Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

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Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date2 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors37 from 26 nations
Winning time3:51.23
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg George DiCarlo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg John Mykkanen Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Justin Lemberg Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1980
1988  

The final of the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984. [1] The first eight swimmers qualified for the final, while the next eight qualified for the B-final.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Salnikov  (URS)3:48.32 Moscow, Soviet Union 19 February 1983
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Salnikov  (URS)3:51.31 Moscow, Soviet Union 24 July 1980

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
2 AugustFinal B Thomas Fahrner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3:50.91 OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
114 Stefan Pfeiffer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3:53.41Q
244 John Mykkanen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:53.43Q
354 George DiCarlo Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:53.44Q
424 Justin Lemberg Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:53.89Q
545 Darjan Petrič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3:54.39Q
615 Marco Dell'Uomo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:55.00Q, NR
743 Ron McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:55.06Q
853 Franck Iacono Flag of France.svg  France 3:55.07Q
934 Thomas Fahrner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3:55.26q
1036 Peter Szmidt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:55.65q
1135 Carlos Scanavino Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3:55.92q, WD
1213 Juan Enrique Escalas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:55.93q
1323 Borut Petrič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3:56.07q, WD
1456 Stefano Grandi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:56.23q
1525 Marcelo Jucá Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3:57.43q
1646 Mike Davidson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:57.88q
55 Arne Borgstrøm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway q
1833 Andrew Astbury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:58.41q
1926 David Shemilt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:58.43
2027 Marc Van De Weghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4:00.01
2132 Anders Grillhammar Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:00.26
2222 Shigeo Ogata Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:02.97
2342 Jean-Marie François Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 4:03.08
2416 Anders Holmertz Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:03.67
2556 Paul Howe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:04.07
2637 Alejandro Lecot Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 4:05.74
2751 Keisuke Okuno Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:06.31
2831 William Wilson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 4:06.86
2941 Gökhan Attaroglu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4:07.07
3017 Franz Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:09.80
3157 Evert Johan Kroon Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 4:11.97
3212 Scott Newkirk Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 4:12.61
3311 Wu Ming-hsun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 4:13.11
3421 Ahmet Nakkaş Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4:16.49
3558 Lin Chun-hong Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 4:20.65
3648 Julian Bolling Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4:23.42
47 Fabián Ferrari Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94 Thomas Fahrner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3:50.91 OR
103 Juan Enrique Escalas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:55.25
115 Peter Szmidt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:56.99
126 Stefano Grandi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:57.17
137 Arne Borgstrøm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3:57.46
148 Andrew Astbury Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:58.14
152 Marcelo Jucá Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3:58.23
161 Mike Davidson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3:58.24

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 George DiCarlo Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:51.23
Silver medal icon.svg5 John Mykkanen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:51.49
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Justin Lemberg Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:51.79 OC
44 Stefan Pfeiffer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3:52.91
58 Franck Iacono Flag of France.svg  France 3:54.58 NR
62 Darjan Petrič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 3:54.88
77 Marco Dell'Uomo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:55.44
81 Ron McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3:55.48

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References

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  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984 . LA84 Foundation. p. 505. Retrieved March 6, 2017.