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 qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:51.23 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
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 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 | 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 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | George DiCarlo |  United States |
3:51.23 | |
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5 | John Mykkanen | United States |
3:51.49 | |
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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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 505. Retrieved March 6, 2017.