Swimming_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_400_metre_freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday to Wednesday, 10 to 12 August 1936.
Thirty-four swimmers from 16 nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Jack Medica United States |
Shunpei Uto Japan |
Shozo Makino Japan |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4:38.7 |  Jack Medica |
Honolulu (USA) | 30 August 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 4:48.4 | Buster Crabbe |
Los Angeles (USA) | 10 August 1932 |
In the fifth heat Shunpei Uto set a new Olympic record with 4:45.5 minutes. In the final Jack Medica bettered the Olympic record with 4:44.5 minutes.
Heats
Monday 10 August 1936: The fastest two in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Negami (JPN) | 4:52.6 | |
| 2 |  John Macionis (USA) | 4:57.1 | |
| 3 |  Heinz Arendt (GER) | 4:57.2 | |
| 4 |  Árpád Lengyel (HUN) | 4:57.7 | |
| 5 |  Edmund Pader (AUT) | 5:16.9 | |
| 6 |  Robert Hooper (CAN) | 5:17.2 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bob Leivers (GBR) | 4:57.2 | |
| 2 | Otto Przywara (GER) | 5:11.7 | |
| 3 |  Aage Hellstrøm (DEN) | 5:18.2 | |
| 4 |  João Havelange (BRA) | 5:31.5 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shozo Makino (JPN) | 4:51.3 | |
| 2 | Ralph Flanagan (USA) | 4:54.7 | |
| 3 | Norman Wainwright (GBR) | 5:03.6 | |
| 4 | Bob Hamerton (CAN) | 5:13.3 | |
| 5 | Jørgen Jørgensen (DEN) | 5:17.8 | |
| 6 | István Angyal (HUN) | 5:20.9 | |
| 7 |  Werner Lehmann (SUI) | 5:36.8 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ödön Gróf (HUN) | 4:59.4 | |
| 2 | Hans Freese (GER) | 5:03.1 | |
| 3 |  Heikki Hietanen (FIN) | 5:08.9 | |
| 4 | William Pearson (GBR) | 5:12.7 | |
| 5 | Aluizio Lage (BRA) | 5:18.3 | |
| 6 |  Washington Guzmán (CHI) | 5:19.1 | |
| 7 | Franz Seltenheim (AUT) | 5:38.3 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Uto (JPN) | 4:45.5 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  Jean Taris (FRA) | 4:53.9 | |
| 3 | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 4:56.0 | |
| 4 | Poul Petersen (DEN) | 5:20.3 | |
| 5 |  Edmund Cooper (BER) | 5:53.8 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Medica (USA) | 4:55.9 | |
| 2 |  Walter Ledgard (PER) | 5:05.5 | |
| 3 |  Piet Stam (NED) | 5:07.8 | |
| 4 | Manoel Villar (BRA) | 5:18.2 | |
| 5 | Hans Brenner (SUI) | 5:33.8 |
Semifinals
Tuesday 11 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Uto (JPN) | 4:48.4 | |
| 2 | Ralph Flanagan (USA) | 4:49.9 | |
| 3 | Hiroshi Negami (JPN) | 4:55.4 | |
| 4 | John Macionis (USA) | 4:56.4 | |
| 5 | Hans Freese (GER) | 4:58.5 | |
| 6 | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 4:58.7 | |
| 7 | Ödön Gróf (HUN) | 5:01.9 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shozo Makino (JPN) | 4:48.2 | |
| Jack Medica (USA) | 4:48.2 | ||
| 3 | Jean Taris (FRA) | 4:53.6 | |
| 4 | Bob Leivers (GBR) | 4:55.7 | |
| 5 | Heinz Arendt (GER) | 5:13.4 | |
| 6 | Otto Przywara (GER) | 5:14.9 |
Final
Wednesday 12 August 1936:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Medica (USA) | 4:44.5 OR |
| 2 | Shunpei Uto (JPN) | 4:45.6 |
| 3 | Shozo Makino (JPN) | 4:48.1 |
| 4 | Ralph Flanagan (USA) | 4:52.7 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Negami (JPN) | 4:53.6 |
| 6 | Jean Taris (FRA) | 4:53.8 |
| 7 | Bob Leivers (GBR) | 5:00.9 |
- "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 1 December 2008.