Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 400 metre individual medley
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Hamad Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
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| Date | December 3, 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 2002 | 2010 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games  | ||||
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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 | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games
The women's 400m individual medley swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 3, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.
Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 3 December 2006 | 10:13 | Heats |
| 18:05 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.
| World Record |  Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 4:33.59 | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Asian Record |  Chen Yan (CHN) | 4:34.79 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Games Record | Lin Li (CHN) | 4:39.88 | Beijing, China | 23 September 1990 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Qi Hui (CHN) |
4:43.52 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |  Maiko Fujino (JPN) |
4:45.27 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Yu Rui (CHN) |
4:54.39 | |
| 4 | 1 | 6 |  Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) |
4:55.56 | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |  Jung Ji-yeon (KOR) |
4:56.26 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 |  Lin Man-hsu (TPE) |
4:58.00 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 |  Carmen Nam (HKG) |
4:59.82 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Nam Yoo-sun (KOR) |
5:00.53 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 |  Siow Yi Ting (MAS) |
5:06.93 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 |  Choi Sin Hong (MAC) |
5:34.90 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 4:38.31 | GR |
 | 3 | Yu Rui (CHN) | 4:39.51 | |
 | 5 | Maiko Fujino (JPN) | 4:42.70 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jung Ji-yeon (KOR) | 4:51.27 | |
| 5 | 6 | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) | 4:52.31 | |
| 6 | 7 | Lin Man-hsu (TPE) | 4:55.88 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nam Yoo-sun (KOR) | 4:56.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Carmen Nam (HKG) | 5:00.78 |