Men 400m Freestyle Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Wednesday, 31st August - Gold Medal: Murray Rose, Australia
Final 21:20 time gap L Y 1. Murray Rose Australia4:18.3 OR 6 21 2. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan4:21.4 +3.1s 5 21 3. John Konrads Australia4:21.8 +3.5s 2 18 4. Ian Black Great Britain4:21.8 +3.5s 3 19 5. Alan Somers United States4:22.0 +3.7s 4 19 6. Murray McLachlan South Africa4:26.3 +8.0s 7 19 7. Eugene Lenz United States4:26.8 +8.5s 8 23 8. Makoto Fukui Japan4:29.6 +11.3s 1 20
World Record: John Konrads, Australia 4:15.9 Sydney, Australia 23rd February 1960 Olympic Record: Murray Rose, Australia 4:27.3 Belbourne, Australia 4th December 1956
The last five world records in this event had been set by Australia's John Konrads, with four, and Japan's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, silver medalist from 1960, with one. Konrads held the current mark with 4:15.9 set in Sydney in February 1960. But the defending champion was Murray Rose and he was back as well. By 1960 Rose and Yamanaka were students at the University of Southern California, both on the swim team there. In the heats Alan Somers of the United States broke the Olympic record with 4:19.2. But he was well back in the final, as Rose won quite easily, outdistancing Yamanaka by over three seconds, as they repeated their 1-2 finish from Melbourne, with Konrads pulling up for the bronze medal in a photo finish over Britain's Ian Black. In Chicago in 1962, Rose would break Konrads world record by posting 4:13.4.
Heats - Tuesday, 29th October 16:30Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Heat 6 time gap L Y Rk 1. Alan Somers United States4:19.2 OR 4 19 1. 2. Mauricio Ocampo Mexico4:35.3 +16.1s 2 19 13. 3. Gerhard Hetz UT Germany4:38.4 +19.2s 5 18 18. 4. Bana Sailani Philippines4:40.2 +21.0s 3 22 21. 5. Jan Walenty Lutomski Poland4:42.8 +23.6s 1 23 27. 6. Massimo Rosi Italy4:45.1 +25.9s 6 16 28. 7. Hans-Ulrich Durst Switzerland4:52.5 +33.3s 7 21 33.
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk 1. Murray McLachlan South Africa4:25.9 +6.7s 5 19 6. 2. Eugene Lenz United States4:29.2 +10.0s 4 23 8. 3. Jean-Pascal Curtillet France4:36.5 +17.3s 6 17 16. 4. Ruben Alejandro Roca Rosillo Cuba4:41.3 +22.1s 3 19 23. 5. Jose Manuel Cossio Martinon Spain4:50.1 +30.9s 2 17 31. 6. Seow Jit Fong Malaya5:07.3 +48.1s 7 18 38.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 1. Murray Rose Australia4:22.5 +3.3s 4 21 4. 2. Aubrey Burer South Africa4:31.9 +12.7s 5 21 11. 3. Paolo Galletti Italy4:36.6 +17.4s 3 23 17. 4. Milan Jeger Yugoslavia4:41.4 +22.2s 6 29 24. 5. Zakaria Nasution Indonesia4:54.0 +34.8s 7 16 34. 6. Amiram Trauber Israel4:58.6 +39.4s 2 21 36. 7. Robert Chenaux Puerto Rico5:24.6 +1:05.4 1 16 39.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Ian Black Great Britain4:21.9 +2.7s 5 19 3. 2. Makoto Fukui Japan4:26.7 +7.5s 4 20 7. 3. Jerzy Tracz Poland4:38.6 +19.4s 1 17 19. 4. Per-Olof Ericsson Sweden4:41.2 +22.0s 3 22 22. 5. Ilkka Suvanto Finland4:42.1 +22.9s 6 17 25. 6. Raul Guzman Torres Mexico4:42.2 +23.0s 7 20 26. 7. Eduardo Jose Sousa Portugal4:51.6 +32.4s 2 16 32.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. John Konrads Australia4:24.3 +5.1s 4 18 5. 2. Jozsef Katona Hungary4:29.5 +10.3s 5 18 9. 3. Richard Campion Great Britain4:32.3 +13.1s 3 19 12. 4. Sven-Goran Johansson Sweden4:35.6 +16.4s 6 17 14. 5. Kari Haavisto Finland4:36.0 +16.8s 2 19 15. 6. Jean Pommat France4:46.5 +27.3s 7 16 30. -. Leonid Kolesnikov Soviet UnionDNF 1 23 -.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan4:21.0 OR +1.8s 4 21 2. 2. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany4:31.6 +12.4s 5 18 10. 3. Veljko Rogusic Yugoslavia4:39.5 +20.3s 3 19 20. 4. Tamas Hornianszky Hungary4:46.2 +27.0s 6 18 29. 5. Helmut Ilk Austria4:58.1 +38.9s 2 24 35. 6. Karl Fridlin Switzerland5:02.3 +43.1s 1 25 37. -. Fernando Fanjul ArgentinaDNS 7 18 -.
Final 21:20 time gap L Y Rk 1. Murray Rose Australia4:18.3 OR 6 21 1. 2. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan4:21.4 +3.1s 5 21 2. 3. John Konrads Australia4:21.8 +3.5s 2 18 3. 4. Ian Black Great Britain4:21.8 +3.5s 3 19 4. 5. Alan Somers United States4:22.0 +3.7s 4 19 5. 6. Murray McLachlan South Africa4:26.3 +8.0s 7 19 6. 7. Eugene Lenz United States4:26.8 +8.5s 8 23 7. 8. Makoto Fukui Japan4:29.6 +11.3s 1 20 8. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Alan Somers United States4:19.2 OR 4 19 1. 1. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan4:21.0 OR +1.8s 4 21 2. 1. Ian Black Great Britain4:21.9 +2.7s 5 19 3. 1. Murray Rose Australia4:22.5 +3.3s 4 21 4. 1. John Konrads Australia4:24.3 +5.1s 4 18 5. 1. Murray McLachlan South Africa4:25.9 +6.7s 5 19 6. 2. Makoto Fukui Japan4:26.7 +7.5s 4 20 7. 2. Eugene Lenz United States4:29.2 +10.0s 4 23 8. 2. Jozsef Katona Hungary4:29.5 +10.3s 5 18 9. 2. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany4:31.6 +12.4s 5 18 10. 2. Aubrey Burer South Africa4:31.9 +12.7s 5 21 11. 3. Richard Campion Great Britain4:32.3 +13.1s 3 19 12. 2. Mauricio Ocampo Mexico4:35.3 +16.1s 2 19 13. 4. Sven-Goran Johansson Sweden4:35.6 +16.4s 6 17 14. 5. Kari Haavisto Finland4:36.0 +16.8s 2 19 15. 3. Jean-Pascal Curtillet France4:36.5 +17.3s 6 17 16. 3. Paolo Galletti Italy4:36.6 +17.4s 3 23 17. 3. Gerhard Hetz UT Germany4:38.4 +19.2s 5 18 18. 3. Jerzy Tracz Poland4:38.6 +19.4s 1 17 19. 3. Veljko Rogusic Yugoslavia4:39.5 +20.3s 3 19 20. 4. Bana Sailani Philippines4:40.2 +21.0s 3 22 21. 4. Per-Olof Ericsson Sweden4:41.2 +22.0s 3 22 22. 4. Ruben Alejandro Roca Rosillo Cuba4:41.3 +22.1s 3 19 23. 4. Milan Jeger Yugoslavia4:41.4 +22.2s 6 29 24. 5. Ilkka Suvanto Finland4:42.1 +22.9s 6 17 25. 6. Raul Guzman Torres Mexico4:42.2 +23.0s 7 20 26. 5. Jan Walenty Lutomski Poland4:42.8 +23.6s 1 23 27. 6. Massimo Rosi Italy4:45.1 +25.9s 6 16 28. 4. Tamas Hornianszky Hungary4:46.2 +27.0s 6 18 29. 6. Jean Pommat France4:46.5 +27.3s 7 16 30. 5. Jose Manuel Cossio Martinon Spain4:50.1 +30.9s 2 17 31. 7. Eduardo Jose Sousa Portugal4:51.6 +32.4s 2 16 32. 7. Hans-Ulrich Durst Switzerland4:52.5 +33.3s 7 21 33. 5. Zakaria Nasution Indonesia4:54.0 +34.8s 7 16 34. 5. Helmut Ilk Austria4:58.1 +38.9s 2 24 35. 6. Amiram Trauber Israel4:58.6 +39.4s 2 21 36. 6. Karl Fridlin Switzerland5:02.3 +43.1s 1 25 37. 6. Seow Jit Fong Malaya5:07.3 +48.1s 7 18 38. 7. Robert Chenaux Puerto Rico5:24.6 +1:05.4 1 16 39. -. Leonid Kolesnikov Soviet UnionDNF 1 23 -. -. Fernando Fanjul ArgentinaDNS 7 18 -.
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