Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday August 8, 1932 to Wednesday August 10, 1932.
| Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
Nineteen swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Buster Crabbe.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
Jean Taris France |
Tsutomu Ōyokota.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:47.0 | Jean Taris |
Paris (FRA) | April 16, 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 5:01.6 |  Alberto Zorrilla |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 9, 1928 |
In the first heat Takashi Yokoyama set a new Olympic record with 4:53.2 minutes. He bettered this record in the first semi-final with 4:51.4 minutes. But in the final Buster Crabbe took the Olympic record with 4:48.4 minutes.
Results
Heats
Monday August 8, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takashi Yokoyama (JPN) | 4:53.2 | QQ OR |
| 2 | James Gilhula (USA) | 4:53.3 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} George Burrows (CAN) | 5:28.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Crabbe (USA) | 4:59.8 | |
| 2 | Noboru Sugimoto (JPN) | 5:00.2 | |
| 3 |  Norman Wainwright (GBR) | 5:12.0 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ignacio Gutiérrez (MEX) | 5:29.1 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boy Charlton (AUS) | 4:59.8 | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paolo Costoli (ITA) | 5:06.7 | |
| 3 | Walter Spence (CAN) | 5:10.0 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gyula Kánásy (HUN) | 5:40.8 | |
| 5 | Manuel Villegas (MEX) | 5:54.2 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Taris (FRA) | 4:53.3 | |
| 2 | Giuseppe Perentin (ITA) | 5:09.1 | |
| 3 | Bob Leivers (GBR) | 5:14.6 | |
| 4 |  Nalin Malik (IND) | 5:59.0 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 5:01.9 | |
| 2 | Tsutomu Ōyokota (JPN) | 5:06.3 | |
| 3 | George Larson (CAN) | 5:20.1 |
Semifinals
Wednesday August 10, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takashi Yokoyama (JPN) | 4:51.4 | QQ OR |
| 2 | Jean Taris (FRA) | 4:52.3 | |
| 3 | Tsutomu Ōyokota (JPN) | 4:52.8 | |
| 4 | James Gilhula (USA) | 4:55.4 | |
| 5 | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 4:59.7 | |
| 6 | Paolo Costoli (ITA) | 5:06.0 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Crabbe (USA) | 4:52.7 | |
| 2 | Noboru Sugimoto (JPN) | 4:59.0 | |
| 3 | Boy Charlton (AUS) | 5:02.1 | |
| 4 | Giuseppe Perentin (ITA) | 5:10.5 | |
| 5 | Walter Spence (CAN) | 5:15.6 |
Final
Wednesday August 10, 1932:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Crabbe (USA) | 4:48.4 OR |
| 2 | Jean Taris (FRA) | 4:48.5 |
| 3 | Tsutomu Ōyokota (JPN) | 4:52.3 |
| 4 | Takashi Yokoyama (JPN) | 4:52.5 |
| 5 | Noboru Sugimoto (JPN) | 4:56.1 |
| 6 | Boy Charlton (AUS) | 4:58.6 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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