Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre individual medley
| Men's 400 metre individual medley at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 4 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | women | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 400 metre individual medley swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 4 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
4:11.09 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | 15 August 2002 |
| Asian Record |  Takahiro Mori (JPN) |
4:15.41 | Yokohama, Japan | 25 August 2002 |
| Games Record |  Ratapong Sirisanont (THA) |
4:20.03 | Hiroshima, Japan | 4 October 1994 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Takahiro Mori (JPN)
|
4:24.97 | |
| 2 | 2 | Shinya Taniguchi (JPN)
|
4:25.84 | |
| 3 | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Bang-hyun (KOR)
|
4:30.58 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Wu Peng (CHN)
|
4:30.77 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Carlo Piccio (PHI)
|
4:31.49 | |
| 6 | 1 | Xie Xufeng (CHN)
|
4:31.64 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ratapong Sirisanont (THA)
|
4:31.73 | |
| 8 | 2 | Miguel Molina (PHI)
|
4:32.78 | |
| 9 | 2 | Kim Sung-tae (KOR)
|
4:44.15 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Rehan Poncha (IND)
|
4:49.04 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Fung Hok Him (HKG)
|
4:50.71 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Zulfiqar Ali (PAK)
|
5:08.76 | |
| — | 2 |  Mohammed Al-Hamadi (QAT)
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DNS | |
| — | 1 |  Omar Daaboul (LIB)
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DNS | |
| — | 2 | François Ghattas (LIB)
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DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Wu Peng (CHN)
|
4:15.38 | AR |
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Takahiro Mori (JPN)
|
4:16.63 | |
|
Shinya Taniguchi (JPN)
|
4:17.03 | |
| 4 | Kim Bang-hyun (KOR)
|
4:27.46 | |
| 5 | Xie Xufeng (CHN)
|
4:29.34 | |
| 6 | Miguel Molina (PHI)
|
4:31.35 | |
| 7 | Ratapong Sirisanont (THA)
|
4:32.30 | |
| 8 | Carlo Piccio (PHI)
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4:33.88 |