Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:47.97 NR | ||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Kieren Perkins (AUS) |
3:43.80 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 |
| Olympic record |  Yevgeny Sadovyi (EUN) |
3:45.00 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 1992 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | John Piersma |  United States |
3:50.69 | |
| 10 | 4 | Sebastian Wiese |  Germany |
3:52.37 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ryk Neethling |  South Africa |
3:54.34 | |
| 12 | 7 | Igor Snitko |  Ukraine |
3:54.63 | NR |
| 13 | 3 | Malcolm Allen |  Australia |
3:55.48 | |
| 14 | 8 | Aleksey Akatyev |  Russia |
3:55.72 | |
| 15 | 2 | Yann de Fabrique |  France |
3:56.46 | |
| 16 | 6 | Dimitrios Manganas |  Greece |
3:57.39 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Danyon Loader |  New Zealand |
3:47.97 | NR |
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7 | Paul Palmer |  Great Britain |
3:49.00 | |
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2 | Daniel Kowalski | Australia |
3:49.39 | |
| 4 | 4 | Emiliano Brembilla |  Italy |
3:49.87 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anders Holmertz |  Sweden |
3:50.66 | |
| 6 | 5 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy |
3:51.04 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jörg Hoffmann | Germany |
3:52.15 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jacob Carstensen |  Denmark |
3:54.45 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 39. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 39. Retrieved 9 September 2017.