- Medalists
- Records
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}{{SwimmingAt1928SummerOlympics}}The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928. Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed. Medalists{{flagIOCmedalist|Alberto Zorrilla|ARG|1928 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Boy Charlton|AUS|1928 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Arne Borg|SWE|1928 Summer}} |
RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. World Record | 4:50.3 | SWE}} Arne Borg | Stockholm (SWE) | 11 September 1925 |
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Olympic Record | 5:04.2 | USA}} Johnny Weissmuller | Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 |
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In the final Alberto Zorrilla bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes. ResultsHeatsTuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced. Heat 1 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Austin Clapp|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:13.4 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Nobuo Arai|JPN|1928 Summer}} | 5:23.4 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Friedel Berges|GER|1928 Summer}} | 5:27.8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|James Thompson|CAN|1928 Summer}} | Heat 2 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Buster Crabbe|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:09.8 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hiroshi Yoneyama|JPN|1928 Summer}} | 5:17.8 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Albert Vandeplancke|FRA|1928 Summer}} | 5:20.0 | qq | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Géza Szigritz|HUN|1928 Summer}} | 5:41.0 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arthur Watts|GBR|1928 Summer}} | Heat 3 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Garnet Ault|CAN|1928 Summer}} | 5:18.8 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Herbert Heinrich|GER|1928 Summer}} | 5:20.0 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Václav Antoš|TCH|1928 Summer}} | 5:39.8 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Taburan Tamse|PHI|1928 Summer}} | Heat 4 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arne Borg|SWE|1928 Summer}} | 5:09.6 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Ruddy|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:26.4 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Walter Handschuhmacher|GER|1928 Summer}} | 5:32.0 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Rezső Wanié|HUN|1928 Summer}} | 5:35.2 | Heat 5 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Katsuo Takaishi|JPN|1928 Summer}} | 5:22.8 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Boy Charlton|AUS|1928 Summer}} | 5:23.0 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paolo Costoli|ITA|1928 Summer}} | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adán Gordón|PAN|1928 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hernán Téllez|CHI|1928 Summer}} | Heat 6 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alberto Zorrilla|ARG|1928 Summer}} | 5:19.2 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Hatfield|GBR|1928 Summer}} | 5:32.8 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|David Lindsay|NZL|1928 Summer}} | 5:38.6 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Broderick|IRL|1928 Summer}} |
SemifinalsWednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alberto Zorrilla|ARG|1928 Summer}} | 5:11.4 | QF | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Boy Charlton|AUS|1928 Summer}} | 5:13.6 | QF | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Ruddy|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:20.6 | QF | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Garnet Ault|CAN|1928 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hiroshi Yoneyama|JPN|1928 Summer}} | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Hatfield|GBR|1928 Summer}} | DNS | {{flagIOCathlete|Nobuo Arai|JPN|1928 Summer}} | DNS | Semifinal 2 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arne Borg|SWE|1928 Summer}} | 5:05.4 | QF | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Buster Crabbe|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:06.2 | QF | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Austin Clapp|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:06.8 | QF | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Katsuo Takaishi|JPN|1928 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Herbert Heinrich|GER|1928 Summer}} | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Albert Vandeplancke|FRA|1928 Summer}} |
FinalFriday 10 August 1928: Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alberto Zorrilla|ARG|1928 Summer}} | 5:01.6 OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Boy Charlton|AUS|1928 Summer}} | 5:03.6 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arne Borg|SWE|1928 Summer}} | 5:04.6 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Buster Crabbe|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:05.4 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Austin Clapp|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:16.0 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Ruddy|USA|1928 Summer}} | 5:25.0 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/SWI/mens-400-metres-freestyle.html |title=Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle |accessdate=4 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Olympic Report]
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 30 September 2008|language=pl}}
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