Women 400m Freestyle Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Sunday, 18th October: Gold Medal: Ginny Duenkel, United States

Women 400m Freestyle Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Sunday, 18th October: Gold Medal: Ginny Duenkel, United States

Final		time		gap	L	Y	100m	200m	300m
1. Ginny Duenkel	United States	4:43.3	OR		5	17	1:06.8	2:20.0	3:32.4
2. Marilyn Ramenofsky	United States	4:44.6		+1.3s	4	18	1:06.6	2:20.1	3:33.0
3. Terri Lee Stickles	United States	4:47.2		+3.9s	3	18	1:07.1	2:20.8	3:34.2
4. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:47.6		+4.3s	2	27	1:06.7	2:21.3	3:36.1
5. Jane Hughes	Canada	4:50.9		+7.6s	8	16	1:08.8	2:23.4	3:38.5
6. Liz Long	Great Britain	4:52.0		+8.7s	1	18	1:07.1	2:21.9	3:37.2
7. Kim Herford	Australia	4:52.9		+9.6s	6	17	1:09.4	2:22.7	3:37.1
8. Ann-Charlotte Lilja	Sweden	4:53.0		+9.7s	7	18	1:08.6	2:23.4	3:38.6

31 Competitors from 16 Nations. Yoyogi National Gymansium.
1968 Women 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle History	1968 Women 400m Freestyle

World Record: Marilyn Ramenofsky, United States 4:39.5 New York, United States 31st August 1964

Olympic Record: Chris von Saltza, United States 4:50.6 Rome, Italy 1st September 1960

Todor 66	index Swimming OG
index Tokyo 1964	index Swimming Tokyo 1964


Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 200m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 400m Medley	Women 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley Relay	Women 4x100m Medley Relay

Marilyn Ramenofsky of the United States had set three world records in this event earlier in 1964 and came to Tokyo as the favorite. In fact it was thought that the Americans could sweep the event, with Ginny Duenkel, already a bronze medalist in Tokyo in the 100 back, and Terri Lee Stickles. Ramenofsky led the final through 175 metres, when she was caught by Duenkel who gradually pulled away from her teammate.
Duenkel held on to upset Ramenofsky and win the gold medal, with Stickles completing the American sweep by outlasting Australia's Dawn Fraser. Duenkel posted 4:43.3, a personal best for her by 3/10ths of a second, but well off Ramenofsky's world record of 4:39.5.

Heats - Saturday, 17th October

Best 8 times advanced to Final.

Heat 5		time	gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Terri Lee Stickles	United States	4:49.3	+1.6s	1	18	3.	1:07.7	2:22.1	3:36.4
2. Nanette Mary Duncan	Australia	4:55.2	+7.5s	5	17	13.	1:08.7	2:22.5	3:38.9
3. Kazue Hayakawa	Japan	4:56.5	+8.8s	2	17	15.	1:09.9	2:24.7	3:41.2
4. Heidi Pechstein	UT Germany	5:01.4	+13.7s	8	20	18.	1:08.1	2:23.8	3:41.7
5. Natalya Mikhaylova	Soviet Union	5:08.0	+20.3s	4	16	29.	1:11.6	2:30.4	3:50.2
6. Kum-Ja Lim	South Korea	5:38.7	+51.0s	6	17	34.	1:18.5	2:44.9	4:11.0
-. Anita Lonsbrough	Great Britain	DNS		7	23	-.
-. Monique Pietri	France	DNS		3	19	-.

Heat 4		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Marilyn Ramenofsky	United States	4:47.7	OR		6	18	1.	1:06.3	2:20.3	3:34.3
2. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:52.2		+4.5s	5	27	7.	1:07.5	2:21.6	3:36.9
3. Jane Hughes	Canada	4:54.8		+7.1s	2	16	12.	1:08.4	2:24.2	3:40.5
4. Natalya Bystrova	Soviet Union	5:05.0		+17.3s	8	17	23.	1:10.0	2:27.9	3:47.0
5. Maria Luisa Souza	Mexico	5:05.2		+17.5s	1	22	24.	1:09.2	2:26.4	3:46.3
6. Majvor Welander	Sweden	5:07.7		+20.0s	4	14	28.	1:10.6	2:29.5	3:49.5
7. Olga Belmar	Mexico	5:14.0		+26.3s	3	18	33.	1:09.4	2:29.9	3:52.0
8. Jovina Tseng	Malaysia	5:46.0		+58.3s	7	14	35.	1:16.1	2:45.0	4:16.7

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Liz Long	Great Britain	4:54.5	+6.8s	6	18	11.	1:07.5	2:23.5	3:38.7
2. Daniela Beneck	Italy	4:56.2	+8.5s	2	18	14.	1:09.7	2:25.3	3:42.1
3. Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris	Sweden	4:57.0	+9.3s	1	16	16.	1:09.8	2:26.1	3:42.1
4. Jutta Wanke	UT Germany	5:01.7	+14.0s	3	16	19.	1:10.1	2:26.9	3:44.8
5. Ann Lallande	Puerto Rico	5:04.3	+16.6s	5	15	21.	1:08.9	2:26.3	3:46.3
6. Rita Pulido Castro	Spain	5:06.2	+18.5s	4	19	25.	1:10.0	2:28.5	3:48.2
7. Marilyn Sidelsky	Rhodesia	5:08.9	+21.2s	7	16	30.	1:07.9	2:25.9	3:48.6
-. Maria Rosario De Vivanco Roca	Peru	DNS		8	15	-.

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Kim Herford	Australia	4:49.8	+2.1s	6	17	4.	1:07.1	2:20.3	3:35.1
2. Ann-Charlotte Lilja	Sweden	4:52.3	+4.6s	1	18	8.	1:08.6	2:23.4	3:38.2
3. Patricia E Thompson	Canada	5:06.7	+19.0s	3	18	27.	1:09.3	2:26.1	3:45.8
4. Pauline Sillett	Great Britain	5:12.2	+24.5s	5	15	31.	1:11.8	2:32.3	3:53.3
5. Bep Weeteling	Netherlands	5:13.0	+25.3s	2	17	32.	1:10.1	2:31.0	3:54.2
-. Paola Saini	Italy	DNS		4	19	-.
-. Natalya Ustinova	Soviet Union	DNS		-	19	-.

Heat 1		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Ginny Duenkel	United States	4:48.6	OR	+0.9s	3	17	2.	1:06.3	2:19.7	3:34.5
2. Martina Grunert	UT Germany	4:57.7		+10.0s	7	15	17.	1:07.3	2:24.4	3:42.2
3. Willemina Hendrika Tigelaar	Netherlands	5:01.8		+14.1s	2	19	20.	1:09.4	2:25.8	3:43.5
4. Barbara Hounsell	Canada	5:04.9		+17.2s	5	13	22.	1:11.4	2:30.8	3:48.7
5. Tazuko Kikutani	Japan	5:06.3		+18.6s	4	17	26.	1:10.2	2:27.0	3:46.4
-. Maria Frank	Hungary	DNS			6	21	-.
-. Maria Cristina Pacifici	Italy	DNS			-	19	-.

Final		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Ginny Duenkel	United States	4:43.3	OR		5	17	1.	1:06.8	2:20.0	3:32.4
2. Marilyn Ramenofsky	United States	4:44.6		+1.3s	4	18	2.	1:06.6	2:20.1	3:33.0
3. Terri Lee Stickles	United States	4:47.2		+3.9s	3	18	3.	1:07.1	2:20.8	3:34.2
4. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:47.6		+4.3s	2	27	4.	1:06.7	2:21.3	3:36.1
5. Jane Hughes	Canada	4:50.9		+7.6s	8	16	5.	1:08.8	2:23.4	3:38.5
6. Liz Long	Great Britain	4:52.0		+8.7s	1	18	6.	1:07.1	2:21.9	3:37.2
7. Kim Herford	Australia	4:52.9		+9.6s	6	17	7.	1:09.4	2:22.7	3:37.1
8. Ann-Charlotte Lilja	Sweden	4:53.0		+9.7s	7	18	8.	1:08.6	2:23.4	3:38.6
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m	200m	300m
1. Marilyn Ramenofsky	United States	4:47.7	OR		6	18	1.	1:06.3	2:20.3	3:34.3
1. Ginny Duenkel	United States	4:48.6	OR	+0.9s	3	17	2.	1:06.3	2:19.7	3:34.5
1. Terri Lee Stickles	United States	4:49.3		+1.6s	1	18	3.	1:07.7	2:22.1	3:36.4
1. Kim Herford	Australia	4:49.8		+2.1s	6	17	4.	1:07.1	2:20.3	3:35.1
2. Dawn Fraser	Australia	4:52.2		+4.5s	5	27	7.	1:07.5	2:21.6	3:36.9
2. Ann-Charlotte Lilja	Sweden	4:52.3		+4.6s	1	18	8.	1:08.6	2:23.4	3:38.2
1. Liz Long	Great Britain	4:54.5		+6.8s	6	18	11.	1:07.5	2:23.5	3:38.7
3. Jane Hughes	Canada	4:54.8		+7.1s	2	16	12.	1:08.4	2:24.2	3:40.5
2. Nanette Mary Duncan	Australia	4:55.2		+7.5s	5	17	13.	1:08.7	2:22.5	3:38.9
2. Daniela Beneck	Italy	4:56.2		+8.5s	2	18	14.	1:09.7	2:25.3	3:42.1
3. Kazue Hayakawa	Japan	4:56.5		+8.8s	2	17	15.	1:09.9	2:24.7	3:41.2
3. Elisabeth Ljunggren-Morris	Sweden	4:57.0		+9.3s	1	16	16.	1:09.8	2:26.1	3:42.1
2. Martina Grunert	UT Germany	4:57.7		+10.0s	7	15	17.	1:07.3	2:24.4	3:42.2
4. Heidi Pechstein	UT Germany	5:01.4		+13.7s	8	20	18.	1:08.1	2:23.8	3:41.7
4. Jutta Wanke	UT Germany	5:01.7		+14.0s	3	16	19.	1:10.1	2:26.9	3:44.8
3. Willemina Hendrika Tigelaar	Netherlands	5:01.8		+14.1s	2	19	20.	1:09.4	2:25.8	3:43.5
5. Ann Lallande	Puerto Rico	5:04.3		+16.6s	5	15	21.	1:08.9	2:26.3	3:46.3
4. Barbara Hounsell	Canada	5:04.9		+17.2s	5	13	22.	1:11.4	2:30.8	3:48.7
4. Natalya Bystrova	Soviet Union	5:05.0		+17.3s	8	17	23.	1:10.0	2:27.9	3:47.0
5. Maria Luisa Souza	Mexico	5:05.2		+17.5s	1	22	24.	1:09.2	2:26.4	3:46.3
6. Rita Pulido Castro	Spain	5:06.2		+18.5s	4	19	25.	1:10.0	2:28.5	3:48.2
5. Tazuko Kikutani	Japan	5:06.3		+18.6s	4	17	26.	1:10.2	2:27.0	3:46.4
3. Patricia E Thompson	Canada	5:06.7		+19.0s	3	18	27.	1:09.3	2:26.1	3:45.8
6. Majvor Welander	Sweden	5:07.7		+20.0s	4	14	28.	1:10.6	2:29.5	3:49.5
5. Natalya Mikhaylova	Soviet Union	5:08.0		+20.3s	4	16	29.	1:11.6	2:30.4	3:50.2
7. Marilyn Sidelsky	Rhodesia	5:08.9		+21.2s	7	16	30.	1:07.9	2:25.9	3:48.6
4. Pauline Sillett	Great Britain	5:12.2		+24.5s	5	15	31.	1:11.8	2:32.3	3:53.3
5. Bep Weeteling	Netherlands	5:13.0		+25.3s	2	17	32.	1:10.1	2:31.0	3:54.2
7. Olga Belmar	Mexico	5:14.0		+26.3s	3	18	33.	1:09.4	2:29.9	3:52.0
6. Kum-Ja Lim	South Korea	5:38.7		+51.0s	6	17	34.	1:18.5	2:44.9	4:11.0
8. Jovina Tseng	Malaysia	5:46.0		+58.3s	7	14	35.	1:16.1	2:45.0	4:16.7
-. Maria Frank	Hungary	DNS			6	21	-.
-. Maria Cristina Pacifici	Italy	DNS			-	19	-.
-. Paola Saini	Italy	DNS			4	19	-.
-. Natalya Ustinova	Soviet Union	DNS			-	19	-.
-. Maria Rosario De Vivanco Roca	Peru	DNS			8	15	-.
-. Anita Lonsbrough	Great Britain	DNS			7	23	-.
-. Monique Pietri	France	DNS			3	19	-.

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