U.S. Ryan Lochte pulled away from the rest of the field, including double defending champion Michael Phelps, over a wide margin to capture the Olympic title in the event. He rocketed to a strong finish in a sterling textile best of 4:05.18, the second fastest ever behind Phelps' 2008 world record by 1.34 seconds.[2][3] Meanwhile, Brazil's Thiago Pereira powered home with the silver in a matching South American record of 4:08.86, making him the first swimmer for his nation to claim an Olympic medal in the event, since Ricardo Prado did so in 1984.[4] Japanese teen Kosuke Hagino smashed an Asian record of 4:08.94 to edge Phelps out of the podium for the bronze.[5][6]
For the first time since his official debut in 2000, Phelps struggled to a fourth-place finish and denied his seventeenth career medal in 4:09.28. He almost missed the final roster by a small fraction of a second, after posting an eighth-seeded time of 4:13.33 from the morning prelims.[7][8]
South Africa's Chad le Clos (4:12.42), Hagino's teammate Yuya Horihata (4:13.30), Aussie swimmer Thomas Fraser-Holmes (4:13.49), and Italy's Luca Marin (4:14.89) rounded out the historic finale.[6] Surprisingly, Hungary's top medal favorite and European champion László Cseh missed the final by seven-hundredths of a second (0.07) with a ninth-place effort (4:13.40).[9]
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The men s 400 metre individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom 1 Men s 400 metre individual medleyat the Games of the XXX OlympiadVenueLondon Aquatics CentreDatesJuly 28 2012 heats amp final Competitors37 from 29 nationsWinning time4 05 18MedalistsRyan Lochte United StatesThiago Pereira BrazilKosuke Hagino Japan 20082016 U S Ryan Lochte pulled away from the rest of the field including double defending champion Michael Phelps over a wide margin to capture the Olympic title in the event He rocketed to a strong finish in a sterling textile best of 4 05 18 the second fastest ever behind Phelps 2008 world record by 1 34 seconds 2 3 Meanwhile Brazil s Thiago Pereira powered home with the silver in a matching South American record of 4 08 86 making him the first swimmer for his nation to claim an Olympic medal in the event since Ricardo Prado did so in 1984 4 Japanese teen Kosuke Hagino smashed an Asian record of 4 08 94 to edge Phelps out of the podium for the bronze 5 6 For the first time since his official debut in 2000 Phelps struggled to a fourth place finish and denied his seventeenth career medal in 4 09 28 He almost missed the final roster by a small fraction of a second after posting an eighth seeded time of 4 13 33 from the morning prelims 7 8 South Africa s Chad le Clos 4 12 42 Hagino s teammate Yuya Horihata 4 13 30 Aussie swimmer Thomas Fraser Holmes 4 13 49 and Italy s Luca Marin 4 14 89 rounded out the historic finale 6 Surprisingly Hungary s top medal favorite and European champion Laszlo Cseh missed the final by seven hundredths of a second 0 07 with a ninth place effort 4 13 40 9 Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Final 3 References 4 External linksRecords editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Michael Phelps USA 4 03 84 Beijing China 10 August 2008 10 11 Olympic record nbsp Michael Phelps USA 4 03 84 Beijing China 10 August 2008 10 11 Results editHeats edit 12 Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 3 4 Kosuke Hagino nbsp Japan 4 10 01 Q AS2 5 2 Chad le Clos nbsp South Africa 4 12 24 Q NR3 5 4 Ryan Lochte nbsp United States 4 12 35 Q4 3 6 Thiago Pereira nbsp Brazil 4 12 39 Q5 5 3 Thomas Fraser Holmes nbsp Australia 4 12 66 Q6 5 6 Luca Marin nbsp Italy 4 13 02 Q7 5 5 Yuya Horihata nbsp Japan 4 13 09 Q8 4 4 Michael Phelps nbsp United States 4 13 33 Q9 4 5 Laszlo Cseh nbsp Hungary 4 13 4010 3 1 Gal Nevo nbsp Israel 4 14 7711 4 2 Yannick Lebherz nbsp Germany 4 15 4112 3 3 Yang Zhixian nbsp China 4 15 4513 4 6 Roberto Pavoni nbsp Great Britain 4 15 5614 4 3 Wang Chengxiang nbsp China 4 15 5715 4 1 Maksym Shemberev nbsp Ukraine 4 16 6316 2 4 Ward Bauwens nbsp Belgium 4 16 71 NR17 4 7 Ioannis Drymonakos nbsp Greece 4 17 0418 2 6 Raphael Stacchiotti nbsp Luxembourg 4 17 20 NR19 5 1 Riaan Schoeman nbsp South Africa 4 17 225 7 Federico Turrini nbsp Italy21 3 7 Alexander Tikhonov nbsp Russia 4 18 1222 3 5 David Verraszto nbsp Hungary 4 18 3123 4 8 Alec Page nbsp Canada 4 19 1724 3 2 Joe Roebuck nbsp Great Britain 4 20 2425 1 5 Bradley Ally nbsp Barbados 4 21 3226 2 2 Yury Suvorau nbsp Belarus 4 23 06 NR2 5 Diogo Carvalho nbsp Portugal28 2 3 Jung Won yong nbsp South Korea 4 23 1229 2 1 Esteban Enderica Salgado nbsp Ecuador 4 24 32 NR30 2 8 Pedro Pinotes nbsp Angola 4 24 6931 1 4 Anton Sveinn McKee nbsp Iceland 4 25 06 NR32 5 8 Daniel Tranter nbsp Australia 4 25 7633 2 7 Quah Zheng Wen nbsp Singapore 4 26 8134 1 6 Marko Blazevski nbsp Macedonia 4 32 3835 1 3 Rafael Alfaro nbsp El Salvador 4 35 8036 1 2 Ahmed Ghithe Atari nbsp Qatar 5 21 303 8 Taki Mrabet nbsp Tunisia DSQFinal edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp 3 Ryan Lochte nbsp United States 4 05 18 nbsp 6 Thiago Pereira nbsp Brazil 4 08 86 NR nbsp 4 Kosuke Hagino nbsp Japan 4 08 94 AS4 8 Michael Phelps nbsp United States 4 09 285 5 Chad le Clos nbsp South Africa 4 12 426 1 Yuya Horihata nbsp Japan 4 13 307 2 Thomas Fraser Holmes nbsp Australia 4 13 498 7 Luca Marin nbsp Italy 4 14 89References edit Swimming Results amp Schedules London 2012 NBC Olympics 28 July 2012 Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Ryan Lochte wins medley gold as Michael Phelps finishes fourth BBC Sport 28 July 2012 Archived from the original on 8 November 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Lochte wins 400 IM final for first US gold ESPN 28 July 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Carroll Mary 28 July 2012 Brazil Starts Olympics With a Gold Daily The Rio Times Retrieved 7 July 2013 Newberry Paul 28 July 2012 Lochte wins 400m IM in blowout Phelps finishes 4th London 2012 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 7 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 a b 2012 London Olympics Ryan Lochte Posts Textile Best Demolishes Field in 400 IM Michael Phelps Misses Podium Swimming World Magazine 28 July 2012 Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Adderly Esther 28 July 2012 London 2012 Michael Phelps fourth as Ryan Lochte cruises to victory The Guardian Retrieved 7 July 2013 Slow prelims puts Phelps in unenviable Lane 8 for 400 IM final CBS Sports 28 July 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2013 2012 London Olympics Kosuke Hagino With Asian Record to Lead 400 IM Phelps Underperforms Swimming World Magazine 28 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 05 27 Retrieved 7 July 2013 a b Bishop Greg 9 August 2008 Phelps smashes world record to win gold The New York Times Retrieved 14 August 2008 a b Opening statement Phelps grabs gold WR in 400 IM ESPN 10 August 2008 Retrieved 17 May 2013 Men s 400m Individual Medley Heats London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 5 December 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 External links editNBC Olympics Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics Men 27s 400 metre individual medley amp oldid 1147264848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,