400 m Individual Medley, Women
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
|
| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 20 |
| Countries | 16 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Tracy Caulkins |  USA |
4:47.08 (1 h1) |
4:40.83 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Ulrike Tauber |  GDR |
4:51.18 (2 h1) |
4:47.52 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Petra Schneider | GDR |
4:52.55 (3 h1) |
4:48.56 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Olga Klevakina |  URS |
4:57.15 (6 h1) |
4:49.16 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Nancy Hogshead | USA |
4:56.22 (4 h1) |
4:51.49 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Sharron Davies |  GBR |
4:58.91 (7 h1) |
4:54.78 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Ann-Sofi Roos |  SWE |
4:56.76 (5 h1) |
4:55.10 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Becky Smith |  CAN |
5:00.02 (8 h1) |
5:01.43 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Renate Sternberg | GER |
5:02.26 (9 h1) |
— | ||
| 10 | Barbara Selter | GER |
5:02.74 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Flávia Nadalutti |  BRA |
5:02.85 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Carine Verbauwen |  BEL |
5:08.12 (12 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Marta Słonina |  POL |
5:09.18 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Sonya Dangalakova |  BUL |
5:09.68 (14 h1) |
— | ||
| 15 | Glenda Robertson |  AUS |
5:10.28 (15 h1) |
— | ||
| 16 | Nelly Saque |  FRA |
5:10.32 (16 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Marita Karlsen |  NOR |
5:12.43 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Colette Crabbe | BEL |
5:12.99 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Lena Norboge |  DEN |
5:15.07 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | Hsu Yue-Yun |  TPE |
5:18.74 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Karen Van de GraafDNS | AUS |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Cheryl GibsonDNS | CAN |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Maarit VähäsaariDNS |  FIN |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Elke HoltzDNS |  MEX |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Moira HoustonDNS | GBR |
— (DNS h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Caulkins | USA |
4:47.08 | |
| 2 | Ulrike Tauber | GDR |
4:51.18 | |
| 3 | Petra Schneider | GDR |
4:52.55 | |
| 4 | Nancy Hogshead | USA |
4:56.22 | |
| 5 | Ann-Sofi Roos | SWE |
4:56.76 | |
| 6 | Olga Klevakina | URS |
4:57.15 | |
| 7 | Sharron Davies | GBR |
4:58.91 | |
| 8 | Becky Smith | CAN |
5:00.02 | |
| 9 | Renate Sternberg | GER |
5:02.26 | |
| 10 | Barbara Selter | GER |
5:02.74 | |
| 11 | Flávia Nadalutti | BRA |
5:02.85 | |
| 12 | Carine Verbauwen | BEL |
5:08.12 | |
| 13 | Marta Słonina | POL |
5:09.18 | |
| 14 | Sonya Dangalakova | BUL |
5:09.68 | |
| 15 | Glenda Robertson | AUS |
5:10.28 | |
| 16 | Nelly Saque | FRA |
5:10.32 | |
| 17 | Marita Karlsen | NOR |
5:12.43 | |
| 18 | Colette Crabbe | BEL |
5:12.99 | |
| 19 | Lena Norboge | DEN |
5:15.07 | |
| 20 | Hsu Yue-Yun | TPE |
5:18.74 | |
| DNS | Karen Van de GraafDNS | AUS |
— | |
| DNS | Cheryl GibsonDNS | CAN |
— | |
| DNS | Maarit VähäsaariDNS | FIN |
— | |
| DNS | Elke HoltzDNS | MEX |
— | |
| DNS | Moira HoustonDNS | GBR |
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Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Caulkins | USA |
4:40.83 | |
| 2 | Ulrike Tauber | GDR |
4:47.52 | |
| 3 | Petra Schneider | GDR |
4:48.56 | |
| 4 | Olga Klevakina | URS |
4:49.16 | |
| 5 | Nancy Hogshead | USA |
4:51.49 | |
| 6 | Sharron Davies | GBR |
4:54.78 | |
| 7 | Ann-Sofi Roos | SWE |
4:55.10 | |
| 8 | Becky Smith | CAN |
5:01.43 |