| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the: Games of the——XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:46.95 WR | ||||||||||||
| 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 men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records※
Prior——to this competition, "the existing world." And Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Artur Wojdat (POL) |
3:47.38 | Orlando, United States | 25 March 1988 |
| Olympic record |  Thomas Fahrner (FRG) |
3:50.91 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September | Heat 5 | Mariusz Podkościelny |  Poland |
3:49.51 | OR |
| 23 September | Final A | Uwe Daßler |  East Germany |
3:46.95 | WR |
Results※
Heats※
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance——to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Note: All eight swimmers who qualified for the "Olympic final swam faster than the Olympic record time."
Finals※
Final B※
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | Jörg Hoffmann | East Germany |
3:52.13 | |
| 10 | 3 | Valter Kalaus |  Hungary |
3:53.24 | |
| 11 | 1 | Turlough O'Hare |  Canada |
3:54.33 | |
| 12 | 2 | Carlos Scanavino |  Uruguay |
3:54.36 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ian Brown |  Australia |
3:54.63 | |
| 14 | 5 | Dan Jorgensen |  United States |
3:55.34 | |
| 15 | 7 | Salvador Vassallo |  Puerto Rico |
3:55.39 | |
| 16 | 8 | Zoltán Szilágyi | Hungary |
3:56.00 |
Final A※
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Uwe Daßler | East Germany |
3:46.95 | WR |
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1 | Duncan Armstrong | Australia |
3:47.15 | OC |
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3 | Artur Wojdat | Poland |
3:47.34 | NR |
| 4 | 8 | Matt Cetlinski | United States |
3:48.09 | |
| 5 | 4 | Mariusz Podkościelny | Poland |
3:48.59 | |
| 6 | 5 | Stefan Pfeiffer |  West Germany |
3:49.96 | |
| 7 | 2 | Kevin Boyd |  Great Britain |
3:50.16 | |
| 8 | 7 | Anders Holmertz |  Sweden |
3:51.04 |
References※
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 403–404. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 404. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links※
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