Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 18 September 1988 (heats) 19 September 1988 (finals) |
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Competitors | 31 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:37.76 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 18–19 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 | Petra Schneider (GDR) | 4:36.10 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1 August 1982 |
Olympic record | Petra Schneider (GDR) | 4:36.29 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 5 | Roberta Felotti | Italy | 4:49.53 | |
10 | 7 | Birgit Lohberg-Schulz | West Germany | 4:50.54 | |
11 | 3 | Erika Hansen | United States | 4:51.93 | |
12 | 6 | Antoaneta Strumenlieva | Bulgaria | 4:52.33 | |
13 | 1 | Anette Philipsson | Sweden | 4:52.77 | |
14 | 2 | Christine Magnier | France | 4:53.29 | |
15 | 8 | Annette Poulsen | Denmark | 4:54.40 | |
16 | 4 | Yan Ming | China | 4:55.92 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Janet Evans | United States | 4:37.76 | ||
4 | Noemi Lung | Romania | 4:39.46 | ||
2 | Daniela Hunger | East Germany | 4:39.76 | ||
4 | 7 | Yelena Dendeberova | Soviet Union | 4:40.44 | |
5 | 5 | Kathleen Nord | East Germany | 4:41.64 | |
6 | 6 | Jodie Clatworthy | Australia | 4:45.86 | |
7 | 8 | Lin Li | China | 4:47.05 | |
8 | 1 | Donna Procter | Australia | 4:47.51 |