Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Women's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
Date | 28 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:07.18 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Janet Evans (USA) | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
Olympic record | Janet Evans (USA) | 4:03.85 | Seoul, South Korea | 22 September 1988 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | 4 | Janet Evans | United States | 4:09.38 | Q |
2 | 5 | 3 | Dagmar Hase | Germany | 4:10.92 | Q |
3 | 5 | 5 | Erika Hansen | United States | 4:12.08 | Q |
4 | 4 | 3 | Kerstin Kielgaß | Germany | 4:12.50 | Q |
5 | 3 | 4 | Hayley Lewis | Australia | 4:12.95 | Q |
6 | 5 | 7 | Malin Nilsson | Sweden | 4:13.16 | Q |
7 | 3 | 3 | Isabelle Arnould | Belgium | 4:13.81 | Q |
8 | 5 | 6 | Suzu Chiba | Japan | 4:13.85 | Q |
9 | 3 | 6 | Phillippa Langrell | New Zealand | 4:14.00 | q, NR |
10 | 4 | 7 | Olga Šplíchalová | Czechoslovakia | 4:15.43 | q, NR |
11 | 4 | 5 | Irene Dalby | Norway | 4:16.05 | q |
12 | 3 | 5 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Romania | 4:16.23 | q |
13 | 4 | 2 | Mette Jacobsen | Denmark | 4:16.80 | q, WD |
14 | 5 | 2 | Carla Negrea | Romania | 4:17.00 | q |
15 | 3 | 2 | Sandra Cam | Belgium | 4:17.87 | q |
16 | 4 | 6 | Manuela Melchiorri | Italy | 4:19.18 | q |
17 | 5 | 1 | Hana Černá | Czechoslovakia | 4:19.87 | q |
18 | 4 | 4 | Julie McDonald | Australia | 4:20.16 | |
19 | 4 | 1 | Samantha Foggo | Great Britain | 4:22.26 | |
20 | 5 | 8 | Itziar Esparza | Spain | 4:22.27 | |
21 | 3 | 1 | Jeanine Steenkamp | South Africa | 4:23.33 | AF |
22 | 3 | 7 | Yan Ming | China | 4:23.69 | |
23 | 3 | 8 | Laura Sánchez | Mexico | 4:23.87 | |
24 | 2 | 5 | Judit Kiss | Hungary | 4:24.01 | |
25 | 4 | 1 | Elizabeth Arnold | Great Britain | 4:25.55 | |
26 | 2 | 3 | María José Marenco | El Salvador | 4:29.32 | |
27 | 1 | 6 | Thanya Sridama | Thailand | 4:29.64 | |
28 | 1 | 4 | Joscelin Yeo | Singapore | 4:29.76 | |
29 | 2 | 4 | Erika González | Mexico | 4:32.06 | |
30 | 1 | 5 | Robyn Lamsam | Hong Kong | 4:32.23 | |
31 | 2 | 6 | Claudia Fortin | Honduras | 4:37.58 | |
32 | 1 | 3 | May Ooi | Singapore | 4:37.77 | |
33 | 2 | 2 | Corinne Leclair | Mauritius | 4:43.53 |
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Phillippa Langrell | New Zealand | 4:12.96 | NR |
10 | 7 | Sandra Cam | Belgium | 4:14.11 | |
11 | 3 | Irene Dalby | Norway | 4:14.46 | |
12 | 6 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Romania | 4:14.90 | |
13 | 2 | Carla Negrea | Romania | 4:14.92 | |
14 | 5 | Olga Šplíchalová | Czechoslovakia | 4:16.41 | |
15 | 1 | Manuela Melchiorri | Italy | 4:20.75 | |
16 | 8 | Hana Černá | Czechoslovakia | 4:21.50 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Dagmar Hase | Germany | 4:07.18 | ||
4 | Janet Evans | United States | 4:07.37 | ||
2 | Hayley Lewis | Australia | 4:11.22 | ||
4 | 3 | Erika Hansen | United States | 4:11.50 | |
5 | 6 | Kerstin Kielgaß | Germany | 4:11.52 | |
6 | 1 | Isabelle Arnould | Belgium | 4:13.75 | |
7 | 7 | Malin Nilsson | Sweden | 4:14.10 | |
8 | 8 | Suzu Chiba | Japan | 4:15.71 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
External links
- Official Report