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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
Medal winners
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesAugust 9 (heats)
August 10 (final)
Competitors29 from 22 nations
Winning time4:03.84 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Phelps  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) László Cseh  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryan Lochte  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

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

World record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:05.25 Omaha, United States 29 June 2008 [5]
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 4:08.26 Athens, Greece 14 August 2004

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

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
August 9 Heat 4 Michael Phelps  United States 4:07.82 OR
August 10 Final Michael Phelps  United States 4:03.84 WR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Michael Phelps  United States 4:07.82 Q, OR
2 2 4 László Cseh  Hungary 4:09.26 Q
3 4 5 Luca Marin  Italy 4:10.22 Q
4 3 4 Ryan Lochte  United States 4:10.33 Q
5 4 3 Gergő Kis  Hungary 4:10.66 Q
6 2 3 Alessio Boggiatto  Italy 4:10.68 Q
7 3 7 Brian Johns  Canada 4:11.41 Q, NR
8 3 5 Thiago Pereira  Brazil 4:11.74 Q
9 4 2 Keith Beavers  Canada 4:12.75
10 2 1 Bradley Ally  Barbados 4:14.01 NR
11 2 8 Gal Nevo  Israel 4:14.03 NR
12 3 3 Riaan Schoeman  South Africa 4:14.09
13 3 1 Andrey Krylov  Russia 4:14.55
14 4 6 Travis Nederpelt  Australia 4:15.37
15 2 2 Dinko Jukić  Austria 4:15.48 NR
16 2 7 Alexander Tikhonov  Russia 4:16.49
17 2 5 Thomas Haffield  Great Britain 4:16.76
18 2 6 Vasileios Demetis  Greece 4:18.40
19 3 6 Euan Dale  Great Britain 4:18.60
20 4 8 Vadym Lepskyy  Ukraine 4:20.96
21 3 8 Omar Pinzón  Colombia 4:22.31
22 4 7 Pierre Henri  France 4:22.41
23 1 4 Nikša Roki  Croatia 4:22.44
24 3 2 Javier Núñez  Spain 4:22.69
25 4 1 Romanos Alyfantis  Greece 4:23.41
26 1 6 Dmitriy Gordiyenko  Kazakhstan 4:25.20
27 1 2 Vasilii Danilov  Kyrgyzstan 4:29.20
28 1 3 Deniz Nazar  Turkey 4:30.80
29 1 5 Hocine Haciane  Andorra 4:32.00

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Michael Phelps  United States 4:03.84 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 László Cseh  Hungary 4:06.16 EU
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Ryan Lochte  United States 4:08.09
4 7 Alessio Boggiatto  Italy 4:12.16
5 3 Luca Marin  Italy 4:12.47
6 2 Gergő Kis  Hungary 4:12.84
7 1 Brian Johns  Canada 4:13.38
8 8 Thiago Pereira  Brazil 4:15.40

References

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  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. ^ a b 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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