Men's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | September 17, 2000 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 39 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:11.76 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2000 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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.
U.S. swimmer Tom Dolan blistered the entire field, and broke a six-year-old world record to successfully defend his Olympic title in the event. Acknowledging a massive roar from an Australian crowd, Dolan pulled away from the field on the backstroke leg, and then opened up his lead to a powerful finish in a sterling time of 4:11.76. Dolan's teammate Erik Vendt came from last place on the first turn with a spectacular swim to take home the silver in 4:14.23, pulling off another top-two finish of the night for the Americans. Meanwhile, Canada's Curtis Myden managed to repeat his bronze from Atlanta four years earlier in 4:15.33, handing a second straight medal haul for North America in the event's history.
Leading earlier in the prelims, Italy's Alessio Boggiatto finished outside the podium by six-tenths of a second (0.60) in 4:15.93. South Africa's Terence Parkin, a deaf mute since birth, swam on the outside in lane eight, but pulled off a fifth-place effort in an African record of 4:16.92. He was followed in sixth spot by Australia's newcomer Justin Norris (4:17.87), and in seventh by Romania's Cezar Bădiță (4:20.91), who had been overshadowed in his presence by a doping ban before the start of the Games. In May 2000, Badita failed a doping test for a steroid nandralone when he competed at the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, Spain. Japan's Shinya Taniguchi closed out the field to eighth place with a time of 4:20.93.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Tom Dolan (USA) | 4:12.30 | Rome, Italy | 6 September 1994 | |
Olympic record | Tamás Darnyi (HUN) | 4:14.23 | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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17 September | Final | Tom Dolan | United States | 4:11.76 | WR |
Results
Heats
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Tom Dolan | United States | 4:11.76 | WR | |
2 | Erik Vendt | United States | 4:14.23 | ||
3 | Curtis Myden | Canada | 4:15.33 | NR | |
4 | 4 | Alessio Boggiatto | Italy | 4:15.93 | |
5 | 8 | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 4:16.92 | AF |
6 | 1 | Justin Norris | Australia | 4:17.87 | |
7 | 6 | Cezar Bădiță | Romania | 4:20.91 | |
8 | 7 | Shinya Taniguchi | Japan | 4:20.93 |
References
- "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- "More fireworks in the pool". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on May 7, 2001. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- Clarey, Christopher (18 September 2000). "Dolan Sets World Mark in 400 Medley : U.S. Powers to 6 Medals On a Swimmers' Night". New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "Dolan, Munz overcome ailments to win". ESPN. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Whitten, Phillip (17 September 2000). "Olympic Day 2 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- Whitten, Phillip (17 September 2000). "Exclusive: Banned Swimmer Allowed To Compete". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- "Badita cleared for Olympics". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 318–319. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
External links
Olympic champions in men's 400 m individual medley | |
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