400 m Individual Medley, Men

Competition 1973 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Beograd YUG
Held 5 September 1973
Status Medal
Competitors 29
Countries 22
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 András Hargitay HUN 4:38.964
(2 h1)		 4:31.116
(1 F)
🥈 Rod Strachan USA 4:40.066
(3 h3)		 4:33.507
(2 F)
🥉 Rick Colella USA 4:38.504
(1 h3)		 4:34.683
(3 F)
4 Sergey Zakharov URS 4:41.961
(6 h3)		 4:37.058
(4 F)
5 Wolfram Sperling GDR 4:41.839
(5 h1)		 4:37.179
(5 F)
6 Bengt Gingsjö SWE 4:41.239
(4 h3)		 4:37.629
(6 F)
7 Brian Brinkley GBR 4:43.549
(8 h2)		 4:40.941
(7 F)
8 Andrey Smirnov URS 4:42.650
(7 h3)		 4:41.261
(8 F)
9 Neil Martin AUS 4:44.559
(9 h1)		 —
10 Patrick Moreau FRA 4:45.146
(10 h3)		 —
11 Csaba Sós HUN 4:45.294
(11 h3)		 —
12 David Brumwell CAN 4:45.529
(12 h3)		 —
13 Anders Bellbring SWE 4:46.563
(13 h1)		 —
14 HaJo Geisler GER 4:47.689
(14 h2)		 —
15 Ignacio Álvarez MEX 4:48.962
(15 h3)		 —
16 Tsuyoshi Yanagidate JPN 4:49.244
(16 h3)		 —
17 Gunnar Gundersen NOR 4:51.469
(17 h1)		 —
18 Peter Tetlow AUS 4:51.982
(18 h2)		 —
19 Lorenzo Marugo ITA 4:51.986
(19 h1)		 —
20 Paul Hughes CAN 4:52.006
(20 h3)		 —
21 François Deley BEL 4:52.917
(21 h2)		 —
22 Mark Treffers NZL 4:55.354
(22 h2)		 —
23 Rochinha BRA 4:56.246
(23 h3)		 —
24 Ali Gharbi TUN 5:04.134
(24 h3)		 —
25 Vangelis Koskinas GRE 5:07.356
(25 h3)		 —
26 Angel Chakarov BUL 5:08.221
(26 h2)		 —
27 Carlos Santiago PUR 5:08.662
(27 h3)		 —
28 Francisco Canales PUR 5:09.520
(28 h1)		 —
29 C. Manochehr IRI 5:41.121
(29 h2)		 —
DNS L. DíazDNS ARG —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Bandi WetternekDNS ROU —
(DNS h3)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 András Hargitay HUN 4:38.964
5 Wolfram Sperling GDR 4:41.839
9 Neil Martin AUS 4:44.559
13 Anders Bellbring SWE 4:46.563
17 Gunnar Gundersen NOR 4:51.469
19 Lorenzo Marugo ITA 4:51.986
28 Francisco Canales PUR 5:09.520
DNS L. DíazDNS ARG —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
8 Brian Brinkley GBR 4:43.549
14 HaJo Geisler GER 4:47.689
18 Peter Tetlow AUS 4:51.982
21 François Deley BEL 4:52.917
22 Mark Treffers NZL 4:55.354
26 Angel Chakarov BUL 5:08.221
29 C. Manochehr IRI 5:41.121

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rick Colella USA 4:38.504
3 Rod Strachan USA 4:40.066
4 Bengt Gingsjö SWE 4:41.239
6 Sergey Zakharov URS 4:41.961
7 Andrey Smirnov URS 4:42.650
10 Patrick Moreau FRA 4:45.146
11 Csaba Sós HUN 4:45.294
12 David Brumwell CAN 4:45.529
15 Ignacio Álvarez MEX 4:48.962
16 Tsuyoshi Yanagidate JPN 4:49.244
20 Paul Hughes CAN 4:52.006
23 Rochinha BRA 4:56.246
24 Ali Gharbi TUN 5:04.134
25 Vangelis Koskinas GRE 5:07.356
27 Carlos Santiago PUR 5:08.662
DNS Bandi WetternekDNS ROU —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 András Hargitay HUN 4:31.116
2 Rod Strachan USA 4:33.507
3 Rick Colella USA 4:34.683
4 Sergey Zakharov URS 4:37.058
5 Wolfram Sperling GDR 4:37.179
6 Bengt Gingsjö SWE 4:37.629
7 Brian Brinkley GBR 4:40.941
8 Andrey Smirnov URS 4:41.261