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The final of the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1] The first eight swimmers qualified for the final, while the next eight qualified for the B-final.
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:51.23 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | 3:48.32 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 19 February 1983 |
Olympic record | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | 3:51.31 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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2 August | Final B | Thomas Fahrner | West Germany | 3:50.91 | OR |
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Thomas Fahrner | West Germany | 3:50.91 | OR |
10 | 3 | Juan Enrique Escalas | Spain | 3:55.25 | |
11 | 5 | Peter Szmidt | Canada | 3:56.99 | |
12 | 6 | Stefano Grandi | Italy | 3:57.17 | |
13 | 7 | Arne Borgstrøm | Norway | 3:57.46 | |
14 | 8 | Andrew Astbury | Great Britain | 3:58.14 | |
15 | 2 | Marcelo Jucá | Brazil | 3:58.23 | |
16 | 1 | Mike Davidson | New Zealand | 3:58.24 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | George DiCarlo | United States | 3:51.23 | ||
5 | John Mykkanen | United States | 3:51.49 | ||
6 | Justin Lemberg | Australia | 3:51.79 | OC | |
4 | 4 | Stefan Pfeiffer | West Germany | 3:52.91 | |
5 | 8 | Franck Iacono | France | 3:54.58 | NR |
6 | 2 | Darjan Petrič | Yugoslavia | 3:54.88 | |
7 | 7 | Marco Dell'Uomo | Italy | 3:55.44 | |
8 | 1 | Ron McKeon | Australia | 3:55.48 |
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