Women 400m Medley Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Saturday, 17th October - Gold Medal: Donna de Verona, United States
Final time gap L Y Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona United States5:18.7 OR 4 17 1:09.9 2:28.3 4:05.9 2. Sharon Finneran United States5:24.1 +5.4s 7 18 1:11.8 2:35.7 4:12.0 3. Martha Randall United States5:24.2 +5.5s 3 16 1:12.6 2:34.2 4:12.9 4. Veronika Holletz UT Germany5:25.6 +6.9s 5 19 1:13.5 2:36.8 4:12.3 5. Linda Mcgill Australia5:28.4 +9.7s 8 18 1:13.8 2:40.2 4:13.0 6. Betty Heukels Netherlands5:30.3 +11.6s 2 22 1:15.2 2:42.6 4:13.7 7. Anita Lonsbrough Great Britain5:30.5 +11.8s 6 23 1:14.8 2:42.5 4:14.5 8. Marta Egervari Hungary5:38.4 +19.7s 1 21 1:14.9 2:42.5 4:18.3
World Record: Donna de Varona, United States 5:14.9 New York, United States 30th August 1964 New Event
Donna de Varona had competed at the 1960 Olympics when she was only 13-years-old. But even at that age she held the world record in the 400 individual medley, which was not an Olympic event in 1960. Over the next four years she became the best swimmer in the world, and set five more world records in this event, and eight in the 200 IM, as well as one 100 backstroke world record in 1963. She came to Tokyo as a clear favorite in this new Olympic event, and did not disappoint. In the final she took the lead at 100 metres, and kept pouring it on. Sharon Finneran had twice interrupted de Varona's world record streak in the 400 IM, setting world records in Osaka, Japan on 26 and 28 July 1962. But she was no match in Tokyo for de Varona, although she won the silver medal, but Finneran was almost six seconds back. Martha Randall came up for third to complete an American sweep.
Heats - Thursday, 15th OctoberBest 8 times advanced to Final.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona United States5:24.2 OR 5 17 1. 1:10.9 2:31.3 4:10.4 2. Marianne Heemskerk Netherlands5:38.6 +14.4s 3 20 10. 1:13.4 2:41.3 4:18.6 3. Helen Louise Kennedy Canada5:49.9 +25.7s 1 15 17. 1:18.5 2:46.9 4:34.9 4. Natsuko Matsuda Japan5:51.5 +27.3s 7 17 19. 1:14.8 2:49.6 4:30.3 5. Silvia Belmar Bohigas Mexico6:00.7 +36.5s 6 19 20. 1:17.1 2:51.8 4:39.5 -. Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris SwedenDNS 4 16 -. -. Janice Murphy AustraliaDNS 2 21 -.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Veronika Holletz UT Germany5:26.8 OR +2.6s 5 19 2. 1:13.6 2:34.7 4:11.2 2. Betty Heukels Netherlands5:32.4 +8.2s 6 22 5. 1:15.6 2:41.6 4:12.9 3. Linda Mcgill Australia5:38.3 +14.1s 4 18 8. 1:13.9 2:43.6 4:20.0 4. Kimiko Ezaka Japan5:42.1 +17.9s 2 20 13. 1:15.6 2:45.7 4:24.7 5. Kirsten Strange-Campbell Denmark5:44.4 +20.2s 7 20 16. 1:17.6 2:48.5 4:23.8 6. Pamela Johnson Great Britain6:11.9 +47.7s 3 16 22. 1:22.8 2:54.4 4:44.4 -. Maria Rosario De Vivanco Roca PeruDNS 1 15 3.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Martha Randall United States5:27.8 OR +3.6s 2 16 3. 1:13.9 2:35.2 4:14.8 2. Barbara Hounsell Canada5:38.4 +14.2s 7 13 9. 1:18.4 2:44.2 4:22.9 3. Adrie Lasterie Netherlands5:41.3 +17.1s 6 20 12. 1:14.6 2:44.0 4:23.6 4. Harriet Blank UT Germany5:42.4 +18.2s 5 19 14. 1:15.8 2:45.2 4:22.6 5. Isabel Castane Lopez Spain5:50.7 +26.5s 4 18 18. 1:20.0 2:50.2 4:24.3 6. Margaret Harding Puerto Rico6:10.7 +46.5s 3 16 21. 1:19.3 2:55.9 4:44.3
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Anita Lonsbrough Great Britain5:30.6 OR +6.4s 3 23 4. 1:14.3 2:40.6 4:14.4 2. Sharon Finneran United States5:32.7 +8.5s 4 18 6. 1:13.4 2:40.0 4:19.4 3. Marta Egervari Hungary5:35.8 +11.6s 5 21 7. 1:15.7 2:41.6 4:16.7 4. Helga Zimmermann UT Germany5:38.9 +14.7s 2 21 11. 1:15.5 2:45.1 4:24.9 5. Jane Cortis Australia5:43.6 +19.4s 6 16 15. 1:16.9 2:40.7 4:23.5 -. Marilyn Sidelsky RhodesiaDNS 1 16 -.
Final time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona United States5:18.7 OR 4 17 1. 1:09.9 2:28.3 4:05.9 2. Sharon Finneran United States5:24.1 +5.4s 7 18 2. 1:11.8 2:35.7 4:12.0 3. Martha Randall United States5:24.2 +5.5s 3 16 3. 1:12.6 2:34.2 4:12.9 4. Veronika Holletz UT Germany5:25.6 +6.9s 5 19 4. 1:13.5 2:36.8 4:12.3 5. Linda Mcgill Australia5:28.4 +9.7s 8 18 5. 1:13.8 2:40.2 4:13.0 6. Betty Heukels Netherlands5:30.3 +11.6s 2 22 6. 1:15.2 2:42.6 4:13.7 7. Anita Lonsbrough Great Britain5:30.5 +11.8s 6 23 7. 1:14.8 2:42.5 4:14.5 8. Marta Egervari Hungary5:38.4 +19.7s 1 21 8. 1:14.9 2:42.5 4:18.3 Heats time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk Butte Back Breast 1. Donna De Varona United States5:24.2 OR 5 17 1. 1:10.9 2:31.3 4:10.4 1. Veronika Holletz UT Germany5:26.8 OR +2.6s 5 19 2. 1:13.6 2:34.7 4:11.2 1. Martha Randall United States5:27.8 OR +3.6s 2 16 3. 1:13.9 2:35.2 4:14.8 1. Anita Lonsbrough Great Britain5:30.6 OR +6.4s 3 23 4. 1:14.3 2:40.6 4:14.4 2. Betty Heukels Netherlands5:32.4 +8.2s 6 22 5. 1:15.6 2:41.6 4:12.9 2. Sharon Finneran United States5:32.7 +8.5s 4 18 6. 1:13.4 2:40.0 4:19.4 3. Marta Egervari Hungary5:35.8 +11.6s 5 21 7. 1:15.7 2:41.6 4:16.7 3. Linda Mcgill Australia5:38.3 +14.1s 4 18 8. 1:13.9 2:43.6 4:20.0 2. Barbara Hounsell Canada5:38.4 +14.2s 7 13 9. 1:18.4 2:44.2 4:22.9 2. Marianne Heemskerk Netherlands5:38.6 +14.4s 3 20 10. 1:13.4 2:41.3 4:18.6 4. Helga Zimmermann UT Germany5:38.9 +14.7s 2 21 11. 1:15.5 2:45.1 4:24.9 3. Adrie Lasterie Netherlands5:41.3 +17.1s 6 20 12. 1:14.6 2:44.0 4:23.6 4. Kimiko Ezaka Japan5:42.1 +17.9s 2 20 13. 1:15.6 2:45.7 4:24.7 4. Harriet Blank UT Germany5:42.4 +18.2s 5 19 14. 1:15.8 2:45.2 4:22.6 5. Jane Cortis Australia5:43.6 +19.4s 6 16 15. 1:16.9 2:40.7 4:23.5 5. Kirsten Strange-Campbell Denmark5:44.4 +20.2s 7 20 16. 1:17.6 2:48.5 4:23.8 3. Helen Louise Kennedy Canada5:49.9 +25.7s 1 15 17. 1:18.5 2:46.9 4:34.9 5. Isabel Castane Lopez Spain5:50.7 +26.5s 4 18 18. 1:20.0 2:50.2 4:24.3 4. Natsuko Matsuda Japan5:51.5 +27.3s 7 17 19. 1:14.8 2:49.6 4:30.3 5. Silvia Belmar Bohigas Mexico6:00.7 +36.5s 6 19 20. 1:17.1 2:51.8 4:39.5 6. Margaret Harding Puerto Rico6:10.7 +46.5s 3 16 21. 1:19.3 2:55.9 4:44.3 6. Pamela Johnson Great Britain6:11.9 +47.7s 3 16 22. 1:22.8 2:54.4 4:44.4 -. Maria Rosario De Vivanco Roca PeruDNS 1 15 3. -. Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris SwedenDNS 4 16 -. -. Janice Murphy AustraliaDNS 2 21 -. -. Marilyn Sidelsky RhodesiaDNS 1 16 -.
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