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Jani Sievinen won Athens 2000 men's 400m individual medley title

Jani Sievinen took the men's 400m individual medley title in 4:09.54, ahead of Terence Parkin and Mickey Halika.

16 March 2000 Europe Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Source-checked report card · SwimmingChampion: Jani Sievinen (Finland) — 4:09.54

16 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece

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The final

Jani Sievinen won the men's 400m individual medley final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 16 March 2000, recording 4:09.54. The OMEGA final ranking lists Terence Parkin second in 4:10.56 and Mickey Halika third in 4:10.90.

Medal order

The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the complete medal order used here: Finland first, South Africa second and Israel third. This report counts the final once as a single underlying medal decision.

Source and date precision

The event date and placings are reported with day precision from the official final sheet. World Aquatics' competition archive independently identifies Athens as host of the fifth edition of its short-course world championships, held from 16 to 19 March 2000.

Leading official final classification

Jani Sievinen won Athens 2000 men's 400m individual medley title
RankCompetitorCountryResult
1Jani SievinenFinland4:09.54
2Terence ParkinSouth Africa4:10.56
3Mickey HalikaIsrael4:10.90

Sources

Check the original record.

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