Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley
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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]
Quick Facts Women's 400 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXII Olympiad, Venue ...
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 | ||||||||||||
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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]