The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6 August 2016 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:06.05 AS | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Summary edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Heats edit
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Kosuke Hagino |  Japan |
4:06.05 | AS |
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4 | Chase Kalisz | United States |
4:06.75 | |
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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 edit
- ^ a b "Men's 400m Individual Medley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Kosuke Hagino wins Olympic gold in 400m individual medley, Chase Kalisz gets silver". Rio 2016. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Olympics: Hungary's Hosszu shatters world record, Horton claims gold for Australia". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.