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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 400 metre freestyle

|games = 1988 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool

|date = 22 September 1988 (heats & finals)

|competitors = 30

|nations = 21

|gold = Janet Evans

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Heike Friedrich

|silverNOC = GDR

|bronze = Anke Möhring

|bronzeNOC = GDR

|win_value = 4:03.85 {{WR|swimming}}

|prev = 1984

|next = 1992

}}

{{SwimmingAt1988SummerOlympics}}

The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 22 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/SWI/womens-400-metres-freestyle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162813/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/SWI/womens-400-metres-freestyle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle |accessdate=31 March 2017 |work=Sports Reference}}

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Janet Evans|USA}}

| world_mark = 4:05.45

| world_place = Orlando, United States

| world_date = 20 December 1987

| world_ref =

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Tiffany Cohen|USA|1984 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 4:07.10

| olympic_place = Los Angeles, United States

| olympic_date = 31 July 1984

| olympic_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the length of the competition;

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DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
22 SeptemberFinal Aalign="left" | Janet Evansalign="left" | {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}4:03.85{{WR|swimming}}

Results

=Heats=

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).{{cite web|title=Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2p2.pdf|format=PDF|work=Seoul 1988|publisher=LA84 Foundation|pages=420–421|accessdate=2 April 2017}}

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

4align=left| Janet Evansalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}4:10.21Q
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| 2

2align=left| Anke Möhringalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}4:10.64Q
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| 3

4align=left| Tami Brucealign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}4:10.73Q
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| 4

2align=left| Janelle Elfordalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}}4:11.07Q
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| 5

3align=left| Heike Friedrichalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}4:11.30Q
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| 6

4align=left| Isabelle Arnouldalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1988 Summer}}4:11.71Q
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| 7

4align=left| Stephanie Ortwigalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}}4:12.18Q
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| 8

2align=left| Natalia Trefilovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}}4:12.20Q
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| 9

3align=left| Noemi Lungalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ROM|1988 Summer}}4:12.42q
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| 10

3align=left| Sheridan Burge-Lopezalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}}4:12.77q
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| 11

2align=left| Antoaneta Strumenlievaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}4:13.25q
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| 12

3align=left| Manuela Melchiorrialign=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1988 Summer}}4:15.40q
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| 13

1align=left| Chikako Nakamorialign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}}4:15.51q
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| 14

3align=left| Cécile Prunieralign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}}4:15.63q
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| 15

4align=left| Stela Puraalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ROM|1988 Summer}}4:15.78q
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| 16

4align=left| Patricia Noallalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1988 Summer}}4:15.90q
173align=left| Irene Dalbyalign=left| {{FlagIOC|NOR|1988 Summer}}4:16.22
184align=left| Ruth Gilfillanalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}}4:16.66
192align=left| Tomomi Hosodaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}}4:17.30
203align=left| Eva Mortensenalign=left| {{FlagIOC|DEN|1988 Summer}}4:18.06
213align=left| Yan Mingalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CHN|1988 Summer}}4:18.58
224align=left| Alexandra Russalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}}4:18.67
231align=left| Nurul Huda Abdullahalign=left| {{FlagIOC|MAS|1988 Summer}}4:19.33
241align=left| Patrícia Amorimalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BRA|1988 Summer}}4:19.64
252align=left| Christelle Janssensalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1988 Summer}}4:19.95
261align=left| Pernille Jensenalign=left| {{FlagIOC|DEN|1988 Summer}}4:20.96
272align=left| June Croftalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}}4:21.98
281align=left| Rita Jean Garayalign=left| {{FlagIOC|PUR|1988 Summer}}4:24.84
292align=left| Judit Csabaialign=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1988 Summer}}4:25.52
301align=left| Senda Gharbialign=left| {{FlagIOC|TUN|1988 Summer}}4:34.67

=Finals=

{{cite web|title=Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Finals|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2p2.pdf|format=PDF|work=Seoul 1988|publisher=LA84 Foundation|pages=421|accessdate=31 March 2017}}

==Final B==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95align=left| Sheridan Burge-Lopezalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}}4:10.21
104align=left| Noemi Lungalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ROM|1988 Summer}}4:11.88
111align=left| Stela Puraalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ROM|1988 Summer}}4:12.14
123align=left| Antoaneta Strumenlievaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}4:13.43
138align=left| Patricia Noallalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1988 Summer}}4:14.70
146align=left| Manuela Melchiorrialign=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1988 Summer}}4:14.90
152align=left| Chikako Nakamorialign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}}4:15.59
167align=left| Cécile Prunieralign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}}4:21.03

==Final A==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}4align=left| Janet Evansalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}4:03.85{{WR|swimming}}
{{silver02}}2align=left| Heike Friedrichalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}4:05.94EU
{{bronze03}}5align=left| Anke Möhringalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}4:06.62
43align=left| Tami Brucealign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}4:08.16
56align=left| Janelle Elfordalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}}4:10.64
67align=left| Isabelle Arnouldalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1988 Summer}}4:11.73
71align=left| Stephanie Ortwigalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}}4:13.05
88align=left| Natalia Trefilovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}}4:13.92

References

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External links

  • [http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2p2.pdf Official Report]
  • [http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/f0b565ab-63ac-47dc-9028-4e2d3f2b4da5/88_ogames%5b1%5d.pdf USA Swimming]

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