The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 26 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]
| Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
| Date | 26 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:36.29 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The eventual gold medal winner, Petra Schneider, later admitted that her performance was aided by the use of steroids as part of the East German state-run doping programme.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Tracy Caulkins (USA) | 4:40.83 | West Berlin, West Germany | 23 August 1978 |
| Olympic record |  Ulrike Tauber (GDR) | 4:42.77 | Montreal, Canada | 24 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July | Final | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 4:36.29 | WR, OR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 4:46.53 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Agnieszka Czopek |  Poland | 4:49.04 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Magdalena Białas | Poland | 4:51.59 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 4:51.97 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Grit Slaby | East Germany | 4:52.01 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Sharron Davies |  Great Britain | 4:52.38 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Olga Klevakina |  Soviet Union | 4:55.99 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Sonya Dangalakova |  Bulgaria | 4:56.26 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Christel Fechner | Belgium | 4:56.92 | |
| 10 | 3 | Ann-Sofi Roos |  Sweden | 4:57.13 | |
| 11 | 3 | Lisa Curry | Australia | 5:01.58 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sarah Kerswell | Great Britain | 5:03.75 | |
| 13 | 1 | Mariana Paraschiv |  Romania | 5:04.56 | |
| 14 | 3 | Irinel Panulescu | Romania | 5:07.74 | |
| 15 | 3 | Catherine Bohan | Ireland | 5:21.82 | |
| 16 | 1 | Maria Pia Ayora |  Peru | 5:27.19 | |
| 1 | Klára Gulyás |  Hungary | DNS | ||
| 2 | Michelle Ford | Australia | |||
| 2 | Lisa Forrest | Australia | |||
| 2 | Susanne Nielsson | Denmark |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 4:36.29 | WR |
 | Sharron Davies | Great Britain | 4:46.83 | |
 | Agnieszka Czopek | Poland | 4:48.17 | |
| 4 | Grit Slaby | East Germany | 4:48.54 | |
| 5 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 4:49.18 | |
| 6 | Sonya Dangalakova | Bulgaria | 4:49.25 | |
| 7 | Olga Klevakina | Soviet Union | 4:50.91 | |
| 8 | Magdalena Białas | Poland | 4:53.30 |
References
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