Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley

The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 13 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date13 November 2010
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning time4:13.35 GR
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    China
bronze medal    Japan
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There were 15 competitors from 11 countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from both field qualified for the finals.

Asian record holder Yuya Horihata from Japan won the gold medal with 4 minutes 13.35 seconds. Huang Chaosheng from China finished second, falling behind only 0.03 seconds.

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 13 November 2010 09:10 Heats
18:07 Final

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record   Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 10 August 2008
Asian Record   Yuya Horihata (JPN) 4:12.02 Tokyo, Japan 18 April 2010
Games Record   Wu Peng (CHN) 4:15.38 Busan, South Korea 4 October 2002

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
1 2   Huang Chaosheng (CHN) 4:21.52
2 2   Yuya Horihata (JPN) 4:22.18
3 2   Jung Won-yong (KOR) 4:23.14
4 1   Ken Takakuwa (JPN) 4:24.02
5 1   Wang Chengxiang (CHN) 4:25.42
6 1   Nuttapong Ketin (THA) 4:27.94
7 1   Kim Min-gyu (KOR) 4:29.42
8 2   Dmitriy Gordiyenko (KAZ) 4:30.71
9 2   Aleksey Derlyugov (UZB) 4:31.26
10 2   Vasilii Danilov (KGZ) 4:33.89
11 1   Pang Sheng Jun (SIN) 4:34.19
12 2   Kevin Chu (HKG) 4:36.64
13 1   Saeid Maleka Ashtiani (IRI) 4:36.85
14 1   Sobitjon Amilov (UZB) 4:37.01
15 2   Loai Tashkandi (KSA) 4:41.92

Final

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Yuya Horihata (JPN) 4:13.35 GR
    Huang Chaosheng (CHN) 4:13.38
    Ken Takakuwa (JPN) 4:16.42
4   Wang Chengxiang (CHN) 4:19.65
5   Jung Won-yong (KOR) 4:24.82
6   Nuttapong Ketin (THA) 4:25.62
7   Kim Min-gyu (KOR) 4:27.03
8   Dmitriy Gordiyenko (KAZ) 4:30.21

References

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