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| Swimming Olympic Games Women: 400 m Medley | 
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| 2012 | London (gbr) | |||
| 2008 | Beijing (chn) | Stephanie Rice (aus) | Kirsty Coventry (zim) | Katie Hoff (usa) |
| 2004 | Athínai (gre) | Yana Klochkova (ukr) | Kaitlin Sandeno (usa) | Georgina Bardach (arg) |
| 2000 | Sydney (aus) | Yana Klochkova (ukr) | Yasuko Tajima (jpn) | Beatrice Caslaru (rom) |
| 1996 | Atlanta (usa) | Michelle Smith (ire) | Allison Wagner (usa) | Krisztina Egerszegi (hun) |
| 1992 | Barcelona (spa) | Krisztina Egerszegi (hun) | Li Lin (chn) | Summer Sanders (usa) |
| 1988 | Seoul (sko) | Janet Evans (usa) | Noemi Lung (rom) | Daniela Hunger (ege) |
| 1984 | Los Angeles (usa) | Tracy Caulkins (usa) | Suzanne Landells (aus) | Petra Zindler (wge) |
| 1980 | Moskva (sov) | Petra Schneider (ege) | Sharron Davies (gbr) | Agnieszka Czopek (pol) |
| 1976 | Montréal (can) | Ulrike Tauber (ege) | Cheryl Gibson (can) | Becky Smith (can) |
| 1972 | München (wge) | Gail Neall (aus) | Leslie Cliff (can) | Novella Calligaris (ita) |
| 1968 | Mexico City (mex) | Claudia Kolb (usa) | Lynn Vidali (usa) | Sabine Steinbach (ege) |
| 1964 | Tokyo (jpn) | Donna de Varona (usa) | Sharon Finneran (usa) | Martha Randall (usa) |
