Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The final of the Men's 400 metres Freestyle
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
was held in Moscow
, Soviet Union
, on Thursday July 24, 1980. The fastest 8 swimmers in the qualifying heats advanced to the final.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
was held in Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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, on Thursday July 24, 1980. The fastest 8 swimmers in the qualifying heats advanced to the final.
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
3:51.31 | |
 |
3:53.24 | |
 |
3:53.95 | |
| 4. | 3:54.15 | |
| 5. | 3:55.66 | |
| 6. | 3:56.83 | |
| 7. | 3:56.87 | |
| 8. | 3:57.00 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Thursday 1980-07-24
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 3:56.91 2. 3:57.19 3. 3:59.63 4. 4:05.70 5. 4:09.01
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:56.60 | |
| 2. | 3:56.77 | |
| 3. | 3:59.53 | |
| 4. | 4:03.54 | |
| 5. | 4:04.48 | |
| 6. | 4:37.68 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:54.79 | |
| 2. | 3:56.42 | |
| 3. | 3:58.37 | |
| 4. | 4:00.30 | |
| 5. | 4:03.97 | |
| 6. | 4:05.28 | |
| 7. | 4:11.06 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:55.69 | |
| 2. | 3:58.21 | |
| 3. | 4:01.89 | |
| 4. | 4:03.92 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:54.54 | |
| 2. | 3:57.02 | |
| 3. | 3:57.22 | |
| 4. | 3:57.60 | |
| 5. | 3:58.45 | |
| 6. | 4:05.71 |