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Women’s 400 m freestyle
Held at 24 Games, 1924–2024. Most golds: United States (11). Most medals: Martha Norelius (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals72
Delegations17on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Ariarne Titmus Australia | Summer McIntosh Canada | Katie Ledecky United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Ariarne Titmus Australia | Katie Ledecky United States | Li Bingjie China |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Katie Ledecky United States | Jazmin Carlin Great Britain | Leah Smith United States |
| 2012 London | Camille Muffat France | Allison Schmitt United States | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain | Katie Hoff United States | Joanne Jackson Great Britain |
| 2004 Athens | Laure Manaudou France | Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland | Kaitlin Sandeno United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Brooke Bennett United States | Diana Munz United States | Claudia Poll Costa Rica |
| 1996 Atlanta | Michelle Smith Ireland | Dagmar Hase Germany | Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands |
| 1992 Barcelona | Dagmar Hase Germany | Janet Evans United States | Hayley Lewis Australia |
| 1988 Seoul | Janet Evans United States | Heike Friedrich East Germany | Anke Möhring East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Tiffany Cohen United States | Sarah Hardcastle Great Britain | June Croft Great Britain |
| 1980 Moscow | Ines Diers East Germany | Petra Schneider East Germany | Carmela Schmidt East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Petra Thümer East Germany | Shirley Babashoff United States | Shannon Smith Canada |
| 1972 Munich | Shane Gould Australia | Novella Calligaris Italy | Gudrun Wegner East Germany |
| 1968 Mexico City | Debbie Meyer United States | Linda Gustavson United States | Karen Moras Australia |
| 1964 Tokyo | Ginny Duenkel United States | Marilyn Ramenofsky United States | Terri Stickles United States |
| 1960 Rome | Chris von Saltza United States | Jane Cederqvist Sweden | Tineke Lagerberg Netherlands |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Lorraine Crapp Australia | Dawn Fraser Australia | Sylvia Ruuska United States |
| 1952 Helsinki | Valéria Gyenge Hungary | Éva Novák Hungary | Evelyn Kawamoto United States |
| 1948 London | Ann Curtis United States | Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark | Cathie Gibson Great Britain |
| 1936 Berlin | Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands | Ragnhild Hveger Denmark | Lenore Wingard United States |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Helene Madison United States | Lenore Wingard United States | Jenny Maakal South Africa |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Martha Norelius United States | Marie Braun Netherlands | Josephine McKim United States |
| 1924 Paris | Martha Norelius United States | Helen Wainwright United States | Gertrude Ederle United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Norelius | 2 | 2 |
| Ariarne Titmus | 2 | 2 |
| Katie Ledecky | 1 | 3 |
| Janet Evans | 1 | 2 |
| Dagmar Hase | 1 | 2 |
| Rebecca Adlington | 1 | 2 |
| Helene Madison | 1 | 1 |
| Rie Mastenbroek | 1 | 1 |
| Ann Curtis | 1 | 1 |
| Valéria Gyenge | 1 | 1 |
| Lorraine Crapp | 1 | 1 |
| Chris von Saltza | 1 | 1 |