Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
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| Dates | July 28, 2012 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:05.18 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2012 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 | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]
U.S. overwhelming favorite Ryan Lochte pulled away from the rest of the field, including double defending champion Michael Phelps, over a wide margin to capture the Olympic title in the event. He rocketed to a strong finish in a sterling textile best of 4:05.18, the second fastest ever behind Phelps' 2008 world record by 1.34 seconds.[2][3] Meanwhile, Brazil's Thiago Pereira powered home with the silver in a matching South American record of 4:08.86, making him the first swimmer for his nation to claim an Olympic medal in the event, since Ricardo Prado did so in 1984.[4] Japanese teen Kosuke Hagino smashed an Asian record of 4:08.94 to edge Phelps out of the podium for the bronze.[5][6]
For the first time since his official debut in 2000, Phelps struggled to a fourth-place finish and denied his seventeenth career medal in 4:09.28. He almost missed the final roster by a small fraction of a second, after posting an eighth-seeded time of 4:13.33 from the morning prelims.[7][8]
South Africa's Chad le Clos (4:12.42), Hagino's teammate Yuya Horihata (4:13.30), Aussie swimmer Thomas Fraser-Holmes (4:13.49), and Italy's Luca Marin (4:14.89) rounded out the historic finale.[6] Surprisingly, Hungary's top medal favorite and European champion László Cseh missed the final by seven-hundredths of a second (0.07) with a ninth-place effort (4:13.40).[9]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) | 4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | [10][11] |
| Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 4:03.84 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | [10][11] |
No new records were set during this competition.
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Kosuke Hagino |  Japan | 4:10.01 | Q, AS |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Chad le Clos |  South Africa | 4:12.24 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 4:12.35 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Thiago Pereira |  Brazil | 4:12.39 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes |  Australia | 4:12.66 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Luca Marin |  Italy | 4:13.02 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Yuya Horihata | Japan | 4:13.09 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 4:13.33 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | László Cseh |  Hungary | 4:13.40 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Gal Nevo |  Israel | 4:14.77 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Yannick Lebherz |  Germany | 4:15.41 | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Yang Zhixian |  China | 4:15.45 | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Roberto Pavoni |  Great Britain | 4:15.56 | |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Wang Chengxiang | China | 4:15.57 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Maksym Shemberev |  Ukraine | 4:16.63 | |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | Ward Bauwens |  Belgium | 4:16.71 | NR |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Ioannis Drymonakos |  Greece | 4:17.04 | |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Raphael Stacchiotti |  Luxembourg | 4:17.20 | NR |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | Riaan Schoeman | South Africa | 4:17.22 | |
| 19 | 5 | 7 | Federico Turrini | Italy | 4:17.22 | |
| 21 | 3 | 7 | Alexander Tikhonov |  Russia | 4:18.12 | |
| 22 | 3 | 5 | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 4:18.31 | |
| 23 | 4 | 8 | Alec Page |  Canada | 4:19.17 | |
| 24 | 3 | 2 | Joe Roebuck | Great Britain | 4:20.24 | |
| 25 | 1 | 5 | Bradley Ally |  Barbados | 4:21.32 | |
| 26 | 2 | 2 | Yury Suvorau |  Belarus | 4:23.06 | NR |
| 26 | 2 | 5 | Diogo Carvalho |  Portugal | 4:23.06 | |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | Jung Won-Yong |  South Korea | 4:23.12 | |
| 29 | 2 | 1 | Esteban Enderica Salgado |  Ecuador | 4:24.32 | NR |
| 30 | 2 | 8 | Pedro Pinotes |  Angola | 4:24.69 | |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | Anton Sveinn McKee |  Iceland | 4:25.06 | NR |
| 32 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Tranter | Australia | 4:25.76 | |
| 33 | 2 | 7 | Quah Zheng Wen |  Singapore | 4:26.81 | |
| 34 | 1 | 6 | Marko Blaževski |  Macedonia | 4:32.38 | |
| 35 | 1 | 3 | Rafael Alfaro |  El Salvador | 4:35.80 | |
| 36 | 1 | 2 | Ahmed Ghithe Atari |  Qatar | 5:21.30 | |
| 037 | 3 | 8 | Taki Mrabet |  Tunisia | DSQ |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 4:05.18 | |
 | 6 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 4:08.86 | SA |
 | 4 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 4:08.94 | AS |
| 4 | 8 | Michael Phelps | United States | 4:09.28 | |
| 5 | 5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 4:12.42 | |
| 6 | 1 | Yuya Horihata | Japan | 4:13.30 | |
| 7 | 2 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | Australia | 4:13.49 | |
| 8 | 7 | Luca Marin | Italy | 4:14.89 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ryan Lochte wins medley gold as Michael Phelps finishes fourth". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Lochte wins 400 IM final for first US gold". ESPN. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Carroll, Mary (28 July 2012). "Brazil Starts Olympics With a Gold: Daily". The Rio Times. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Newberry, Paul (28 July 2012). "Lochte wins 400m IM in blowout; Phelps finishes 4th". London 2012 (NBC Olympics). Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2012 London Olympics: Ryan Lochte Posts Textile Best, Demolishes Field in 400 IM; Michael Phelps Misses Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Adderly, Esther (28 July 2012). "London 2012: Michael Phelps fourth as Ryan Lochte cruises to victory". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Slow prelims puts Phelps in unenviable Lane 8 for 400 IM final". CBS Sports. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Kosuke Hagino With Asian Record to Lead 400 IM; Phelps Underperforms". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bishop, Greg (9 August 2008). "Phelps smashes world record to win gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Opening statement: Phelps grabs gold, WR in 400 IM". ESPN. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 400m Individual Medley – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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