Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 14.[1]
Men's 400 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 14, 2004 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 39 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:43.10 | ||||||||||||
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Australia's Ian Thorpe edged out his teammate Grant Hackett to defend his Olympic title in 3:43.10, despite having been disqualified for a false start from the national trials in Sydney. Hackett earned a silver in 3:43.36, just 0.01 of a second under his winning time at the trials without the presence of Thorpe. U.S. swimmer Klete Keller set a new American record of 3:44.11 to take his second Olympic bronze medal in the event.[2][3][4] Meanwhile, another American Larsen Jensen finished outside the medals in fourth place, but came home in a lifetime best of 3:46.08, holding off Italy's Massimiliano Rosolino by 0.17 seconds.[3]