Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

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Women's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date18 September 1988 (heats)
19 September 1988 (finals)
Competitors31 from 21 nations
Winning time4:37.76
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Noemi Lung Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniela Hunger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
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The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 18–19 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea. [1]

Records

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

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Schneider  (GDR)4:36.10 Guayaquil, Ecuador 1 August 1982
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Petra Schneider  (GDR)4:36.29 Moscow, Soviet Union 26 July 1980

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Noemi Lung Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4:41.96Q
23 Kathleen Nord Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:42.92Q
34 Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:43.04Q
43 Jodie Clatworthy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:44.26Q, OC
54 Daniela Hunger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:44.85Q
63 Yelena Dendeberova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:46.63Q
72 Donna Procter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:47.57Q
83 Lin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4:48.89Q
92 Yan Ming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4:49.04q
104 Roberta Felotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:49.20q
112 Erika Hansen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:50.03q
122 Antoaneta Strumenlieva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 4:51.58q
132 Christine Magnier Flag of France.svg  France 4:51.91q
143 Birgit Lohberg-Schulz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:52.05q
152 Anette Philipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:53.58q
162 Annette Poulsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:54.01q
174 Anamarija Petričević Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 4:54.17
184 Suki Brownsdon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:54.66
194 Yoshie Nishioka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:55.31
203 Marianne Muis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:56.31
213 Mildred Muis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:56.89
224 Irene Dalby Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:58.14
231 Hiroyo Harada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5:00.92
242 Tracey Atkin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5:01.34
251 Michelle Smith Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5:01.84
261 Marlene Bruten Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5:03.69
271 Chang Hui-chien Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5:13.20
281 Valentina Aracil Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5:19.17
291 Annemarie Munk Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 5:24.11
301 Kimberly Chen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5:28.15
4 Yuliya Bogacheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DNS

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95 Roberta Felotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:49.53
107 Birgit Lohberg-Schulz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:50.54
113 Erika Hansen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:51.93
126 Antoaneta Strumenlieva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 4:52.33
131 Anette Philipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:52.77
142 Christine Magnier Flag of France.svg  France 4:53.29
158 Annette Poulsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:54.40
164 Yan Ming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4:55.92

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Janet Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:37.76
Silver medal icon.svg4 Noemi Lung Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4:39.46
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Daniela Hunger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:39.76
47 Yelena Dendeberova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:40.44
55 Kathleen Nord Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:41.64
66 Jodie Clatworthy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:45.86
78 Lin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4:47.05
81 Donna Procter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:47.51

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 428. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 428. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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