Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
Appearance
Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 18 September 1988 (heats) 19 September 1988 (finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:37.76 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 18–19 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:36.29 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 5 | Roberta Felotti | ![]() |
4:49.53 | |
10 | 7 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz | ![]() |
4:50.54 | |
11 | 3 | Erika Hansen | ![]() |
4:51.93 | |
12 | 6 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | ![]() |
4:52.33 | |
13 | 1 | Anette Philipsson | ![]() |
4:52.77 | |
14 | 2 | Christine Magnier | ![]() |
4:53.29 | |
15 | 8 | Annette Poulsen | ![]() |
4:54.40 | |
16 | 4 | Yan Ming | ![]() |
4:55.92 |
Final A
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Janet Evans | ![]() |
4:37.76 | |
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4 | Noemi Lung | ![]() |
4:39.46 | |
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2 | Daniela Hunger | ![]() |
4:39.76 | |
4 | 7 | Yelena Dendeberova | ![]() |
4:40.44 | |
5 | 5 | Kathleen Nord | ![]() |
4:41.64 | |
6 | 6 | Jodie Clatworthy | ![]() |
4:45.86 | |
7 | 8 | Lin Li | ![]() |
4:47.05 | |
8 | 1 | Donna Procter | ![]() |
4:47.51 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 428. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 428. Retrieved 2 April 2017.