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

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Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Sidebar games events 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.

Thirty-four swimmers from 16 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
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Records

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

World Record 4:38.7 Template:Flagicon Jack Medica Honolulu (USA) 30 August 1934
Olympic Record 4:48.4 Template:Flagicon 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

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:52.6 QQ
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:57.1 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:57.2 qq
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:57.7
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:16.9
6 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:17.2

Heat 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:57.2 QQ
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:11.7 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:18.2
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:31.5

Heat 3

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:51.3 QQ
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:54.7 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:03.6
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:13.3
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:17.8
6 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:20.9
7 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:36.8

Heat 4

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:59.4 QQ
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:03.1 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:08.9
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:12.7
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:18.3
6 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:19.1
7 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:38.3

Heat 5

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:45.5 QQ OR
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:53.9 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:56.0 qq
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:20.3
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:53.8

Heat 6

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:55.9 QQ
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:05.5 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:07.8
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:18.2
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 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

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:48.4 QQ
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:49.9 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:55.4 QQ
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:56.4
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:58.5
6 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:58.7
7 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:01.9

Semifinal 2

Place Swimmer Time Qual.
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:48.2 QQ
Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:48.2 QQ
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:53.6 QQ
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:55.7 qq
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:13.4
6 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:14.9

Final

Wednesday 12 August 1936:

Place Swimmer Time
1 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:44.5 OR
2 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:45.6
3 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:48.1
4 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:52.7
5 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:53.6
6 Template:FlagIOCathlete 4:53.8
7 Template:FlagIOCathlete 5:00.9

References

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