Men 400m Medley Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - Wednesday, 21st September - Tamás Darnyi, Hungary
Final time gap L Y Butter Back Breast 1. Tamás Darnyi Hungary4:14.75 WR 4 21 59.04s 2:01.76 3:15.96 2. Dave Wharton United States4:17.36 +2.61s 6 19 58.17s 2:04.27 3:19.58 3. Stefano Battistelli Italy4:18.01 +3.26s 3 18 1:00.96 2:06.06 3:19.98 4. Joszef Szabo Hungary4:18.15 +3.40s 2 19 59.56s 2:07.76 3:19.21 5. Patrick Kuhl East Germany4:18.44 +3.69s 5 20 58.40s 2:03.73 3:18.64 6. Jens-Peter Berndt West Germany4:21.71 +6.96s 7 25 59.80s 2:05.94 3:21.29 7. Luca Sacchi Italy4:23.23 +8.48s 8 20 1:00.35 2:07.20 3:22.05 8. Peter Bermel West Germany4:24.02 +9.27s 1 21 59.50s 2:06.69 3:22.10
World Record: Tamás Darnyi, Hungary 4:15.42 Strasbourg, France 19th August 1987 Olympic Record: Alex Bauman, Canada 4:17.41 Los Angeles, United States 30th July 1984
4:43.20 LCM-time done since Jan 1, 1987
4:32.30 SCM-time done since Sep 1, 1987
Final B time gap L Y Butter Back Breast 9. Jeff Kostoff United States4:22.95 & 5 23 59.76s 2:07.94 3:22.41 10.Christophe Bordeau France4:23.39 +0.44s 4 20 59.72s 2:08.00 3:23.65 11.Robert Bruce Australia4:24.33 +1.38s 6 19 1:00.37 2:07.35 3:23.74 12.Jon Kelly Canada4:25.02 +2.07s 3 22 59.23s 2:07.30 3:24.25 13.Mikhail Zubkov Soviet Union4:25.44 +2.49s 2 20 1:00.20 2:08.11 3:23.69 14.Rob Woodhouse Australia4:26.14 +3.19s 7 22 1:01.24 2:08.57 3:25.34 15.Paul Brew Great Britain4:26.77 +3.82s 8 22 1:00.78 2:08.94 3:26.79 16.Charalambos Papanikolaou Greece4:27.95 +5.00s 1 19 1:01.15 2:08.15 3:26.48
Hungarian Tamas Darnyi was the favorite, having been the best in the world in the IMs since 1985. His biggest competition was expected to come from American Dave Wharton, who had broken the world record in August 1987, only to have Darnyi better that five days later at the European Championships. They were an interesting pair. Darnyi was legally blind in his left eye after an injury to it in a snowball fight as a teenager, while Wharton was born almost completely deaf.
In the final Wharton had a slight lead on the opening butterfly leg, but Darnyi then crushed the backstroke, outswimming Wharton by 3.38 seconds and opening up a 2 second lead. Wharton could never recover, although he would hang on to win the silver medal. Darnyi maintained his lead, finishing in 4:14.75 for a world record, over 2 seconds ahead of Wharton. The bronze went to Italy's Stefano Battistelli.
A few days later, Darnyi and Wharton were expected to meet again in the 200 IM, but Wharton swam poorly in prelims and did not qualify. Darnyi also won that gold medal, doubling in the IM, which he would repeat at Barcelona in 1992.
Heats - Tuesday, 20th September
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk. Butter Back Breast 1. Tamás Darnyi Hungary4:16.55 OR - 21 1. 59.98s 1:03.70 1:14.14 3. Stefano Battistelli Italy4:20.43 Q +3.88s - 18 2. 1:00.85 2:05.95 3:19.68 7. Peter Bermel West Germany4:22.78 Q +6.23s - 21 3. 1:00.13 2:06.93 3:22.44 8. Luca Sacchi Italy4:23.37 Q +6.82s - 20 4. 1:00.92 2:07.29 3:21.95 11.Jon Kelly Canada4:24.62 +8.07s - 22 5. 59.00s 2:07.74 3:23.82 14.Rob Woodhouse Australia4:25.60 +9.05s - 22 6. 1:00.49 2:06.38 3:23.32 15.Charalambos Papanikolaou Greece4:26.72 +10.17s - 19 7. 1:00.87 2:07.43 3:25.04 23.Mike Meldrum Canada4:31.74 +15.19s - 20 8. 58.99s 2:07.72 3:27.66
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk. Butter Back Breast 4. Dave Wharton United States4:20.84 Q +4.29s - 19 1. 59.19s 2:06.61 3:22.08 5. Joszef Szabo Hungary4:20.85 Q +4.30s - 19 2. 59.76s 2:08.98 3:21.04 6. Jens-Peter Berndt West Germany4:20.93 Q +4.38s - 25 3. 59.52s 2:05.65 3:21.12 16.Paul Brew Great Britain4:27.22 +10.67s - 22 4. 59.40s 2:07.50 3:26.91 17.Yoshiyuki Mizumoto Japan4:28.11 +11.56s - 19 5. 1:00.69 2:09.74 3:28.49 27.Martin Lopez-Zubero Spain4:35.68 +19.13s - 19 6. 59.75s 2:07.67 3:30.20 -. John Davey Great BritainDSQ - 23 -. Jan Bidrman SwedenDNS - 22
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk. Butter Back Breast 2. Patrick Kuhl East Germany4:18.60 Q +2.05s - 20 1. 58.48s 2:04.50 3:18.28 9. Christophe Bordeau France4:23.46 +6.91s - 20 2. 1:00.42 2:08.18 3:23.04 10.Jeff Kostoff United States4:24.10 +7.55s - 23 3. 1:01.06 2:09.80 3:24.09 12.Robert Bruce Australia4:25.15 +8.60s - 19 4. 1:01.01 2:07.72 3:24.36 13.Mikhail Zubkov Soviet Union4:25.30 +8.75s - 20 5. 1:00.40 2:08.08 3:23.77 18.Laurent Journet France4:29.03 +12.48s - 18 6. 1:01.23 2:10.66 3:27.24 20.Salvador Vassallo Puerto Rico4:30.37 +13.82s - 20 8. 1:00.20 2:07.41 3:28.78 25.Takahiro Fujimoto Japan4:33.03 +16.48s - 18 3. 59.09s 2:08.18 2:27.44
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk. Butter Back Breast 19.Ondrej Bures Czechoslovakia4:29.62 +13.07s - 21 1. 59.03s 2:07.82 3:25.52 21.Javier Careaga Taguena Mexico4:30.71 +14.16s - 20 2. 1:00.00 2:11.81 3:26.76 22.Rui Borges Portugal4:30.79 +14.24s - 21 3. 1:01.70 2:10.40 3:27.49 24.Renato Ramalho Brazil4:31.95 +15.40s - 21 4. 1:01.89 2:10.64 3:30.09 26.Diogo Madeira Portugal4:35.00 +18.45s - 18 5. 1:00.20 2:10.55 3:30.09 28.Jae-Soo Lee South Korea4:40.46 +23.91s - 20 6. 1:01.35 2:15.33 3:36.22 30.Rene Concepcion Philippines4:48.00 +31.45s - 19 7. 1:03.14 2:19.97 3:41.05 -. Mun Kit Koh SingaporeDSQ - 15
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk. Butter Back Breast 29.Jonathan Sakovich Guam4:44.78 +28.23s - 18 1. 1:04.74 2:19.63 3:43.11 31.Sultan Al-Otaibi Kuwait4:50.16 +33.61s - 18 2. 1:02.82 2:19.18 3:42.17 32.Julian Bolling Sri Lanka4:53.61 +37.06s - 22 3. 1:03.80 2:18.60 3:46.96
Final time gap L Y Butter Back Breast 1. Tamás Darnyi Hungary4:14.75 WR 4 21 59.04s 2:01.76 3:15.96 2. Dave Wharton United States4:17.36 +2.61s 6 19 58.17s 2:04.27 3:19.58 3. Stefano Battistelli Italy4:18.01 +3.26s 3 18 1:00.96 2:06.06 3:19.98 4. Joszef Szabo Hungary4:18.15 +3.40s 2 19 59.56s 2:07.76 3:19.21 5. Patrick Kuhl East Germany4:18.44 +3.69s 5 20 58.40s 2:03.73 3:18.64 6. Jens-Peter Berndt West Germany4:21.71 +6.96s 7 25 59.80s 2:05.94 3:21.29 7. Luca Sacchi Italy4:23.23 +8.48s 8 20 1:00.35 2:07.20 3:22.05 8. Peter Bermel West Germany4:24.02 +9.27s 1 21 59.50s 2:06.69 3:22.10 Final B time gap L Y Butter Back Breast 9. Jeff Kostoff United States4:22.95 & 5 23 59.76s 2:07.94 3:22.41 10.Christophe Bordeau France4:23.39 +0.44s 4 20 59.72s 2:08.00 3:23.65 11.Robert Bruce Australia4:24.33 +1.38s 6 19 1:00.37 2:07.35 3:23.74 12.Jon Kelly Canada4:25.02 +2.07s 3 22 59.23s 2:07.30 3:24.25 13.Mikhail Zubkov Soviet Union4:25.44 +2.49s 2 20 1:00.20 2:08.11 3:23.69 14.Rob Woodhouse Australia4:26.14 +3.19s 7 22 1:01.24 2:08.57 3:25.34 15.Paul Brew Great Britain4:26.77 +3.82s 8 22 1:00.78 2:08.94 3:26.79 16.Charalambos Papanikolaou Greece4:27.95 +5.00s 1 19 1:01.15 2:08.15 3:26.48 Heats time gap L Y Butter Back Breast 1. Tamás Darnyi Hungary4:16.55 OR - 21 59.98s 1:03.70 1:14.14 2. Patrick Kuhl East Germany4:18.60 Q +2.05s - 20 58.48s 2:04.50 3:18.28 3. Stefano Battistelli Italy4:20.43 Q +3.88s - 18 1:00.85 2:05.95 3:19.68 4. Dave Wharton United States4:20.84 Q +4.29s - 19 59.19s 2:06.61 3:22.08 5. Joszef Szabo Hungary4:20.85 Q +4.30s - 19 59.76s 2:08.98 3:21.04 6. Jens-Peter Berndt West Germany4:20.93 Q +4.38s - 25 59.52s 2:05.65 3:21.12 7. Peter Bermel West Germany4:22.78 Q +6.23s - 21 1:00.13 2:06.93 3:22.44 8. Luca Sacchi Italy4:23.37 Q +6.82s - 20 1:00.92 2:07.29 3:21.95 9. Christophe Bordeau France4:23.46 +6.91s - 20 1:00.42 2:08.18 3:23.04 10.Jeff Kostoff United States4:24.10 +7.55s - 23 1:01.06 2:09.80 3:24.09 11.Jon Kelly Canada4:24.62 +8.07s - 22 59.00s 2:07.74 3:23.82 12.Robert Bruce Australia4:25.15 +8.60s - 19 1:01.01 2:07.72 3:24.36 13.Mikhail Zubkov Soviet Union4:25.30 +8.75s - 20 1:00.40 2:08.08 3:23.77 14.Rob Woodhouse Australia4:25.60 +9.05s - 22 1:00.49 2:06.38 3:23.32 15.Charalambos Papanikolaou Greece4:26.72 +10.17s - 19 1:00.87 2:07.43 3:25.04 16.Paul Brew Great Britain4:27.22 +10.67s - 22 59.40s 2:07.50 3:26.91 17.Yoshiyuki Mizumoto Japan4:28.11 +11.56s - 19 1:00.69 2:09.74 3:28.49 18.Laurent Journet France4:29.03 +12.48s - 18 1:01.23 2:10.66 3:27.24 19.Ondrej Bures Czechoslovakia4:29.62 +13.07s - 21 59.03s 2:07.82 3:25.52 20.Salvador Vassallo Puerto Rico4:30.37 +13.82s - 20 1:00.20 2:07.41 3:28.78 21.Javier Careaga Taguena Mexico4:30.71 +14.16s - 20 1:00.00 2:11.81 3:26.76 22.Rui Borges Portugal4:30.79 +14.24s - 21 1:01.70 2:10.40 3:27.49 23.Mike Meldrum Canada4:31.74 +15.19s - 20 58.99s 2:07.72 3:27.66 24.Renato Ramalho Brazil4:31.95 +15.40s - 21 1:01.89 2:10.64 3:30.09 25.Takahiro Fujimoto Japan4:33.03 +16.48s - 18 59.09s 2:08.18 2:27.44 26.Diogo Madeira Portugal4:35.00 +18.45s - 18 1:00.20 2:10.55 3:30.09 27.Martin Lopez-Zubero Spain4:35.68 +19.13s - 19 59.75s 2:07.67 3:30.20 28.Jae-Soo Lee South Korea4:40.46 +23.91s - 20 1:01.35 2:15.33 3:36.22 29.Jonathan Sakovich Guam4:44.78 +28.23s - 18 1:04.74 2:19.63 3:43.11 30.Rene Concepcion Philippines4:48.00 +31.45s - 19 1:03.14 2:19.97 3:41.05 31.Sultan Al-Otaibi Kuwait4:50.16 +33.61s - 18 1:02.82 2:19.18 3:42.17 32.Julian Bolling Sri Lanka4:53.61 +37.06s - 22 1:03.80 2:18.60 3:46.96 -. John Davey Great BritainDSQ - 23 -. Mun Kit Koh SingaporeDSQ - 15 -. Jan Bidrman SwedenDNS - 22
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