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400 metres Freestyle, Men

Date 6 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationEstádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants50 from 39 countries

China’s Sun Yang had won gold at London and was World Champion in 2013 and 2015, but the event was considered wide open. Other challengers were Britain’s James Guy and American Connor Jaeger, while the hottest swimmer early in 2016 had been Australian Mack Horton, posting 3:41.65 in April.

Horton continued his hot streak, winning gold in 3:41.55, bettering his world leading time, with Sun taking silver. The bronze surprisingly went to Italy’s Gabrielle Detti, while Jaeger and Guy finished 5-6, respectively, also trailing American Conor Dwyer.

PosCompetitorNOCR1Final
1Mack HortonAUS3:43.84 (2 h7)3:41.55 (1)Gold
2Sun YangCHN3:44.23 (1 h6)3:41.68 (2)Silver
3Gabriele DettiITA3:43.95 (3 h7)3:43.49 (3)Bronze
4Conor DwyerUSA3:43.42 (1 h7)3:44.01 (4)
5Connor JaegerUSA3:45.37 (2 h6)3:44.16 (5)
6James GuyGBR3:45.31 (5 h7)3:44.68 (6)
7David McKeonAUS3:44.68 (4 h7)3:45.28 (7)
8Jordan PothainFRA3:45.43 (1 h5)3:49.07 (8)
9Florian VogelGER3:45.49 (3 h6)
10Park Tae-HwanKOR3:45.63 (4 h6)
11Ryan CochraneCAN3:45.83 (5 h6)
12Myles BrownRSA3:45.92 (2 h5)
13Stephen MilneGBR3:46.00 (6 h7)
14Velimir StjepanovićSRB3:46.78 (7 h7)
15Aleksandr KrasnykhRUS3:47.39 (3 h5)
16Marwan El-KamashEGY3:47.43 (1 h4)
17Henrik ChristiansenNOR3:47.90 (6 h6)
18Maarten BrzoskowskiNED3:48.00 (4 h5)
19Matt HutchinsNZL3:48.25 (2 h4)
20Anton IpsenDEN3:48.31 (3 h4)
21Péter BernekHUN3:48.58 (8 h7)
22Marcelo AcostaESA3:48.82 (1 h3)
23Wojciech WojdakPOL3:48.87 (7 h6)
24Clemens RappGER3:49.10 (5 h5)
25Felix AuböckAUT3:49.35 (8 h6)
26Qiu ZiaoCHN3:49.45 (6 h5)
27Ahmed AkramEGY3:49.46 (4 h4)
28Filip ZaborowskiPOL3:49.84 (7 h5)
29Jan MickaCZE3:49.97 (5 h4)
30Vyacheslav AndrusenkoRUS3:50.23 (6 h4)
31Naito EharaJPN3:50.61 (8 h5)
32 Luiz AltamirBRA3:50.82 (2 h3)
33Cristian QuinteroVEN3:50.84 (1 h2)
34Welson SimMAS3:51.57 (3 h3)
35Ahmed MathlouthiTUN3:52.00 (2 h2)
36Mads GlæsnerDEN3:52.59 (7 h4)
37Miguel DuránESP3:53.40 (8 h4)
38Gergő KisHUN3:54.15 (4 h3)
39Martín NaidichARG3:54.58 (3 h2)
40David BrandlAUT3:54.59 (5 h3)
41Dimitrios DimitriouGRE3:54.98 (6 h3)
42Matias KoskiFIN3:55.57 (7 h3)
43Nezir KarapTUR3:58.37 (8 h3)
44Alex SobersBAR3:59.97 (4 h2)
45Irakli RevishviliGEO4:00.56 (5 h2)
46Jessie LacunaPHI4:01.70 (6 h2)
47Iakovos HadjiconstantinouCYP4:03.53 (7 h2)
48Geoffrey ButlerCAY4:07.87 (1 h1)
49Pol AriasAND4:21.16 (2 h1)
50Haris BandeyPAK4:33.13 (3 h1)

Round One

Date6 August 2016 — 13:48
FormatFastest eight swimmers advanced to final
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
12Conor DwyerUSA3:43.42Q
24Mack HortonAUS3:43.84Q
33Gabriele DettiITA3:43.95Q
44Sun YangCHN3:44.23Q
56David McKeonAUS3:44.68Q
65James GuyGBR3:45.31Q
75Connor JaegerUSA3:45.37Q
87Jordan PothainFRA3:45.43Q
92Florian VogelGER3:45.49
103Park Tae-HwanKOR3:45.63
116Ryan CochraneCAN3:45.83
121Myles BrownRSA3:45.92
131Stephen MilneGBR3:46.00
148Velimir StjepanovićSRB3:46.78
154Aleksandr KrasnykhRUS3:47.39
165Marwan El-KamashEGY3:47.43
177Henrik ChristiansenNOR3:47.90
185Maarten BrzoskowskiNED3:48.00
192Matt HutchinsNZL3:48.25
203Anton IpsenDEN3:48.31
217Péter BernekHUN3:48.58
228Marcelo AcostaESA3:48.82
231Wojciech WojdakPOL3:48.87
243Clemens RappGER3:49.10
258Felix AuböckAUT3:49.35
268Qiu ZiaoCHN3:49.45
274Ahmed AkramEGY3:49.46
282Filip ZaborowskiPOL3:49.84
291Jan MickaCZE3:49.97
308Vyacheslav AndrusenkoRUS3:50.23
316Naito EharaJPN3:50.61
322 Luiz AltamirBRA3:50.82
333Cristian QuinteroVEN3:50.84
347Welson SimMAS3:51.57
354Ahmed MathlouthiTUN3:52.00
366Mads GlæsnerDEN3:52.59
377Miguel DuránESP3:53.40
385Gergő KisHUN3:54.15
395Martín NaidichARG3:54.58
406David BrandlAUT3:54.59
411Dimitrios DimitriouGRE3:54.98
424Matias KoskiFIN3:55.57
433Nezir KarapTUR3:58.37
447Alex SobersBAR3:59.97
452Irakli RevishviliGEO4:00.56
466Jessie LacunaPHI4:01.70
471Iakovos HadjiconstantinouCYP4:03.53
484Geoffrey ButlerCAY4:07.87
495Pol AriasAND4:21.16
503Haris BandeyPAK4:33.13

Heat #1

Time13:48
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
14Geoffrey ButlerCAY4:07.87
25Pol AriasAND4:21.16
33Haris BandeyPAK4:33.13

Heat #2

Time13:54
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
13Cristian QuinteroVEN3:50.84
24Ahmed MathlouthiTUN3:52.00
35Martín NaidichARG3:54.58
47Alex SobersBAR3:59.97
52Irakli RevishviliGEO4:00.56
66Jessie LacunaPHI4:01.70
71Iakovos HadjiconstantinouCYP4:03.53

Heat #3

Time14:00
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
18Marcelo AcostaESA3:48.82
22 Luiz AltamirBRA3:50.82
37Welson SimMAS3:51.57
45Gergő KisHUN3:54.15
56David BrandlAUT3:54.59
61Dimitrios DimitriouGRE3:54.98
74Matias KoskiFIN3:55.57
83Nezir KarapTUR3:58.37

Heat #4

Time14:06
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
15Marwan El-KamashEGY3:47.43
22Matt HutchinsNZL3:48.25
33Anton IpsenDEN3:48.31
44Ahmed AkramEGY3:49.46
51Jan MickaCZE3:49.97
68Vyacheslav AndrusenkoRUS3:50.23
76Mads GlæsnerDEN3:52.59
87Miguel DuránESP3:53.40

Heat #5

Time14:12
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
17Jordan PothainFRA3:45.43Q
21Myles BrownRSA3:45.92
34Aleksandr KrasnykhRUS3:47.39
45Maarten BrzoskowskiNED3:48.00
53Clemens RappGER3:49.10
68Qiu ZiaoCHN3:49.45
72Filip ZaborowskiPOL3:49.84
86Naito EharaJPN3:50.61

Heat #6

Time14:18
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
14Sun YangCHN3:44.23Q
25Connor JaegerUSA3:45.37Q
32Florian VogelGER3:45.49
43Park Tae-HwanKOR3:45.63
56Ryan CochraneCAN3:45.83
67Henrik ChristiansenNOR3:47.90
71Wojciech WojdakPOL3:48.87
88Felix AuböckAUT3:49.35

Heat #7

Time14:24
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
12Conor DwyerUSA3:43.42Q
24Mack HortonAUS3:43.84Q
33Gabriele DettiITA3:43.95Q
46David McKeonAUS3:44.68Q
55James GuyGBR3:45.31Q
61Stephen MilneGBR3:46.00
78Velimir StjepanovićSRB3:46.78
87Péter BernekHUN3:48.58

Final Round

Date6 August 2016 — 22:30
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
15Mack HortonAUS3:41.55
26Sun YangCHN3:41.68
33Gabriele DettiITA3:43.49
44Conor DwyerUSA3:44.01
51Connor JaegerUSA3:44.16
67James GuyGBR3:44.68
72David McKeonAUS3:45.28
88Jordan PothainFRA3:49.07