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

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 400 metre freestyle

|games = 1980 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex

|date = 22 July

|competitors = 19

|nations = 12

|win_value = 4:08.76 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|gold = Ines Diers

|goldNOC = GDR

|silver = Petra Schneider

|silverNOC = GDR

|bronze = Carmela Schmidt

|bronzeNOC = GDR

|prev = 1976

|next = 1984

}}

{{SwimmingAt1980SummerOlympics}}

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 22 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=28 December 2018|pages=450, 476}}

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Tracey Wickham|AUS}}

| world_mark = 4:06.28

| world_place = West Berlin, West Germany

| world_date = 24 August 1978

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Petra Thümer|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 4:09.89

| olympic_place = Montreal, Canada

| olympic_date = 20 July 1976

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

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

22 JulyFinalalign=left|Ines Diersalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:08.76{{OlyR|swimming}}

Results

=Heats=

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

1align=left|Carmela Schmidtalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:13.01Q
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| 2

1align=left|Annelies Maasalign=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1980 Summer}}4:13.12Q
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| 3

3align=left|Michelle Fordalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}4:13.90Q
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| 4

2align=left|Ines Diersalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:13.98Q
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| 5

2align=left|Irina Aksyonovaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}4:14.39Q
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| 6

3align=left|Petra Schneideralign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:14.49Q
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| 7

2align=left|Reggie de Jongalign=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1980 Summer}}4:15.07Q
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| 8

2align=left|Olga Klevakinaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}4:18.13Q
93align=left|Oksana Komissarovaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}4:18.61
101align=left|Pascale Verbauwenalign=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}4:18.98
111align=left|Sharron Daviesalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}4:19.99
121align=left|Sofia Daraalign=left|{{flagIOC|GRE|1980 Summer}}4:20.32
131align=left|Rosemary Brownalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}4:21.36
143align=left|Roberta Felottialign=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1980 Summer}}4:21.94
153align=left|Jacquelene Willmottalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}4:22.32
162align=left|Nikole Schrepferalign=left|{{flagIOC|SUI|1980 Summer}}4:28.40
172align=left|Natalia Másalign=left|{{flagIOC|ESP|1980 Summer}}4:29.81
183align=left|María Pia Ayoraalign=left|{{flagIOC|PER|1980 Summer}}4:46.90
192align=left|Soad Fezzanialign=left|{{flagIOC|LBA|1980 Summer}}5:16.17
{{hs|20}}1align=left|Klára Gulyásalign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}DNS

=Final=

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold1}}align=left|Ines Diersalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:08.76{{OlyR|swimming}}
{{silver2}}align=left|Petra Schneideralign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:09.16
{{bronze3}}align=left|Carmela Schmidtalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}4:10.86
4align=left|Michelle Fordalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}4:11.65
5align=left|Irina Aksyonovaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}4:14.40
6align=left|Annelies Maasalign=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1980 Summer}}4:15.79
7align=left|Reggie de Jongalign=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1980 Summer}}4:15.95
8align=left|Olga Klevakinaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}4:19.18

References

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{{Footer Olympic Champions 400 m Freestyle Women}}

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