Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

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The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday to Wednesday, 10 to 12 August 1936.

Contents

Thirty-four swimmers from 16 nations competed.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Jack Medica
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Shunpei Uto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Shozo Makino
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record4:38.7 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Medica Honolulu (USA)30 August 1934
Olympic Record4:48.4 Flag of the United States.svg Buster Crabbe Los Angeles (USA)10 August 1932

In the fifth heat Shunpei Uto set a new Olympic record with 4:45.5 minutes. In the final Jack Medica bettered the Olympic record with 4:44.5 minutes.

Results

Heats

Monday 10 August 1936: The fastest two in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Negami  (JPN)4:52.6QQ
2US flag 48 stars.svg  John Macionis  (USA)4:57.1QQ
3Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Heinz Arendt  (GER)4:57.2qq
4Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Árpád Lengyel  (HUN)4:57.7
5Flag of Austria.svg  Edmund Pader  (AUT)5:16.9
6Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Robert Hooper  (CAN)5:17.2

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bob Leivers  (GBR)4:57.2QQ
2Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Otto Przywara  (GER)5:11.7QQ
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Aage Hellstrøm  (DEN)5:18.2
4Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  João Havelange  (BRA)5:31.5

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shozo Makino  (JPN)4:51.3QQ
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Ralph Flanagan  (USA)4:54.7QQ
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Norman Wainwright  (GBR)5:03.6
4Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Bob Hamerton  (CAN)5:13.3
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Jørgensen  (DEN)5:17.8
6Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  István Angyal  (HUN)5:20.9
7Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Werner Lehmann  (SUI)5:36.8

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ödön Gróf  (HUN)4:59.4QQ
2Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hans Freese  (GER)5:03.1QQ
3Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Hietanen  (FIN)5:08.9
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  William Pearson  (GBR)5:12.7
5Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Aluizio Lage  (BRA)5:18.3
6Flag of Chile.svg  Washington Guzmán  (CHI)5:19.1
7Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Seltenheim  (AUT)5:38.3

Heat 5

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shunpei Uto  (JPN)4:45.5QQ OR
2Flag of France.svg  Jean Taris  (FRA)4:53.9QQ
3Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Bob Pirie  (CAN)4:56.0qq
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Petersen  (DEN)5:20.3
5Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Edmund Cooper  (BER)5:53.8

Heat 6

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Jack Medica  (USA)4:55.9QQ
2Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Walter Ledgard  (PER)5:05.5QQ
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Piet Stam  (NED)5:07.8
4Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Manoel Villar  (BRA)5:18.2
5Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Brenner  (SUI)5:33.8

Semifinals

Tuesday 11 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shunpei Uto  (JPN)4:48.4QQ
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Ralph Flanagan  (USA)4:49.9QQ
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Negami  (JPN)4:55.4QQ
4US flag 48 stars.svg  John Macionis  (USA)4:56.4
5Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hans Freese  (GER)4:58.5
6Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Bob Pirie  (CAN)4:58.7
7Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ödön Gróf  (HUN)5:01.9

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shozo Makino  (JPN)4:48.2QQ
US flag 48 stars.svg  Jack Medica  (USA)4:48.2QQ
3Flag of France.svg  Jean Taris  (FRA)4:53.6QQ
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bob Leivers  (GBR)4:55.7qq
5Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Heinz Arendt  (GER)5:13.4
6Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Otto Przywara  (GER)5:14.9

Final

Wednesday 12 August 1936:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Jack Medica  (USA)4:44.5 OR
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shunpei Uto  (JPN)4:45.6
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shozo Makino  (JPN)4:48.1
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Ralph Flanagan  (USA)4:52.7
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Negami  (JPN)4:53.6
6Flag of France.svg  Jean Taris  (FRA)4:53.8
7Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bob Leivers  (GBR)5:00.9

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2016.