| | Event type
400 metres Individual Medley, Women
| Date | 14 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool) |
| Participants | 25 from 21 countries |
As an 18-year-old, Ukraine’s Yana Klochkova won both medley races at the Sydney Olympics. By the time of the Athens Games she had been long established as the best medley swimmer in the world but a new generation, led by 15-year-old Katie Hoff, were beginning to nip at her heels. Hoff came to Athens as world leader for 2004 but failed to live up to her previous form as she finished 10 seconds off her best in her heat and well outside the qualifying positions.
Instead the challenge to Klochkova came from another American in the form of Kaitlin Sandeno. Sandeno had never broken 3:40.00 before Athens but, in the rarefied atmosphere of the Olympic final, she had the race of the life and took more than five seconds off her personal best to hound Klochkova almost into the final metres of the race. The Ukrainian held out to win over Sandeno by just 12 hundredths of a second with Georgina Bardach winning a rare swimming medal for Argentina, their first since 1936, in third.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yana Klochkova |  UKR | 4:38.36 (1 h4) | 4:34.83 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Kaitlin Sandeno |  USA | 4:40.21 (2 h4) | 4:34.95 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Georgina Bardach |  ARG | 4:41.20 (1 h2) | 4:37.51 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Éva Risztov |  HUN | 4:41.20 (1 h3) | 4:39.29 (4) | |||
| 5 | Joanna Maranhão |  BRA | 4:42.01 (3 h4) | 4:40.00 (5) | |||
| 6 | Nicole Hetzer |  GER | 4:41.74 (2 h2) | 4:40.20 (6) | |||
| 7 | Nam Yu-Seon |  KOR | 4:45.16 (3 h2) | 4:50.35 (7) | |||
| 8 | Vasiliki Angelopoulou |  GRE | 4:44.90 (4 h4) | 4:50.85 (8) | |||
| 9 | Helen Norfolk |  NZL | 4:45.21 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 10 | Misa Amano |  JPN | 4:45.61 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 11 | Elizabeth Warden |  CAN | 4:46.27 (2 h3) | – | |||
| 12 | Lara Carroll |  AUS | 4:46.32 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | Anja Klinar |  SLO | 4:46.66 (3 h3) | – | |||
| 14 | Beatrice Căşlaru |  ROU | 4:46.94 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 15 | Zsu Jakabos | HUN | 4:47.21 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 16 | Alessia Filippi |  ITA | 4:47.26 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 17 | Katie Hoff | USA | 4:47.49 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 18 | Teresa Rohmann | GER | 4:48.51 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 19 | Jennifer Reilly | AUS | 4:49.04 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 20 | Lin Man-Hsu |  TPE | 4:52.22 (8 h4) | – | |||
| 21 | Yana Martynova |  RUS | 4:52.96 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 22 | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn |  THA | 5:00.06 (1 h1) | – | |||
| 23 | Ana Dangalakova |  BUL | 5:01.00 (2 h1) | – | |||
| 24 | Sabria-Faiza Dahane |  ALG | 5:10.20 (3 h1) | – | |||
| Zhang Tianyi |  CHN | – (DQ h3) | – |
Round One
| Date | 14 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Yana Klochkova | UKR | 4:38.36 | ||
| 2 | – | Kaitlin Sandeno | USA | 4:40.21 | ||
| =3 | – | Georgina Bardach | ARG | 4:41.20 | ||
| =3 | – | Éva Risztov | HUN | 4:41.20 | ||
| 5 | – | Nicole Hetzer | GER | 4:41.74 | ||
| 6 | – | Joanna Maranhão | BRA | 4:42.01 | ||
| 7 | – | Vasiliki Angelopoulou | GRE | 4:44.90 | ||
| 8 | – | Nam Yu-Seon | KOR | 4:45.16 | ||
| 9 | – | Helen Norfolk | NZL | 4:45.21 | ||
| 10 | – | Misa Amano | JPN | 4:45.61 | ||
| 11 | – | Elizabeth Warden | CAN | 4:46.27 | ||
| 12 | – | Lara Carroll | AUS | 4:46.32 | ||
| 13 | – | Anja Klinar | SLO | 4:46.66 | ||
| 14 | – | Beatrice Căşlaru | ROU | 4:46.94 | ||
| 15 | – | Zsu Jakabos | HUN | 4:47.21 | ||
| 16 | – | Alessia Filippi | ITA | 4:47.26 | ||
| 17 | – | Katie Hoff | USA | 4:47.49 | ||
| 18 | – | Teresa Rohmann | GER | 4:48.51 | ||
| 19 | – | Jennifer Reilly | AUS | 4:49.04 | ||
| 20 | – | Lin Man-Hsu | TPE | 4:52.22 | ||
| 21 | – | Yana Martynova | RUS | 4:52.96 | ||
| 22 | – | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn | THA | 5:00.06 | ||
| 23 | – | Ana Dangalakova | BUL | 5:01.00 | ||
| 24 | – | Sabria-Faiza Dahane | ALG | 5:10.20 | ||
| – | Zhang Tianyi | CHN | – |
Heat #1
| Time | 11:28 |
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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 | – | Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn | THA | 5:00.06 | 0.82 | 32.28 (3) | 1:08.16 (3) | 1:47.65 (2) | 2:26.31 (2) | 3:09.41 (2) | 3:53.04 (2) | 4:27.22 (2) | 35.88 (1) | 39.49 (2) | 38.66 (2) | 43.10 (1) | 43.63 (1) | 34.18 (1) | 32.84 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Ana Dangalakova | BUL | 5:01.00 | 0.98 | 31.52 (1) | 1:07.74 (1) | 1:45.98 (1) | 2:23.05 (1) | 3:06.33 (1) | 3:51.07 (1) | 4:26.89 (1) | 36.22 (3) | 38.24 (1) | 37.07 (1) | 43.28 (2) | 44.74 (3) | 35.82 (2) | 34.11 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Sabria-Faiza Dahane | ALG | 5:10.20 | 0.80 | 31.60 (2) | 1:07.75 (2) | 1:49.13 (3) | 2:29.57 (3) | 3:14.46 (3) | 3:58.96 (3) | 4:35.20 (3) | 36.15 (2) | 41.38 (3) | 40.44 (3) | 44.89 (3) | 44.50 (2) | 36.24 (3) | 35.00 (3) |
Heat #2
| Time | 11:35 |
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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 | – | Georgina Bardach | ARG | 4:41.20 | 0.86 | 30.15 (1) | 1:03.44 (1) | 1:39.92 (3) | 2:15.73 (4) | 2:55.05 (2) | 3:34.99 (1) | 4:09.00 (1) | 33.29 (1) | 36.48 (5) | 35.81 (5) | 39.32 (1) | 39.94 (1) | 34.01 (4) | 32.20 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Nicole Hetzer | GER | 4:41.74 | 0.92 | 30.64 (6) | 1:04.50 (6) | 1:40.37 (4) | 2:15.25 (3) | 2:56.44 (4) | 3:37.29 (3) | 4:09.76 (2) | 33.86 (3) | 35.87 (3) | 34.88 (2) | 41.19 (6) | 40.85 (2) | 32.47 (1) | 31.98 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Nam Yu-Seon | KOR | 4:45.16 | 0.93 | 30.99 (7) | 1:05.15 (7) | 1:41.89 (7) | 2:18.32 (6) | 2:57.76 (6) | 3:38.65 (5) | 4:11.88 (=3) | 34.16 (7) | 36.74 (6) | 36.43 (6) | 39.44 (2) | 40.89 (3) | 33.23 (2) | 33.28 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Helen Norfolk | NZL | 4:45.21 | 0.73 | 30.45 (=4) | 1:04.42 (5) | 1:40.60 (5) | 2:16.00 (5) | 2:57.17 (5) | 3:39.49 (6) | 4:12.84 (6) | 33.97 (5) | 36.18 (4) | 35.40 (4) | 41.17 (5) | 42.32 (5) | 33.35 (3) | 32.37 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Lara Carroll | AUS | 4:46.32 | 0.82 | 30.43 (3) | 1:04.35 (3) | 1:39.74 (2) | 2:14.53 (1) | 2:55.28 (3) | 3:37.71 (4) | 4:12.63 (5) | 33.92 (4) | 35.39 (2) | 34.79 (1) | 40.75 (4) | 42.43 (6) | 34.92 (=6) | 33.69 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Katie Hoff | USA | 4:47.49 | 0.81 | 30.45 (=4) | 1:04.13 (2) | 1:39.42 (1) | 2:14.69 (2) | 2:54.81 (1) | 3:36.96 (2) | 4:11.88 (=3) | 33.68 (2) | 35.29 (1) | 35.27 (3) | 40.12 (3) | 42.15 (4) | 34.92 (=6) | 35.61 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Yana Martynova | RUS | 4:52.96 | 0.93 | 30.25 (2) | 1:04.38 (4) | 1:41.81 (6) | 2:18.45 (7) | 3:01.32 (7) | 3:45.30 (7) | 4:19.84 (7) | 34.13 (6) | 37.43 (7) | 36.64 (7) | 42.87 (7) | 43.98 (7) | 34.54 (5) | 33.12 (4) |
Heat #3
| Time | 11:42 |
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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 | – | Éva Risztov | HUN | 4:41.20 | 0.87 | 29.52 (1) | 1:01.97 (1) | 1:38.00 (1) | 2:13.21 (1) | 2:55.19 (1) | 3:36.69 (1) | 4:09.76 (1) | 32.45 (1) | 36.03 (2) | 35.21 (2) | 41.98 (4) | 41.50 (2) | 33.07 (3) | 31.44 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Elizabeth Warden | CAN | 4:46.27 | 0.83 | 30.49 (3) | 1:04.89 (3) | 1:41.83 (3) | 2:17.89 (3) | 2:59.14 (3) | 3:40.76 (3) | 4:13.74 (2) | 34.40 (3) | 36.94 (3) | 36.06 (4) | 41.25 (2) | 41.62 (3) | 32.98 (2) | 32.53 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Anja Klinar | SLO | 4:46.66 | 0.84 | 29.80 (2) | 1:03.69 (2) | 1:40.83 (2) | 2:18.14 (4) | 2:59.04 (2) | 3:40.46 (2) | 4:14.39 (3) | 33.89 (2) | 37.14 (=5) | 37.31 (6) | 40.90 (1) | 41.42 (1) | 33.93 (6) | 32.27 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Alessia Filippi | ITA | 4:47.26 | 0.97 | 31.28 (6) | 1:06.09 (5) | 1:42.09 (4) | 2:17.26 (2) | 3:00.07 (4) | 3:42.42 (4) | 4:15.34 (4) | 34.81 (4) | 36.00 (1) | 35.17 (1) | 42.81 (6) | 42.35 (6) | 32.92 (1) | 31.92 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Teresa Rohmann | GER | 4:48.51 | 0.96 | 31.25 (5) | 1:06.50 (6) | 1:43.64 (6) | 2:19.88 (6) | 3:01.41 (6) | 3:43.34 (6) | 4:16.70 (5) | 35.25 (6) | 37.14 (=5) | 36.24 (5) | 41.53 (3) | 41.93 (4) | 33.36 (4) | 31.81 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Jennifer Reilly | AUS | 4:49.04 | 0.84 | 30.92 (4) | 1:05.75 (4) | 1:42.79 (5) | 2:18.73 (5) | 3:00.76 (5) | 3:42.93 (5) | 4:16.79 (6) | 34.83 (5) | 37.04 (4) | 35.94 (3) | 42.03 (5) | 42.17 (5) | 33.86 (5) | 32.25 (4) | ||
| – | Zhang Tianyi | CHN | – | [0.87] | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Heat #4
| Time | 11:49 |
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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 | – | Yana Klochkova | UKR | 4:38.36 | 0.83 | 29.20 (1) | 1:02.73 (1) | 1:38.61 (1) | 2:13.32 (1) | 2:53.34 (1) | 3:34.36 (1) | 4:07.10 (1) | 33.53 (4) | 35.88 (1) | 34.71 (1) | 40.02 (4) | 41.02 (5) | 32.74 (3) | 31.26 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Kaitlin Sandeno | USA | 4:40.21 | 0.78 | 30.31 (4) | 1:03.67 (3) | 1:39.84 (2) | 2:14.71 (2) | 2:55.14 (2) | 3:35.55 (2) | 4:08.27 (2) | 33.36 (1) | 36.17 (3) | 34.87 (2) | 40.43 (5) | 40.41 (3) | 32.72 (2) | 31.94 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Joanna Maranhão | BRA | 4:42.01 | 0.72 | 30.48 (5) | 1:03.97 (4) | 1:40.03 (4) | 2:15.90 (4) | 2:56.91 (3) | 3:38.10 (3) | 4:10.30 (3) | 33.49 (3) | 36.06 (2) | 35.87 (5) | 41.01 (6) | 41.19 (6) | 32.20 (1) | 31.71 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Vasiliki Angelopoulou | GRE | 4:44.90 | 0.74 | 29.98 (3) | 1:03.99 (5) | 1:40.98 (5) | 2:18.22 (6) | 2:57.71 (4) | 3:38.42 (4) | 4:11.95 (4) | 34.01 (6) | 36.99 (6) | 37.24 (6) | 39.49 (3) | 40.71 (4) | 33.53 (5) | 32.95 (7) | ||
| 5 | – | Misa Amano | JPN | 4:45.61 | 0.83 | 31.83 (8) | 1:05.77 (8) | 1:43.31 (7) | 2:20.84 (7) | 3:00.27 (7) | 3:40.28 (6) | 4:13.44 (5) | 33.94 (5) | 37.54 (7) | 37.53 (7) | 39.43 (2) | 40.01 (1) | 33.16 (4) | 32.17 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Beatrice Căşlaru | ROU | 4:46.94 | 0.87 | 31.09 (7) | 1:05.67 (7) | 1:43.64 (8) | 2:21.20 (8) | 3:00.61 (8) | 3:40.69 (7) | 4:14.43 (6) | 34.58 (7) | 37.97 (8) | 37.56 (8) | 39.41 (1) | 40.08 (2) | 33.74 (6) | 32.51 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Zsu Jakabos | HUN | 4:47.21 | 0.93 | 29.95 (2) | 1:03.43 (2) | 1:39.99 (3) | 2:15.83 (3) | 2:57.83 (5) | 3:39.99 (5) | 4:14.52 (7) | 33.48 (2) | 36.56 (4) | 35.84 (4) | 42.00 (8) | 42.16 (7) | 34.53 (7) | 32.69 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Lin Man-Hsu | TPE | 4:52.22 | 0.81 | 30.66 (6) | 1:05.48 (6) | 1:42.09 (6) | 2:17.50 (5) | 2:58.70 (6) | 3:41.04 (8) | 4:17.51 (8) | 34.82 (8) | 36.61 (5) | 35.41 (3) | 41.20 (7) | 42.34 (8) | 36.47 (8) | 34.71 (8) |
Final Round
| Date | 14 August 2004 — 20:13 |
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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 | – | Yana Klochkova | UKR | 4:34.83 | 0.80 | 29.15 (1) | 1:02.03 (2) | 1:37.44 (1) | 2:12.03 (1) | 2:52.19 (1) | 3:33.00 (1) | 4:04.90 (2) | 32.88 (2) | 35.41 (1) | 34.59 (1) | 40.16 (4) | 40.81 (3) | 31.90 (5) | 29.93 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Kaitlin Sandeno | USA | 4:34.95 | 0.74 | 29.92 (3) | 1:02.95 (3) | 1:38.46 (3) | 2:13.30 (3) | 2:53.09 (2) | 3:33.09 (2) | 4:04.89 (1) | 33.03 (3) | 35.51 (2) | 34.84 (4) | 39.79 (2) | 40.00 (2) | 31.80 (2) | 30.06 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Georgina Bardach | ARG | 4:37.51 | 0.88 | 30.08 (4) | 1:03.62 (4) | 1:40.49 (6) | 2:16.11 (6) | 2:54.60 (4) | 3:34.34 (3) | 4:06.18 (3) | 33.54 (4) | 36.87 (6) | 35.62 (6) | 38.49 (1) | 39.74 (1) | 31.84 (3) | 31.33 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Éva Risztov | HUN | 4:39.29 | 0.86 | 29.42 (2) | 1:01.91 (1) | 1:37.62 (2) | 2:12.23 (2) | 2:54.31 (3) | 3:35.45 (4) | 4:07.93 (4) | 32.49 (1) | 35.71 (4) | 34.61 (2) | 42.08 (8) | 41.14 (5) | 32.48 (6) | 31.36 (6) | ||
| 5 | – | Joanna Maranhão | BRA | 4:40.00 | 0.71 | 30.72 (7) | 1:04.46 (5) | 1:40.48 (5) | 2:15.96 (5) | 2:56.71 (6) | 3:37.66 (6) | 4:09.03 (5) | 33.74 (5) | 36.02 (5) | 35.48 (5) | 40.75 (6) | 40.95 (4) | 31.37 (1) | 30.97 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Nicole Hetzer | GER | 4:40.20 | 0.94 | 30.67 (6) | 1:04.63 (6) | 1:40.18 (4) | 2:14.85 (4) | 2:55.89 (5) | 3:37.17 (5) | 4:09.04 (6) | 33.96 (6) | 35.55 (3) | 34.67 (3) | 41.04 (7) | 41.28 (6) | 31.87 (4) | 31.16 (4) | ||
| 7 | – | Nam Yu-Seon | KOR | 4:50.35 | 0.88 | 31.13 (8) | 1:06.13 (8) | 1:43.80 (7) | 2:20.66 (7) | 3:01.27 (7) | 3:43.04 (7) | 4:17.12 (7) | 35.00 (7) | 37.67 (7) | 36.86 (7) | 40.61 (5) | 41.77 (7) | 34.08 (7) | 33.23 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Vasiliki Angelopoulou | GRE | 4:50.85 | 0.75 | 30.46 (5) | 1:05.48 (7) | 1:43.88 (8) | 2:21.82 (8) | 3:01.81 (8) | 3:43.61 (8) | 4:17.97 (8) | 35.02 (8) | 38.40 (8) | 37.94 (8) | 39.99 (3) | 41.80 (8) | 34.36 (8) | 32.88 (7) |