Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 2 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 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 | 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 | men | 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 freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 2 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 2 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
3:40.08 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 30 July 2002 |
| Asian Record |  Shunichi Fujita (JPN) |
3:50.36 | Fukuoka, Japan | 22 July 2001 |
| Games Record |  Torlarp Sethsothorn (THA) |
3:53.61 | Bangkok, Thailand | 10 December 1998 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Shunichi Fujita (JPN)
|
3:53.23 | GR |
| 2 | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cho Sung-mo (KOR)
|
3:56.75 | |
| 3 | 2 | Han Kyu-chul (KOR)
|
3:57.49 | |
| 4 | 2 |  Yu Cheng (CHN)
|
3:57.52 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Miguel Mendoza (PHI)
|
4:03.94 | |
| 6 | 1 | Zheng Shibin (CHN)
|
4:04.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN)
|
4:04.18 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Chung Kwok Leung (HKG)
|
4:05.59 | |
| 9 | 2 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} Naeem Al-Masri (SYR)
|
4:10.38 | |
| — | 1 |  Anas Abu Yousuf (QAT)
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DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shunichi Fujita (JPN)
|
3:50.41 | GR |
|
Yu Cheng (CHN)
|
3:54.57 | |
|
Han Kyu-chul (KOR)
|
3:56.10 | |
| 4 | Cho Sung-mo (KOR)
|
3:57.87 | |
| 5 | Miguel Mendoza (PHI)
|
4:01.11 | |
| 6 | Zheng Shibin (CHN)
|
4:02.09 | |
| 7 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN)
|
4:02.98 | |
| 8 | Chung Kwok Leung (HKG)
|
4:06.10 |