Swimming — 400 metres Individual Medley, Women

Times held 16
Total participants 352
Total countries 71

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1964 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 22 12
1968 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 28 19
1972 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 38 24
1976 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 20 9
1980 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 16 11
1984 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 18 13
1988 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 30 22
1992 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 32 21
1996 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 31 24
2000 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 28 24
2004 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 25 21
2008 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 37 27
2012 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 35 28
2016 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 33 23
2020 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 17 13
2024 400 metres Individual Medley, Women Olympic 16 11

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Donna de VaronaUSA Sharon FinneranUSA Martha RandallUSA
1968 Claudia KolbUSA Lynn VidaliUSA Sabine SteinbachGDR
1972 Gail NeallAUS Leslie CliffCAN Novella CalligarisITA
1976 Ulrike TauberGDR Cheryl GibsonCAN Becky SmithCAN
1980 Petra SchneiderGDR Sharron DaviesGBR Agnieszka CzopekPOL
1984 Tracy CaulkinsUSA Suzie LandellsAUS Petra ZindlerFRG
1988 Janet EvansUSA Noëmi LungROU Daniela HungerGDR
1992 Krisztina EgerszegiHUN Lin LiCHN Summer SandersUSA
1996 Michelle SmithIRL Allison WagnerUSA Krisztina EgerszegiHUN
2000 Yana KlochkovaUKR Yasuko TajimaJPN Beatrice CăşlaruROU
2004 Yana KlochkovaUKR Kaitlin SandenoUSA Georgina BardachARG
2008 Steph RiceAUS Kirsty CoventryZIM Katie HoffUSA
2012 Ye ShiwenCHN Elizabeth BeiselUSA Li XuanxuCHN
2016 Katinka HosszúHUN Maya DiRadoUSA Mireia BelmonteESP
2020 Yui OhashiJPN Emma WeyantUSA Hali FlickingerUSA
2024 Summer McIntoshCAN Katie GrimesUSA Emma WeyantUSA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 4 8 5 17
Australia AUS 2 1 0 3
East Germany GDR 2 0 2 4
Hungary HUN 2 0 1 3
Ukraine UKR 2 0 0 2
Canada CAN 1 2 1 4
People's Republic of China CHN 1 1 1 3
Japan JPN 1 1 0 2
Ireland IRL 1 0 0 1
Romania ROU 0 1 1 2
Great Britain GBR 0 1 0 1
Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 0 1
Argentina ARG 0 0 1 1
Italy ITA 0 0 1 1
Poland POL 0 0 1 1
Spain ESP 0 0 1 1
West Germany FRG 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Yana Klochkova UKR 2 0 0 2
Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 1 0 1 2
Gail Neall AUS 1 0 0 1
Petra Schneider GDR 1 0 0 1
Ulrike Tauber GDR 1 0 0 1
Michelle Smith IRL 1 0 0 1
Tracy Caulkins USA 1 0 0 1
Donna de Varona USA 1 0 0 1
Janet Evans USA 1 0 0 1
Claudia Kolb USA 1 0 0 1
Katinka Hosszú HUN 1 0 0 1
Steph Rice AUS 1 0 0 1
Ye Shiwen CHN 1 0 0 1
Summer McIntosh CAN 1 0 0 1
Yui Ohashi JPN 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2004 Summer Olympics Sabria-Faiza Dahane 24 See all
Argentina ARG 2004 Summer Olympics Georgina Bardach 3 Bronze See all
Australia AUS 1972 Summer Olympics Gail Neall 1 Gold See all
2008 Summer Olympics Steph Rice 1 Gold
Austria AUT 1984 Summer Olympics Sonja Hausladen 13 See all
Belgium BEL 1980 Summer Olympics Christel Fechner 9 See all
Brazil BRA 2004 Summer Olympics Joanna Maranhão 5 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1980 Summer Olympics Sonya Dangalakova 6 See all
Canada CAN 2024 Summer Olympics Summer McIntosh 1 Gold See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 2004 Summer Olympics Lin Man-Hsu 20 See all
Colombia COL 1968 Summer Olympics Patricia Olano 20 See all
Croatia CRO 2016 Summer Olympics Matea Samardžić 17 See all
Czechia CZE 2000 Summer Olympics Hana Černá 9 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1972 Summer Olympics Jaroslava Slavíčková 14 See all
1992 Summer Olympics Hana Černá 14
Denmark DEN 1988 Summer Olympics Annette Poulsen 15 See all
East Germany GDR 1976 Summer Olympics Ulrike Tauber 1 Gold See all
1980 Summer Olympics Petra Schneider 1 Gold
El Salvador ESA 1968 Summer Olympics Donatella Ferracuti DNS See all
Estonia EST 2008 Summer Olympics Anna-Liisa Põld 35 See all
Finland FIN 1968 Summer Olympics Eva Sigg 9 See all
France FRA 2020 Summer Olympics Fantine Lesaffre 13 See all
Germany GER 1964 Summer Olympics Veronika Holletz 4 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Sabine Herbst 4
Great Britain GBR 1980 Summer Olympics Sharron Davies 2 Silver See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Vasiliki Angelopoulou 8 See all
Honduras HON 1992 Summer Olympics Claudia Fortín 31 See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 1988 Summer Olympics Annemarie Munk 29 See all
Hungary HUN 1992 Summer Olympics Krisztina Egerszegi 1 Gold See all
2016 Summer Olympics Katinka Hosszú 1 Gold
Indonesia INA 2020 Summer Olympics Azzahra Permatahani 16 See all
Ireland IRL 1996 Summer Olympics Michelle Smith 1 Gold See all
Israel ISR 2024 Summer Olympics Anastasia Gorbenko 10 See all
Italy ITA 1972 Summer Olympics Novella Calligaris 3 Bronze See all
Japan JPN 2020 Summer Olympics Yui Ohashi 1 Gold See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2000 Summer Olympics Aleksandra Zertsalova 27 See all
Lebanon LBN 1972 Summer Olympics Mireille Bassoul DNS See all
Malaysia MAS 2000 Summer Olympics Sia Wai Yen 25 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics Laura Vaca 8 See all
Morocco MAR 2012 Summer Olympics Sara El-Bekri 32 See all
Netherlands NED 1964 Summer Olympics Betty Heukels 6 See all
New Zealand NZL 1968 Summer Olympics Tui Shipston 7 See all
North Macedonia MKD 2000 Summer Olympics Mirjana Boševska 17 See all
Norway NOR 1984 Summer Olympics Kathrine Bomstad 8 See all
Pakistan PAK 2012 Summer Olympics Anum Bandey 35 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2012 Summer Olympics Ye Shiwen 1 Gold See all
Peru PER 1980 Summer Olympics María Pia Ayora 16 See all
Philippines PHI 1976 Summer Olympics Nancy Deaño 20 See all
Poland POL 1980 Summer Olympics Agnieszka Czopek 3 Bronze See all
Portugal POR 2016 Summer Olympics Victoria Kaminskaya 28 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1964 Summer Olympics Margaret Harding 21 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2004 Summer Olympics Nam Yu-Seon 7 See all
Romania ROU 1988 Summer Olympics Noëmi Lung 2 Silver See all
Russian Federation RUS 2008 Summer Olympics Yana Martynova 7 See all
Serbia SRB 2020 Summer Olympics Anja Crevar 10 See all
Singapore SGP 1992 Summer Olympics May Ooi 30 See all
Slovakia SVK 2000 Summer Olympics Jana Korbasová 24 See all
Slovenia SLO 2012 Summer Olympics Anja Klinar 10 See all
South Africa RSA 2008 Summer Olympics Kathryn Meaklim 10 See all
Soviet Union URS 1988 Summer Olympics Yelena Dendeberova 4 See all
Spain ESP 2016 Summer Olympics Mireia Belmonte 3 Bronze See all
Suriname SUR 1996 Summer Olympics Carolyn Adel 22 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Carolyn Adel 22
Sweden SWE 1980 Summer Olympics Ann-Sofi Roos 10 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Sofia Kraft 10
Switzerland SUI 2016 Summer Olympics Martina van Berkel 24 See all
Thailand THA 2004 Summer Olympics Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn 22 See all
Tunisia TUN 1984 Summer Olympics Faten Ghattas DNS See all
2008 Summer Olympics Maroua Mathlouthi DNS
Türkiye TUR 2016 Summer Olympics Viktoria Zeynep Güneş 18 See all
Ukraine UKR 2000 Summer Olympics Yana Klochkova 1 Gold See all
2004 Summer Olympics Yana Klochkova 1 Gold
United States USA 1964 Summer Olympics Donna de Varona 1 Gold See all
1968 Summer Olympics Claudia Kolb 1 Gold
1984 Summer Olympics Tracy Caulkins 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Janet Evans 1 Gold
Uruguay URU 1968 Summer Olympics Ruth Apt 25 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2016 Summer Olympics Ranokhon Omonova 33 See all
Venezuela VEN 2012 Summer Olympics Andreína Pinto 27 See all
Vietnam VIE 2016 Summer Olympics Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 9 See all
West Germany FRG 1984 Summer Olympics Petra Zindler 3 Bronze See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1988 Summer Olympics Anamarija Petričević 17 See all
Zimbabwe ZIM 2008 Summer Olympics Kirsty Coventry 2 Silver See all