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

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Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Laszlo Cseh medals 2008 Olympics.jpg
Medal winners
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
DatesAugust 9 (heats)
August 10 (final)
Competitors29 from 22 nations
Winning time4:03.84 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Ryan Lochte Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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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]

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 recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Phelps  (USA)4:05.25 Omaha, United States 29 June 2008 [5]
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Phelps  (USA)4:08.26 Athens, Greece 14 August 2004—

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 9Heat 4 Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:07.82 OR
August 10Final Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:03.84 WR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144 Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:07.82Q, OR
224 László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:09.26Q
345 Luca Marin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:10.22Q
434 Ryan Lochte Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:10.33Q
543 Gergő Kis Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:10.66Q
623 Alessio Boggiatto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:10.68Q
737 Brian Johns Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:11.41Q, NR
835 Thiago Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:11.74Q
942 Keith Beavers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:12.75
1021 Bradley Ally Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 4:14.01 NR
1128 Gal Nevo Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4:14.03 NR
1233 Riaan Schoeman Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4:14.09
1331 Andrey Krylov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:14.55
1446 Travis Nederpelt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:15.37
1522 Dinko Jukić Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4:15.48 NR
1627 Alexander Tikhonov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:16.49
1725 Thomas Haffield Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 4:16.76
1826 Vasileios Demetis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4:18.40
1936 Euan Dale Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 4:18.60
2048 Vadym Lepskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:20.96
2138 Omar Pinzón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:22.31
2247 Pierre Henri Flag of France.svg  France 4:22.41
2314 Nikša Roki Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4:22.44
2432 Javier Núñez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4:22.69
2541 Romanos Alyfantis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4:23.41
2616 Dmitriy Gordiyenko Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 4:25.20
2712 Vasilii Danilov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 4:29.20
2813 Deniz Nazar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4:30.80
2915 Hocine Haciane Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 4:32.00

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:03.84 WR
Silver medal icon.svg5 László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:06.16 EU
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Ryan Lochte Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:08.09
47 Alessio Boggiatto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:12.16
53 Luca Marin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:12.47
62 Gergő Kis Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:12.84
71 Brian Johns Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:13.38
88 Thiago Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:15.40

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. 1 2 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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