The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 and 25 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's fifteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1964.
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2021 (heats) 25 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:09.42 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The medals for the competition were presented by Karl Stoss, IOC Member; Austria, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Husain Al-Musallam FINA President; Kuwait.
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 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | [2] |
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification edit
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 4:15.84. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 4:21.46. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[3]
Competition format edit
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[4]
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 19:02 | Heats |
| 25 July | 10:30 | Final |
Results edit
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[5]
Heats edit
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Chase Kalisz | United States |
4:09.42 | |
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7 | Jay Litherland | United States |
4:10.28 | |
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4 | Brendon Smith |  Australia |
4:10.38 | |
| 4 | 6 | Dávid Verrasztó |  Hungary |
4:10.59 | |
| 4 | 8 | Max Litchfield |  Great Britain |
4:10.59 | |
| 6 | 1 | Léon Marchand |  France |
4:11.16 | |
| 7 | 5 | Lewis Clareburt |  New Zealand |
4:11.22 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alberto Razzetti |  Italy |
4:11.32 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.