Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
Appearance
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:51.31 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
3:51.20 | Potsdam, East Germany | 29 February 1980 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
3:51.93 | Montreal, Canada | 22 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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24 July | Final | Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() |
3:51.31 | OR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() |
3:51.31 | OR |
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Andrey Krylov | ![]() |
3:53.24 | |
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Ivar Stukolkin | ![]() |
3:53.95 | |
4 | Djan Madruga | ![]() |
3:54.15 | |
5 | Daniel Machek | ![]() |
3:55.66 | |
6 | Sándor Nagy | ![]() |
3:56.83 | |
7 | Max Metzker | ![]() |
3:56.87 | |
8 | Ron McKeon | ![]() |
3:57.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 451, 462. Retrieved 27 November 2018.