Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:26.36 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
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The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Summary[]
Four years after narrowly missing the podium in London, Hungary's Katinka Hosszú, nicknamed the "Iron Lady", opened her redemptive Games by dominating the 400 m individual medley with a new world record and the first title of her Olympic career. Dominating the race from the very start, she pulled away from the field to a gold-medal finish with a 4:26.36. Hosszú's swim also demolished the world record of 4:28.43, set by China's Ye Shiwen at the previous Games.[2][3] Trailing the leader by almost five seconds, U.S. swimmer Maya DiRado turned ahead of the world-record pace for over half the race, and managed to finish with a silver in 4:31.15. Meanwhile, Spain's Mireia Belmonte rounded out the podium with a bronze in 4:32.39, edging out Great Britain's Hannah Miley (4:32.54) in a tight battle to fourth by 0.15 of a second.[4]
Canada's Emily Overholt finished fifth with a 4:34.70, and was shortly followed by London 2012 runner-up Elizabeth Beisel of the United States (4:34.98). Miley's teammate Aimee Willmott (4:35.04) and Japan's Sakiko Shimizu (4:38.06) rounded out the final.[4]
Reigning Olympic champion Ye Shiwen missed a chance to defend her title in the final, after finishing twenty-seventh out of thirty-three swimmers in the prelims.[5]
The medals for the competition were presented by Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, Philippines, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by , First Vice President of the FINA.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
4:28.43 | London, United Kingdom | 28 July 2012 | [6] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:28.43 | London, United Kingdom | 28 July 2012 | [6] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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6 August | Final | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
4:26.36 | WR, OR |
Competition format[]
The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
Results[]
Heats[]
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
4:26.36 | WR |
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3 | Maya DiRado | ![]() |
4:31.15 | |
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5 | Mireia Belmonte | ![]() |
4:32.39 | |
4 | 6 | Hannah Miley | ![]() |
4:32.54 | |
5 | 8 | Emily Overholt | ![]() |
4:34.70 | |
6 | 7 | Elizabeth Beisel | ![]() |
4:34.98 | |
7 | 2 | Aimee Willmott | ![]() |
4:35.04 | |
8 | 1 | Sakiko Shimizu | ![]() |
4:38.06 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Women's 400m Individual Medley". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Wolken, Dan (6 August 2016). "Katinka Hosszu shatters world record in 400 IM; Maya DiRado wins silver". USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "All-rounder Hosszu finally swims to first Olympic gold". Olympics. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Katinka Hosszu Smokes 400 IM World Record in Rio". Swimming World Magazine. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "China's Sun scorched over doping record after he cruises into 400m freestyle final". South China Morning Post. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Ye Shiwen wins gold in record time". ESPN. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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