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.
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:51.31 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Vladimir Salnikov (URS) | 3:51.20 | Potsdam, East Germany | 29 February 1980 |
Olympic record | Brian Goodell (USA) | 3:51.93 | Montreal, Canada | 22 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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24 July | Final | Vladimir Salnikov | Soviet Union | 3:51.31 | OR |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Vladimir Salnikov | Soviet Union | 3:51.31 | OR | |
Andrey Krylov | Soviet Union | 3:53.24 | ||
Ivar Stukolkin | Soviet Union | 3:53.95 | ||
4 | Djan Madruga | Brazil | 3:54.15 | |
5 | Daniel Machek | Czechoslovakia | 3:55.66 | |
6 | Sándor Nagy | Hungary | 3:56.83 | |
7 | Max Metzker | Australia | 3:56.87 | |
8 | Ron McKeon | Australia | 3:57.00 |
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