| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the: Games of the——XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2021 (heats) 25 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:32.08 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2020 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 | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 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 | mixed | women |
| Marathon | |||
| 10 km | men | women | |
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24. And 25 July 2021 at the "Tokyo Aquatics Centre." It will be, "the event's fifteenth consecutive appearance," having been held at every edition since 1964.
Summary※
Japan's home favourite Yui Ohashi held off a late charge from the U.S.' Emma Weyant——to win her nation's first Olympic title in the event. Second at the halfway mark, Ohashi used a stunning breaststroke leg——to separate herself from the tight field and touch in 4:32.08 for gold. Meanwhile, "Weyant," 1.99 seconds behind Ohashi heading into the freestyle, stormed home to take silver in 4:32.76. Weyant's teammate Hali Flickinger moved through the field in the final lap to win bronze more than two seconds behind in 4:34.90.
Spain's defending bronze medallist Mireia Belmonte (4:35.13) could not repeat her podium efforts from Rio five years earlier and "settled for fourth." In the hunt for a medal, Hungary's defending champion Katinka Hosszú faded down the stretch to take fifth in 4:35.98, almost 10 seconds off her world record set at the last Games. Hosszú's teammate Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas (4:37.75) took sixth, while Great Britain's Aimee Willmott (4:38.30) repeated her seventh-place finish from Rio five years earlier. Outside the sub 4:40 club, Italy's Ilaria Cusinato (4:40.65) rounded out the championship field.
Records※
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) |
4:26.36 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 August 2016 | |
| Olympic record |  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) |
4:26.36 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6 August 2016 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification※
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is: 4:38.53. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by, swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 4:46.89. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.
Competition format※
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Schedule※
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 20:05 | Heats |
| 25 July | 11:12 | Final |
Results※
Heats※
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Emma Weyant |  United States |
4:33.55 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Aimee Willmott |  Great Britain |
4:35.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Yui Ohashi |  Japan |
4:35.71 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Mireia Belmonte |  Spain |
4:35.88 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Hali Flickinger | United States |
4:35.98 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas | Hungary |
4:35.99 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
4:36.01 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Ilaria Cusinato |  Italy |
4:37.37 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Sara Franceschi | Italy |
4:39.93 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Anja Crevar |  Serbia |
4:40.50 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Yu Yiting |  China |
4:41.64 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Ageha Tanigawa | Japan |
4:41.76 | |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Fantine Lesaffre |  France |
4:41.98 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Tessa Cieplucha |  Canada |
4:44.54 | |
| 15 | 1 | 5 | Katja Fain |  Slovenia |
4:44.66 | |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Azzahra Permatahani |  Indonesia |
4:54.54 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Virginia Bardach |  Argentina |
5:01.98 | |
| — | 2 | 3 | Sydney Pickrem | Canada |
DNS |
Final※
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Yui Ohashi | Japan |
4:32.08 | |
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4 | Emma Weyant | United States |
4:32.76 | |
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2 | Hali Flickinger | United States |
4:34.90 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain |
4:35.13 | |
| 5 | 1 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
4:35.98 | |
| 6 | 7 | Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas | Hungary |
4:37.75 | |
| 7 | 5 | Aimee Willmott | Great Britain |
4:38.30 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ilaria Cusinato | Italy |
4:40.65 |
References※
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Wolken, Dan (6 August 2016). "Katinka Hosszu shatters world record in 400 IM; Maya DiRado wins silver". USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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