Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley

The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]

Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Medal winners
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesAugust 9 (heats)
August 10 (final)
Competitors29 from 22 nations
Winning time4:03.84 WR
Medalists
Michael Phelps  United States
László Cseh  Hungary
Ryan Lochte  United States
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his first Olympic gold, seventh career, and ninth overall. Phelps expected to get a major challenge from teammate Ryan Lochte, but he pulled away from the field on the breaststroke leg, and then opened up his lead on the freestyle leg to a strong finish in 4:03.84, more than a second faster than his world record from the U.S. Olympic Trials.[2][3] Hungary's László Cseh earned his first ever Olympic silver medal at these Games, in a European record of 4:06.16. Lochte, who fought off a challenge against Phelps, faded towards the end of the race with a bronze in 4:08.09.[4]

Italian tandem Alessio Boggiatto (4:12.16) and Luca Marin (4:12.47) earned fourth and fifth spots with only 0.31 seconds apart from each other. Hungary's Gergő Kis (4:12.84), Canada's Brian Johns (4:13.38), and Brazil's Thiago Pereira (4:15.40) rounded out the finale.[4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Michael Phelps (USA)4:05.25Omaha, United States29 June 2008[5]
Olympic record Michael Phelps (USA)4:08.26Athens, Greece14 August 2004—

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 9Heat 4Michael Phelps United States4:07.82OR
August 10FinalMichael Phelps United States4:03.84WR, OR

Results

Heats
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144Michael Phelps United States4:07.82Q, OR
224László Cseh Hungary4:09.26Q
345Luca Marin Italy4:10.22Q
434Ryan Lochte United States4:10.33Q
543Gergő Kis Hungary4:10.66Q
623Alessio Boggiatto Italy4:10.68Q
737Brian Johns Canada4:11.41Q, NR
835Thiago Pereira Brazil4:11.74Q
942Keith Beavers Canada4:12.75
1021Bradley Ally Barbados4:14.01NR
1128Gal Nevo Israel4:14.03NR
1233Riaan Schoeman South Africa4:14.09
1331Andrey Krylov Russia4:14.55
1446Travis Nederpelt Australia4:15.37
1522Dinko Jukić Austria4:15.48NR
1627Alexander Tikhonov Russia4:16.49
1725Thomas Haffield Great Britain4:16.76
1826Vasileios Demetis Greece4:18.40
1936Euan Dale Great Britain4:18.60
2048Vadym Lepskyy Ukraine4:20.96
2138Omar Pinzón Colombia4:22.31
2247Pierre Henri France4:22.41
2314Nikša Roki Croatia4:22.44
2432Javier Núñez Spain4:22.69
2541Romanos Alyfantis Greece4:23.41
2616Dmitriy Gordiyenko Kazakhstan4:25.20
2712Vasilii Danilov Kyrgyzstan4:29.20
2813Deniz Nazar Turkey4:30.80
2915Hocine Haciane Andorra4:32.00

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Michael Phelps United States4:03.84WR
5László Cseh Hungary4:06.16EU
6Ryan Lochte United States4:08.09
47Alessio Boggiatto Italy4:12.16
53Luca Marin Italy4:12.47
62Gergő Kis Hungary4:12.84
71Brian Johns Canada4:13.38
88Thiago Pereira Brazil4:15.40

References
  1. "Olympic Swimming Schedule". USA Today. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Newberry, Paul (10 August 2008). "Michael Phelps sets world record in 400 IM, 1 gold down, 7 to go". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. Lohn, John (10 August 2008). "Michael Phelps Smashes World Record in 400 IM". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. Crouse, Karen (30 June 2008). "Rival's fast finish propels Phelps to another record". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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