Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday August 10, 1936 to Wednesday August 12, 1936.
Thirty-four swimmers from 16 nations competed.
In the fifth heat Shunpei Uto
set a new Olympic record with 4:45.5 minutes. In the final Jack Medica
bettered the Olympic record with 4:44.5 minutes.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Freestyle swimming
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936. There was a total of 248 participants from 29 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's...
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday August 10, 1936 to Wednesday August 12, 1936.
Thirty-four swimmers from 16 nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 4:38.7 |  Jack MedicaJack Medica Jack Chapman Medica was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1936 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event and silver medals in the 1500-meter freestyle event and in 4x200-meter freestyle relay event.After his retirement, brought on by World War... |
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| Olympic Record | 4:48.4 | Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:... |
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August 10, 1932 |
In the fifth heat Shunpei Uto
Shunpei Uto
is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. Born in Shizuoka, he won silver medal for the Men's 400 m freestyle and bronze medal 1500 m freestyle in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-External links:* *...
set a new Olympic record with 4:45.5 minutes. In the final Jack Medica
Jack Medica
Jack Chapman Medica was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1936 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event and silver medals in the 1500-meter freestyle event and in 4x200-meter freestyle relay event.After his retirement, brought on by World War...
bettered the Olympic record with 4:44.5 minutes.
Heats
Monday August 10, 1936: The fastest two in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:52.6 | ||
| 2 | 4:57.1 | ||
| 3 | 4:57.2 | ||
| 4 | 4:57.7 | ||
| 5 | 5:16.9 | ||
| 6 | 5:17.2 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:57.2 | ||
| 2 | 5:11.7 | ||
| 3 | 5:18.2 | ||
| 4 | 5:31.5 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:51.3 | ||
| 2 | 4:54.7 | ||
| 3 | 5:03.6 | ||
| 4 | 5:13.3 | ||
| 5 | 5:17.8 | ||
| 6 | 5:20.9 | ||
| 7 | 5:36.8 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:59.4 | ||
| 2 | 5:03.1 | ||
| 3 | 5:08.9 | ||
| 4 | 5:12.7 | ||
| 5 | 5:18.3 | ||
| 6 | 5:19.1 | ||
| 7 | 5:38.3 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:45.5 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 4:53.9 | ||
| 3 | 4:56.0 | ||
| 4 | 5:20.3 | ||
| 5 | 5:53.8 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:55.9 | ||
| 2 | 5:05.5 | ||
| 3 | 5:07.8 | ||
| 4 | 5:18.2 | ||
| 5 | 5:33.8 |
Semifinals
Tuesday August 11, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:48.4 | ||
| 2 | 4:49.9 | ||
| 3 | 4:55.4 | ||
| 4 | 4:56.4 | ||
| 5 | 4:58.5 | ||
| 6 | 4:58.7 | ||
| 7 | 5:01.9 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:48.2 | ||
| 4:48.2 | |||
| 3 | 4:53.6 | ||
| 4 | 4:55.7 | ||
| 5 | 5:13.4 | ||
| 6 | 5:14.9 |
Final
Wednesday August 12, 1936:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:44.5 OR | |
| 2 | 4:45.6 | |
| 3 | 4:48.1 | |
| 4 | 4:52.7 | |
| 5 | 4:53.6 | |
| 6 | 4:53.8 | |
| 7 | 5:00.9 |