Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936. Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Rie Mastenbroek |
Ragnhild Hveger |
Lenore Wingard |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:16.0 | Rotterdam (NED) | 12 July 1934 | |
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Olympic Record | 5:28.5 | Los Angeles (USA) | 13 August 1932 |
Ragnhild Hveger set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 5:28.0 minutes. In the final Rie Mastenbroek bettered the Olympic record with 5:26.4 minutes.
Results
Heats
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals. Only two swimmers competed in heat two therefore only 15 swimmers advanced to the semi-finals. Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:28.0 | QQ OR | |
2 | 5:34.0 | ||
3 | 5:35.5 | ||
4 | 6:00.8 | ||
5 | 6:14.7 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:57.5 | ||
2 | 6:14.8 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:39.5 | ||
2 | 5:42.5 | ||
3 | 5:46.8 | ||
4 | 5:51.0 | ||
5 | 5:51.9 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:57.1 | ||
2 | 6:12.7 | ||
3 | 6:16.6 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:38.6 | ||
2 | 5:47.5 | ||
3 | 5:50.4 | ||
4 | 6:14.3 | ||
5 | 6:23.0 |
Semifinals
Friday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. As both fourth placed swimmers set the same time both advanced to the final. Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:40.3 | ||
2 | 5:42.2 | ||
3 | 5:42.5 | ||
4 | 5:45.9 | ||
5 | 5:46.0 | ||
6 | 5:49.1 | ||
7 | 6:11.2 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:33.7 | ||
2 | 5:42.5 | ||
3 | 5:43.5 | ||
4 | 5:45.9 | ||
5 | 5:46.1 | ||
6 | 5:49.4 | ||
7 | 5:55.0 | ||
8 | 6:07.2 |
Final
Saturday 15 August 1936:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 5:26.4 OR | |
2 | 5:27.5 | |
3 | 5:29.0 | |
4 | 5:32.2 | |
5 | 5:35.2 | |
6 | 5:43.1 | |
7 | 5:45.0 | |
8 | 5:46.0 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in polski). Retrieved 13 November 2008.