Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:45.00 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kieren Perkins (AUS) | 3:46.47 | Canberra, Australia | 3 April 1992 |
| Olympic record |  Uwe Daßler (GDR) | 3:46.95 | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 29 July | Final A | Yevgeny Sadovyi |  Unified Team | 3:45.00 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Antti Kasvio |  Finland | 3:50.06 | NR |
| 10 | 5 | Paul Palmer |  Great Britain | 3:51.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | Sean Killion |  United States | 3:52.76 | |
| 12 | 6 | Pier Maria Siciliano |  Italy | 3:53.05 | |
| 13 | 7 | Christophe Marchand |  France | 3:53.24 | |
| 14 | 8 | Yann de Fabrique | France | 3:54.37 | |
| 15 | 3 | Mariusz Podkościelny |  Poland | 3:54.56 | |
| 16 | 1 | Jure Bučar |  Slovenia | 3:56.93 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 5 | Yevgeny Sadovyi | Unified Team | 3:45.00 | WR |
 | 4 | Kieren Perkins |  Australia | 3:45.16 | OC |
 | 3 | Anders Holmertz |  Sweden | 3:46.77 | NR |
| 4 | 8 | Artur Wojdat | Poland | 3:48.10 | |
| 5 | 7 | Ian Brown | Australia | 3:48.79 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Wiese |  Germany | 3:49.06 | |
| 7 | 6 | Stefan Pfeiffer | Germany | 3:49.75 | |
| 8 | 2 | Danyon Loader |  New Zealand | 3:49.97 | NR |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 360. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 360. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
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