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Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 400 metre freestyle

|games = 1980 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex

|date = 24 July

|competitors = 28

|nations = 16

|win_value = 3:51.31 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|gold = Vladimir Salnikov

|goldNOC = URS

|silver = Andrey Krylov

|silverNOC = URS

|bronze = Ivar Stukolkin

|bronzeNOC = URS

|prev = 1976

|next = 1984}}

{{SwimmingAt1980SummerOlympics}}

The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.{{cite web|url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/30856/rec/48|title=Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|accessdate=27 November 2018|pages=451, 462}}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Vladimir Salnikov|URS}}

| world_mark = 3:51.20

| world_place = Potsdam, East Germany

| world_date = 29 February 1980

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Brian Goodell|USA|1976 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 3:51.93

| olympic_place = Montreal, Canada

| olympic_date = 22 July 1976

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

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! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record

24 JulyFinalalign=left|Vladimir Salnikovalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:51.31{{OlyR|swimming}}

Results

=Heats=

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

5align=left|Vladimir Salnikovalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:54.54Q
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| 2

3align=left|Andrey Krylovalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:54.79Q
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| 3

4align=left|Djan Madrugaalign=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1980 Summer}}3:55.69Q
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| 4

3align=left|Max Metzkeralign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}3:56.42Q
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| 5

2align=left|Ivar Stukolkinalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:56.60Q
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| 6

2align=left|Ron McKeonalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}3:56.77Q
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| 7

1align=left|Sándor Nagyalign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}3:56.91Q
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| 8

5align=left|Daniel Machekalign=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}3:57.02Q
91align=left|Graeme Breweralign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}3:57.19
105align=left|Rainer Strohbachalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}3:57.22
115align=left|Simon Grayalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}3:57.60
124align=left|Detlev Grabsalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}3:58.21
133align=left|Zoltán Wladáralign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}3:58.37
145align=left|Rafael Escalasalign=left|{{flagIOC|ESP|1980 Summer}}3:58.45
152align=left|Frank Pfützealign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}3:59.53
161align=left|Borut Petričalign=left|{{flagIOC|YUG|1980 Summer}}3:59.63
173align=left|Andrew Astburyalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}4:00.30
184align=left|Thomas Lejdströmalign=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|1980 Summer}}4:01.89
192align=left|Darjan Petričalign=left|{{flagIOC|YUG|1980 Summer}}4:03.54
204align=left|Marcelo Jucáalign=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1980 Summer}}4:03.92
213align=left|Petr Adamecalign=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}4:03.97
222align=left|Jean-Marie Françoisalign=left|{{flagIOC|VEN|1980 Summer}}4:04.48
233align=left|Petar Kochanovalign=left|{{flagIOC|BUL|1980 Summer}}4:05.28
241align=left|Diego Quirogaalign=left|{{flagIOC|ECU|1980 Summer}}4:05.70
255align=left|Radek Havelalign=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}4:05.71
261align=left|Kevin Williamsonalign=left|{{flagIOC|IRL|1980 Summer}}4:09.01
273align=left|José María Larrañagaalign=left|{{flagIOC|PER|1980 Summer}}4:11.06
282align=left|Mohamed Abdul Wahabalign=left|{{flagIOC|KUW|1980 Summer}}4:37.68
rowspan=8|{{hs|29}}1align=left|Federico Silvestrialign=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1980 Summer}}rowspan="8" | DNS
1align=left|Mohamed Bendahmanealign=left|{{flagIOC|ALG|1980 Summer}}
2align=left|Fernando Lopesalign=left|{{flagIOC|ANG|1980 Summer}}
4align=left|Paulo Frischknechtalign=left|{{flagIOC|POR|1980 Summer}}
4align=left|Paolo Revellialign=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1980 Summer}}
4align=left|István Koczkaalign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}
5align=left|Abdelhakim Bitatalign=left|{{flagIOC|ALG|1980 Summer}}
5align=left|Reda Yadialign=left|{{flagIOC|ALG|1980 Summer}}

=Final=

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}align=left|Vladimir Salnikovalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:51.31OR
{{silver02}}align=left|Andrey Krylovalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:53.24
{{bronze03}}align=left|Ivar Stukolkinalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}3:53.95
4align=left|Djan Madrugaalign=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1980 Summer}}3:54.15
5align=left|Daniel Machekalign=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}3:55.66
6align=left|Sándor Nagyalign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}3:56.83
7align=left|Max Metzkeralign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}3:56.87
8align=left|Ron McKeonalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}3:57.00

References

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