| | Event type
400 metres Individual Medley, Men
| Date | 6 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 27 from 20 countries |
Japan’s Kosuke Hagino was 2014 World Swimmer of the Year before sitting out the 2015 season with an elbow injury. However, he had recovered well and came to Rio as the clear favorite in this event. Also favored for medals were his teammate, Daiya Seto, the two-time defending World Champion, and American Chase Kalisz, who had won the US Olympic Trials. Hagino and Kalisz were the only swimmers to better 4:10 in the 2016 season coming in to Rio.
The event was missing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, who had dominated it for the past decade. Lochte failed to make the US team in this event while Phelps elected not to swim the 400 IM.
The chalk came through, as Hagino won the gold medal in 4:06.05, setting an Asian record. Kalisz was just behind in second place, while Seto won the bronze medal another three seconds behind.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosuke Hagino |  JPN | 4:10.00 (1 h3) | 4:06.05 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Chase Kalisz |  USA | 4:08.12 (1 h4) | 4:06.75 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Daiya Seto | JPN | 4:08.47 (2 h4) | 4:09.71 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Max Litchfield |  GBR | 4:11.95 (2 h3) | 4:11.62 (4) | |||
| 5 | Jay Litherland | USA | 4:11.10 (3 h4) | 4:11.68 (5) | |||
| 6 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes |  AUS | 4:12.51 (3 h3) | 4:11.90 (6) | |||
| 7 | Travis Mahoney | AUS | 4:13.37 (1 h2) | 4:15.48 (7) | |||
| 8 | Joan Lluís Pons |  ESP | 4:13.55 (2 h2) | 4:16.58 (8) | |||
| 9 | Richard Nagy |  SVK | 4:13.87 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 10 | Wang Shun |  CHN | 4:14.46 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 11 | Gergely Gyurta |  HUN | 4:14.81 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 12 | Dávid Verrasztó | HUN | 4:15.04 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 13 | Jérémy Desplanches |  SUI | 4:15.46 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 14 | Alexis Santos |  POR | 4:15.84 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 15 | Brandonn Almeida |  BRA | 4:17.25 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 16 | Luca Marin |  ITA | 4:17.88 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 17 | Michael Meyer |  RSA | 4:18.13 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 18 | Johannes Hintze |  GER | 4:18.25 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 19 | Gal Nevo |  ISR | 4:18.29 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 20 | Federico Turrini | ITA | 4:18.39 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 21 | Sebastien Rousseau | RSA | 4:18.72 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 22 | Christoph Meier |  LIE | 4:19.19 (1 h1) | – | |||
| 23 | Raphaël Stacchiotti |  LUX | 4:20.37 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 24 | Pavel Janeček |  CZE | 4:22.09 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 25 | Pedro Pinotes |  ANG | 4:25.84 (2 h1) | – | |||
| 26 | Luis Vega |  CUB | 4:27.27 (3 h1) | – | |||
| Jacob Heidtmann | GER | – (DQ h4) | – |
Round One
| Date | 6 August 2016 — 13:02 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Chase Kalisz | USA | 4:08.12 | ||
| 2 | – | Daiya Seto | JPN | 4:08.47 | ||
| 3 | – | Kosuke Hagino | JPN | 4:10.00 | ||
| 4 | – | Jay Litherland | USA | 4:11.10 | ||
| 5 | – | Max Litchfield | GBR | 4:11.95 | ||
| 6 | – | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | AUS | 4:12.51 | ||
| 7 | – | Travis Mahoney | AUS | 4:13.37 | ||
| 8 | – | Joan Lluís Pons | ESP | 4:13.55 | ||
| 9 | – | Richard Nagy | SVK | 4:13.87 | ||
| 10 | – | Wang Shun | CHN | 4:14.46 | ||
| 11 | – | Gergely Gyurta | HUN | 4:14.81 | ||
| 12 | – | Dávid Verrasztó | HUN | 4:15.04 | ||
| 13 | – | Jérémy Desplanches | SUI | 4:15.46 | ||
| 14 | – | Alexis Santos | POR | 4:15.84 | ||
| 15 | – | Brandonn Almeida | BRA | 4:17.25 | ||
| 16 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:17.88 | ||
| 17 | – | Michael Meyer | RSA | 4:18.13 | ||
| 18 | – | Johannes Hintze | GER | 4:18.25 | ||
| 19 | – | Gal Nevo | ISR | 4:18.29 | ||
| 20 | – | Federico Turrini | ITA | 4:18.39 | ||
| 21 | – | Sebastien Rousseau | RSA | 4:18.72 | ||
| 22 | – | Christoph Meier | LIE | 4:19.19 | ||
| 23 | – | Raphaël Stacchiotti | LUX | 4:20.37 | ||
| 24 | – | Pavel Janeček | CZE | 4:22.09 | ||
| 25 | – | Pedro Pinotes | ANG | 4:25.84 | ||
| 26 | – | Luis Vega | CUB | 4:27.27 | ||
| – | Jacob Heidtmann | GER | – |
Heat #1
| Time | 13:02 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Christoph Meier | LIE | 4:19.19 | 0.69 | 26.96 (1) | 57.92 (1) | 1:33.10 (1) | 2:07.62 (2) | 2:42.24 (1) | 3:17.48 (1) | 3:48.44 (1) | 30.96 (1) | 35.18 (2) | 34.52 (2) | 34.62 (1) | 35.24 (1) | 30.96 (2) | 30.75 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Pedro Pinotes | ANG | 4:25.84 | 0.73 | 27.93 (3) | 59.97 (3) | 1:35.34 (3) | 2:10.55 (3) | 2:48.02 (3) | 3:25.58 (3) | 3:56.53 (3) | 32.04 (2) | 35.37 (3) | 35.21 (3) | 37.47 (2) | 37.56 (2) | 30.95 (1) | 29.31 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Luis Vega | CUB | 4:27.27 | 0.73 | 27.71 (2) | 59.80 (2) | 1:33.42 (2) | 2:07.06 (1) | 2:45.27 (2) | 3:23.51 (2) | 3:55.91 (2) | 32.09 (3) | 33.62 (1) | 33.64 (1) | 38.21 (3) | 38.24 (3) | 32.40 (3) | 31.36 (3) |
Heat #2
| Time | 13:08 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Travis Mahoney | AUS | 4:13.37 | 0.70 | 26.70 (2) | 57.31 (1) | 1:28.80 (1) | 2:00.25 (1) | 2:36.18 (1) | 3:12.94 (1) | 3:43.44 (1) | 30.61 (1) | 31.49 (1) | 31.45 (1) | 35.93 (4) | 36.76 (6) | 30.50 (4) | 29.93 (6) | ||
| 2 | – | Joan Lluís Pons | ESP | 4:13.55 | 0.64 | 27.41 (7) | 58.39 (5) | 1:31.60 (4) | 2:03.13 (2) | 2:38.99 (2) | 3:14.89 (2) | 3:45.26 (2) | 30.98 (3) | 33.21 (2) | 31.53 (2) | 35.86 (2) | 35.90 (2) | 30.37 (1) | 28.29 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Jérémy Desplanches | SUI | 4:15.46 | 0.62 | 26.62 (1) | 57.63 (2) | 1:30.87 (2) | 2:04.04 (4) | 2:39.21 (3) | 3:15.56 (3) | 3:46.26 (3) | 31.01 (4) | 33.24 (3) | 33.17 (7) | 35.17 (1) | 36.35 (4) | 30.70 (5) | 29.20 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Alexis Santos | POR | 4:15.84 | 0.65 | 27.38 (6) | 58.57 (7) | 1:32.37 (7) | 2:05.18 (6) | 2:41.06 (5) | 3:16.81 (5) | 3:47.29 (4) | 31.19 (7) | 33.80 (6) | 32.81 (6) | 35.88 (3) | 35.75 (1) | 30.48 (3) | 28.55 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Michael Meyer | RSA | 4:18.13 | 0.70 | 27.08 (4) | 58.10 (3) | 1:31.40 (3) | 2:03.62 (3) | 2:39.93 (4) | 3:16.51 (4) | 3:48.03 (5) | 31.02 (5) | 33.30 (4) | 32.22 (3) | 36.31 (6) | 36.58 (5) | 31.52 (8) | 30.10 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Gal Nevo | ISR | 4:18.29 | 0.62 | 27.25 (5) | 58.21 (4) | 1:32.15 (5) | 2:04.95 (5) | 2:41.45 (6) | 3:17.78 (6) | 3:48.67 (6) | 30.96 (2) | 33.94 (7) | 32.80 (5) | 36.50 (7) | 36.33 (3) | 30.89 (6) | 29.62 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Raphaël Stacchiotti | LUX | 4:20.37 | 0.64 | 26.81 (3) | 58.44 (6) | 1:32.22 (6) | 2:05.69 (8) | 2:41.95 (7) | 3:19.71 (7) | 3:50.18 (7) | 31.63 (8) | 33.78 (5) | 33.47 (8) | 36.26 (5) | 37.76 (7) | 30.47 (2) | 30.19 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Pavel Janeček | CZE | 4:22.09 | 0.75 | 27.66 (8) | 58.77 (8) | 1:32.90 (8) | 2:05.64 (7) | 2:43.55 (8) | 3:21.75 (8) | 3:52.72 (8) | 31.11 (6) | 34.13 (8) | 32.74 (4) | 37.91 (8) | 38.20 (8) | 30.97 (7) | 29.37 (4) |
Heat #3
| Time | 13:14 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kosuke Hagino | JPN | 4:10.00 | 0.71 | 25.79 (1) | 55.53 (1) | 1:26.94 (1) | 1:58.15 (1) | 2:33.53 (1) | 3:09.71 (1) | 3:40.54 (1) | 29.74 (1) | 31.41 (1) | 31.21 (2) | 35.38 (1) | 36.18 (3) | 30.83 (6) | 29.46 (7) | ||
| 2 | – | Max Litchfield | GBR | 4:11.95 | 0.68 | 27.32 (6) | 57.80 (5) | 1:30.28 (5) | 2:01.05 (2) | 2:37.27 (3) | 3:13.27 (2) | 3:42.96 (2) | 30.48 (4) | 32.48 (3) | 30.77 (1) | 36.22 (7) | 36.00 (2) | 29.69 (1) | 28.99 (5) | ||
| 3 | – | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | AUS | 4:12.51 | 0.66 | 26.13 (2) | 56.52 (2) | 1:29.23 (2) | 2:01.40 (4) | 2:37.23 (2) | 3:14.15 (4) | 3:44.20 (3) | 30.39 (2) | 32.71 (5) | 32.17 (7) | 35.83 (=3) | 36.92 (6) | 30.05 (2) | 28.31 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Richard Nagy | SVK | 4:13.87 | 0.74 | 28.01 (8) | 58.61 (8) | 1:32.34 (8) | 2:04.20 (7) | 2:40.10 (7) | 3:15.70 (7) | 3:45.78 (6) | 30.60 (5) | 33.73 (8) | 31.86 (6) | 35.90 (5) | 35.60 (1) | 30.08 (3) | 28.09 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Wang Shun | CHN | 4:14.46 | 0.68 | 26.36 (3) | 57.30 (3) | 1:29.95 (4) | 2:01.36 (3) | 2:37.73 (5) | 3:15.36 (6) | 3:45.63 (5) | 30.94 (6) | 32.65 (4) | 31.41 (3) | 36.37 (8) | 37.63 (8) | 30.27 (4) | 28.83 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Gergely Gyurta | HUN | 4:14.81 | 0.71 | 27.39 (7) | 58.38 (6) | 1:31.37 (6) | 2:03.14 (6) | 2:38.97 (6) | 3:15.34 (5) | 3:45.97 (7) | 30.99 (7) | 32.99 (6) | 31.77 (5) | 35.83 (=3) | 36.37 (4) | 30.63 (5) | 28.84 (4) | ||
| 7 | – | Dávid Verrasztó | HUN | 4:15.04 | 0.80 | 27.01 (5) | 57.48 (4) | 1:29.82 (3) | 2:01.57 (5) | 2:37.48 (4) | 3:13.90 (3) | 3:45.00 (4) | 30.47 (3) | 32.34 (2) | 31.75 (4) | 35.91 (6) | 36.42 (5) | 31.10 (7) | 30.04 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Johannes Hintze | GER | 4:18.25 | 0.68 | 26.75 (4) | 58.40 (7) | 1:31.55 (7) | 2:04.89 (8) | 2:40.63 (8) | 3:17.76 (8) | 3:48.99 (8) | 31.65 (8) | 33.15 (7) | 33.34 (8) | 35.74 (2) | 37.13 (7) | 31.23 (8) | 29.26 (6) |
Heat #4
| Time | 13:20 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Chase Kalisz | USA | 4:08.12 | 0.73 | 26.36 (3) | 56.46 (2) | 1:28.98 (2) | 2:00.52 (2) | 2:34.80 (2) | 3:09.48 (2) | 3:39.71 (2) | 30.10 (3) | 32.52 (4) | 31.54 (2) | 34.28 (1) | 34.68 (1) | 30.23 (2) | 28.41 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Daiya Seto | JPN | 4:08.47 | 0.62 | 25.26 (1) | 54.80 (1) | 1:26.26 (1) | 1:57.86 (1) | 2:32.93 (1) | 3:08.84 (1) | 3:39.61 (1) | 29.54 (1) | 31.46 (1) | 31.60 (4) | 35.07 (2) | 35.91 (2) | 30.77 (5) | 28.86 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Jay Litherland | USA | 4:11.10 | 0.74 | 26.35 (2) | 57.06 (4) | 1:29.27 (3) | 2:00.83 (3) | 2:36.36 (3) | 3:13.28 (3) | 3:42.64 (3) | 30.71 (5) | 32.21 (3) | 31.56 (3) | 35.53 (3) | 36.92 (3) | 29.36 (1) | 28.46 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Brandonn Almeida | BRA | 4:17.25 | 0.65 | 27.75 (6) | 58.44 (5) | 1:30.52 (5) | 2:01.53 (4) | 2:39.06 (4) | 3:16.98 (4) | 3:47.60 (4) | 30.69 (4) | 32.08 (2) | 31.01 (1) | 37.53 (=6) | 37.92 (7) | 30.62 (4) | 29.65 (7) | ||
| 5 | – | Luca Marin | ITA | 4:17.88 | 0.75 | 28.27 (7) | 59.72 (7) | 1:32.57 (7) | 2:04.52 (7) | 2:40.72 (6) | 3:17.76 (6) | 3:48.97 (6) | 31.45 (7) | 32.85 (5) | 31.95 (5) | 36.20 (4) | 37.04 (4) | 31.21 (6) | 28.91 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Federico Turrini | ITA | 4:18.39 | 0.66 | 27.51 (5) | 58.50 (6) | 1:31.47 (6) | 2:03.51 (6) | 2:41.04 (7) | 3:18.57 (7) | 3:48.83 (5) | 30.99 (6) | 32.97 (6) | 32.04 (6) | 37.53 (=6) | 37.53 (5) | 30.26 (3) | 29.56 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Sebastien Rousseau | RSA | 4:18.72 | 0.63 | 27.19 (=4) | 57.05 (3) | 1:30.40 (4) | 2:02.77 (5) | 2:39.69 (5) | 3:17.43 (5) | 3:49.58 (7) | 29.86 (2) | 33.35 (7) | 32.37 (7) | 36.92 (5) | 37.74 (6) | 32.15 (7) | 29.14 (5) | ||
| – | Jacob Heidtmann | GER | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 6 August 2016 — 22:03 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 200 m | 250 m | 300 m | 350 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | 200-250 m Time (Rank) | 250-300 m Time (Rank) | 300-350 m Time (Rank) | 350-400 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kosuke Hagino | JPN | 4:06.05 | 0.69 | 25.44 (2) | 55.57 (2) | 1:26.73 (1) | 1:57.73 (1) | 2:32.69 (1) | 3:07.96 (1) | 3:37.66 (1) | 30.13 (3) | 31.16 (1) | 31.00 (1) | 34.96 (3) | 35.27 (2) | 29.70 (4) | 28.39 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Chase Kalisz | USA | 4:06.75 | 0.73 | 26.17 (4) | 56.52 (4) | 1:28.92 (4) | 2:00.56 (3) | 2:34.26 (3) | 3:08.70 (2) | 3:38.19 (2) | 30.35 (5) | 32.40 (5) | 31.64 (4) | 33.70 (1) | 34.44 (1) | 29.49 (2) | 28.56 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Daiya Seto | JPN | 4:09.71 | 0.61 | 25.42 (1) | 55.23 (1) | 1:27.15 (2) | 1:59.19 (2) | 2:33.72 (2) | 3:09.06 (3) | 3:39.37 (3) | 29.81 (1) | 31.92 (3) | 32.04 (7) | 34.53 (2) | 35.34 (3) | 30.31 (6) | 30.34 (8) | ||
| 4 | – | Max Litchfield | GBR | 4:11.62 | 0.63 | 26.63 (6) | 57.37 (7) | 1:29.61 (6) | 2:01.86 (7) | 2:37.13 (4) | 3:13.34 (4) | 3:42.66 (4) | 30.74 (6) | 32.24 (4) | 32.25 (8) | 35.27 (4) | 36.21 (4) | 29.32 (1) | 28.96 (6) | ||
| 5 | – | Jay Litherland | USA | 4:11.68 | 0.75 | 26.85 (7) | 57.14 (5) | 1:29.71 (7) | 2:01.16 (6) | 2:38.13 (7) | 3:14.90 (6) | 3:44.52 (6) | 30.29 (4) | 32.57 (6) | 31.45 (2) | 36.97 (7) | 36.77 (7) | 29.61 (3) | 27.17 (1) | ||
| 6 | – | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | AUS | 4:11.90 | 0.66 | 25.91 (3) | 55.94 (3) | 1:28.82 (3) | 2:00.59 (4) | 2:37.49 (5) | 3:13.73 (5) | 3:44.15 (5) | 30.03 (2) | 32.88 (7) | 31.77 (5) | 36.90 (6) | 36.24 (5) | 30.42 (7) | 27.75 (2) | ||
| 7 | – | Travis Mahoney | AUS | 4:15.48 | 0.70 | 26.34 (5) | 57.28 (6) | 1:29.05 (5) | 2:01.08 (5) | 2:37.69 (6) | 3:15.40 (7) | 3:45.68 (7) | 30.94 (8) | 31.77 (2) | 32.03 (6) | 36.61 (5) | 37.71 (8) | 30.28 (5) | 29.80 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Joan Lluís Pons | ESP | 4:16.58 | 0.69 | 27.36 (8) | 58.13 (8) | 1:31.68 (8) | 2:03.30 (8) | 2:40.85 (8) | 3:17.17 (8) | 3:47.95 (8) | 30.77 (7) | 33.55 (8) | 31.62 (3) | 37.55 (8) | 36.32 (6) | 30.78 (8) | 28.63 (5) |