Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between December 1 and 4.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of eight lengths of the pool.

Medalists

GoldMurray Rose
 Australia
SilverTsuyoshi Yamanaka
 Japan
BronzeGeorge Breen
 United States

Results

Heats

Five heats were held; the swimmers with the fastest eight times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.

Heat One

Rank Athlete Country Time
1Kevin O'HalloranAustralia4:36.9
2Koji NonoshitaJapan4:37.4
3Angelo RomaniItaly4:37.6
4Bill WoolseyUnited States4:38.2
5Silvio dos SantosBrazil4:48.8
6Ulfiano BabolPhilippines4:53.4
7Wan Shiu MingHong Kong5:02.6

Heat Two

Rank Athlete Country Time
1Jack WardropGreat Britain4:39.8
2Tony BriscoeSouth Africa4:41.4
3George OnekeaUnited States4:41.6
4Hans KöhlerGermany4:43.5
5Habib NasutionIndonesia4:44.0
6Per-Olof ÖstrandSweden4:45.9
7Gilberto MartínezColombia4:51.4
8Raúl MartínCuba4:58.2

Heat Three

Rank Athlete Country Time
1George BreenUnited States4:35.7
2Peter DuncanSouth Africa4:46.7
3Karri KäyhköFinland4:49.6
4Yoshiro NodaJapan4:49.9
5Guy MontserratFrance4:52.6

Heat Four

Rank Athlete Country Time
1Gary WinramAustralia4:34.5
2Jean BoiteuxFrance4:37.9
3William SlaterCanada4:40.4
4Neil McKechnieGreat Britain4:42.6
5Boris Nik'it'iniSoviet Union4:42.8
6Billy SteuartSouth Africa4:43.0
7Bana SailaniPhilippines4:49.0

Heat Five

Rank Athlete Country Time
1Murray RoseAustralia4:31.7
2Tsuyoshi YamanakaJapan4:31.8
3Hans ZieroldGermany4:35.7
4Jenő ÁtsHungary4:47.6
5Jacques CollignonFrance4:49.3

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Murray Rose Australia4:27.3WR
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan4:30.4
George Breen United States4:32.5
4Kevin O'Halloran Australia4:32.9
5Hans Zierold United Team of Germany4:34.6
6Gary Winram Australia4:34.9
7Koji Nonoshita Japan4:38.2
8Angelo Romani Italy4:41.7

Key: WR = World record

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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