.95 Q
6 3 3 Thomas Fraser-Holmes  Australia 4:12.51 Q
7 2 4 Travis Mahoney  Australia 4:13.37 Q
8 2 5 Joan Lluís Pons  Spain 4:13.55 Q, NR
9 3 7 Richárd Nagy  Slovakia 4:13.87
10 3 2 Wang Shun  China 4:14.46
11 3 8 Gergely Gyurta  Hungary 4:14.81
12 3 5 Dávid Verrasztó  Hungary 4:15.04
13 2 8 Jérémy Desplanches  Switzerland 4:15.46
14 2 1 Alexis Santos  Portugal 4:15.84
15 4 7 Brandonn Almeida  Brazil 4:17.25
16 4 1 Luca Marin  Italy 4:17.88
17 2 3 Michael Meyer  South Africa 4:18.13
18 3 1 Johannes Hintze  Germany 4:18.25
19 2 6 Gal Nevo  Israel 4:18.29
20 4 6 Federico Turrini  Italy 4:18.39
21 4 8 Sebastien Rousseau  South Africa 4:18.72
22 1 4 Christoph Meier  Liechtenstein 4:19.19
23 2 7 Raphaël Stacchiotti  Luxembourg 4:20.37
24 2 2 Pavel Janeček  Czech Republic 4:22.09
25 1 5 Pedro Pinotes  Angola 4:25.84
26 1 3 Luis Vega Torres  Cuba 4:27.27
4 2 Jacob Heidtmann  Germany DSQ

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Kosuke Hagino  Japan 4:06.05 AS
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Chase Kalisz  United States 4:06.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Daiya Seto  Japan 4:09.71
4 2 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 4:11.62
5 6 Jay Litherland  United States 4:11.68
6 7 Thomas Fraser-Holmes  Australia 4:11.90
7 1 Travis Mahoney  Australia 4:15.48
8 8 Joan Lluís Pons  Spain 4:16.58

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's 400m Individual Medley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Kosuke Hagino wins Olympic gold in 400m individual medley, Chase Kalisz gets silver". Rio 2016. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Kosuke Hagino Ends American Winning Streak with Gold in 400 IM at Rio Olympics". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ McKirdy, Andrew (7 August 2016). "Hagino earns Japan's first Rio Games gold with victory in 400-meter individual medley". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Olympics: Hungary's Hosszu shatters world record, Horton claims gold for Australia". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.