| Men 400m Medley Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Wednesday, 14th October - Gold Medal: Dick Roth, United States | 
| | Final |  | time |  | gap | L | Y | Butte | Back | Breast |  | 1. Dick Roth |  United States | 4:45.4 | WR |  | 6 | 17 | 1:04.1 | 2:16.4 | 3:31.3 |  | 2. Roy Saari |  United States | 4:47.1 |  | +1.7s | 2 | 19 | 1:02.2 | 2:13.5 | 3:40.3 |  | 3. Gerhard Hetz |  UT Germany | 4:51.0 |  | +5.6s | 5 | 22 | 1:04.1 | 2:20.6 | 3:45.9 |  | 4. Carl Robie |  United States | 4:51.4 |  | +6.0s | 4 | 19 | 1:01.0 | 2:16.4 | 3:45.2 |  | 5. Sandy Gilchrist |  Canada | 4:57.6 |  | +12.2s | 3 | 18 | 1:04.4 | 2:24.6 | 3:50.5 |  | 6. Jan Jiskoot |  Netherlands | 5:01.9 |  | +16.5s | 8 | 24 | 1:05.8 | 2:23.3 | 3:54.2 |  | 7. Gyorgy Kosztolanczi |  Hungary | 5:01.9 |  | +16.5s | 1 | 18 | 1:05.8 | 2:23.6 | 3:53.8 |  | 8. Terry Buck |  Australia | 5:03.0 |  | +17.6s | 7 | 21 | 1:05.5 | 2:26.8 | 3:56.2 | 
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| Heats - Monday, 12th October | 
| Best 8 times advanced to Final. | 
| | 1. Gerhard Hetz |  UT Germany | 4:57.6 | Q | +5.6s | 5 | 22 | 2. | 1:05.7 | 2:24.0 | 3:49.3 |  | 2. Csaba Ali |  Hungary | 5:05.4 |  | +13.4s | 3 | 17 | 10. | 1:07.7 | 2:27.2 | 3:54.9 |  | 3. Olle Ferm |  Sweden | 5:10.5 |  | +18.5s | 2 | 17 | 16. | 1:07.8 | 2:25.4 | 4:00.1 |  | 4. Alex Alexander |  Australia | 5:10.8 |  | +18.8s | 1 | 19 | 17. | 1:08.3 | 2:27.9 | 3:59.7 |  | 5. Gudmundur Gislasson |  Iceland | 5:15.5 |  | +23.5s | 8 | 23 | 22. | 1:07.7 | 2:30.4 | 4:03.3 |  | 6. Hannu Pertti Vaahtoranta |  Finland | 5:16.2 |  | +24.2s | 6 | 21 | 23. | 1:09.2 | 2:31.6 | 4:05.9 |  | 7. Guillermo Davila |  Mexico | 5:27.1 |  | +35.1s | 4 | 15 | 27. | 1:10.8 | 2:35.9 | 4:13.0 | 
 | 1. Roy Saari |  United States | 5:02.3 | Q | +10.3s | 3 | 19 | 5. | 1:05.9 | 2:22.4 | 3:53.1 |  | 2. Gyorgy Kosztolanczi |  Hungary | 5:03.8 | Q | +11.8s | 5 | 18 | 7. | 1:06.9 | 2:24.4 | 3:54.0 |  | 3. Jan Jiskoot |  Netherlands | 5:04.4 | Q | +12.4s | 1 | 24 | 8. | 1:06.5 | 2:24.6 | 3:55.5 |  | 4. Dieter Pfeifer |  UT Germany | 5:05.2 |  | +13.2s | 6 | 27 | 9. | 1:07.3 | 2:25.1 | 3:52.9 |  | 5. Ilkka Suvanto |  Finland | 5:09.0 |  | +17.0s | 4 | 21 | 14. | 1:06.5 | 2:28.2 | 4:00.4 |  | 6. Rafael Hernandez Rojas |  Mexico | 5:09.8 |  | +17.8s | 7 | 18 | 15. | 1:05.9 | 2:28.6 | 4:00.6 | 
 | 1. Sandy Gilchrist |  Canada | 4:58.3 | Q | +6.3s | 5 | 18 | 3. | 1:05.1 | 2:25.4 | 3:51.2 |  | 2. Dick Roth |  United States | 5:01.3 | Q | +9.3s | 7 | 17 | 4. | 1:07.0 | 2:22.8 | 3:51.7 |  | 3. Terry Buck |  Australia | 5:02.5 | Q | +10.5s | 1 | 21 | 6. | 1:05.5 | 2:26.8 | 3:55.3 |  | 4. Eliot H Chenaux |  Puerto Rico | 5:11.3 |  | +19.3s | 4 | 17 | 21. | 1:08.2 | 2:29.8 | 3:58.9 |  | 5. Juan Fortuny Vidal |  Spain | 5:18.2 |  | +26.2s | 3 | 18 | 24. | 1:10.4 | 2:32.5 | 4:07.6 |  | 6. Juan Alanis Guerrero |  Mexico | 5:18.6 |  | +26.6s | 6 | 18 | 25. | 1:08.2 | 2:27.5 | 4:09.1 |  | 7. Antonio Basto |  Portugal | 5:19.7 |  | +27.7s | 2 | 18 | 26. | 1:12.2 | 2:35.5 | 4:09.3 |  | 7. Charle Wanne Fox |  North. Rhodesia | 5:38.2 |  | +46.2s | 2 | 16 | 28. | 1:12.7 | 2:43.0 | 4:16.9 | 
 | 1. Carl Robie |  United States | 4:52.0 | OR |  | 4 | 19 | 1. | 1:02.0 | 2:18.2 | 3:46.2 |  | 2. Ralph Hutton |  Canada | 5:06.2 |  | +14.2s | 2 | 16 | 11. | 1:06.5 | 2:22.3 | 3:58.9 |  | 3. John Oravainen |  Australia | 5:07.0 |  | +15.0s | 3 | 20 | 12. | 1:06.6 | 2:25.5 | 3:56.7 |  | 4. Stefan Weinrich |  UT Germany | 5:07.8 |  | +15.8s | 7 | 19 | 13. | 1:05.2 | 2:25.5 | 3:54.1 |  | 5. Celestino Perez |  Puerto Rico | 5:10.9 |  | +18.9s | 1 | 16 | 18. | 1:08.5 | 2:28.5 | 4:01.6 |  | 6. Veljko Rogusic |  Yugoslavia | 5:11.0 |  | +19.0s | 8 | 23 | 19. | 1:06.8 | 2:28.4 | 4:02.4 |  | 7. Gershon Shefa |  Israel | 5:11.2 |  | +19.2s | 6 | 21 | 20. | 1:08.6 | 2:30.8 | 3:58.3 | 
 | Final |  | time |  | gap | L | Y | Rk | Butte | Back | Breast |  | 1. Dick Roth |  United States | 4:45.4 | WR |  | 6 | 17 | 1. | 1:04.1 | 2:16.4 | 3:31.3 |  | 2. Roy Saari |  United States | 4:47.1 |  | +1.7s | 2 | 19 | 2. | 1:02.2 | 2:13.5 | 3:40.3 |  | 3. Gerhard Hetz |  UT Germany | 4:51.0 |  | +5.6s | 5 | 22 | 3. | 1:04.1 | 2:20.6 | 3:45.9 |  | 4. Carl Robie |  United States | 4:51.4 |  | +6.0s | 4 | 19 | 4. | 1:01.0 | 2:16.4 | 3:45.2 |  | 5. Sandy Gilchrist |  Canada | 4:57.6 |  | +12.2s | 3 | 18 | 5. | 1:04.4 | 2:24.6 | 3:50.5 |  | 6. Jan Jiskoot |  Netherlands | 5:01.9 |  | +16.5s | 8 | 24 | 6. | 1:05.8 | 2:23.3 | 3:54.2 |  | 7. Gyorgy Kosztolanczi |  Hungary | 5:01.9 |  | +16.5s | 1 | 18 | 7. | 1:05.8 | 2:23.6 | 3:53.8 |  | 8. Terry Buck |  Australia | 5:03.0 |  | +17.6s | 7 | 21 | 8. | 1:05.5 | 2:26.8 | 3:56.2 |  | Heats - |  | time |  | gap | L | Y | Rk | Butte | Back | Breast |  | 1. Carl Robie |  United States | 4:52.0 | OR |  | 4 | 19 | 1. | 1:02.0 | 2:18.2 | 3:46.2 |  | 1. Gerhard Hetz |  UT Germany | 4:57.6 | Q | +5.6s | 5 | 22 | 2. | 1:05.7 | 2:24.0 | 3:49.3 |  | 1. Sandy Gilchrist |  Canada | 4:58.3 | Q | +6.3s | 5 | 18 | 3. | 1:05.1 | 2:25.4 | 3:51.2 |  | 2. Dick Roth |  United States | 5:01.3 | Q | +9.3s | 7 | 17 | 4. | 1:07.0 | 2:22.8 | 3:51.7 |  | 1. Roy Saari |  United States | 5:02.3 | Q | +10.3s | 3 | 19 | 5. | 1:05.9 | 2:22.4 | 3:53.1 |  | 3. Terry Buck |  Australia | 5:02.5 | Q | +10.5s | 1 | 21 | 6. | 1:05.5 | 2:26.8 | 3:55.3 |  | 2. Gyorgy Kosztolanczi |  Hungary | 5:03.8 | Q | +11.8s | 5 | 18 | 7. | 1:06.9 | 2:24.4 | 3:54.0 |  | 3. Jan Jiskoot |  Netherlands | 5:04.4 | Q | +12.4s | 1 | 24 | 8. | 1:06.5 | 2:24.6 | 3:55.5 |  | 4. Dieter Pfeifer |  UT Germany | 5:05.2 |  | +13.2s | 6 | 27 | 9. | 1:07.3 | 2:25.1 | 3:52.9 |  | 2. Csaba Ali |  Hungary | 5:05.4 |  | +13.4s | 3 | 17 | 10. | 1:07.7 | 2:27.2 | 3:54.9 |  | 2. Ralph Hutton |  Canada | 5:06.2 |  | +14.2s | 2 | 16 | 11. | 1:06.5 | 2:22.3 | 3:58.9 |  | 3. John Oravainen |  Australia | 5:07.0 |  | +15.0s | 3 | 20 | 12. | 1:06.6 | 2:25.5 | 3:56.7 |  | 4. Stefan Weinrich |  UT Germany | 5:07.8 |  | +15.8s | 7 | 19 | 13. | 1:05.2 | 2:25.5 | 3:54.1 |  | 5. Ilkka Suvanto |  Finland | 5:09.0 |  | +17.0s | 4 | 21 | 14. | 1:06.5 | 2:28.2 | 4:00.4 |  | 6. Rafael Hernandez Rojas |  Mexico | 5:09.8 |  | +17.8s | 7 | 18 | 15. | 1:05.9 | 2:28.6 | 4:00.6 |  | 3. Olle Ferm |  Sweden | 5:10.5 |  | +18.5s | 2 | 17 | 16. | 1:07.8 | 2:25.4 | 4:00.1 |  | 4. Alex Alexander |  Australia | 5:10.8 |  | +18.8s | 1 | 19 | 17. | 1:08.3 | 2:27.9 | 3:59.7 |  | 5. Celestino Perez |  Puerto Rico | 5:10.9 |  | +18.9s | 1 | 16 | 18. | 1:08.5 | 2:28.5 | 4:01.6 |  | 6. Veljko Rogusic |  Yugoslavia | 5:11.0 |  | +19.0s | 8 | 23 | 19. | 1:06.8 | 2:28.4 | 4:02.4 |  | 7. Gershon Shefa |  Israel | 5:11.2 |  | +19.2s | 6 | 21 | 20. | 1:08.6 | 2:30.8 | 3:58.3 |  | 4. Eliot H Chenaux |  Puerto Rico | 5:11.3 |  | +19.3s | 4 | 17 | 21. | 1:08.2 | 2:29.8 | 3:58.9 |  | 5. Gudmundur Gislasson |  Iceland | 5:15.5 |  | +23.5s | 8 | 23 | 22. | 1:07.7 | 2:30.4 | 4:03.3 |  | 6. Hannu Pertti Vaahtoranta |  Finland | 5:16.2 |  | +24.2s | 6 | 21 | 23. | 1:09.2 | 2:31.6 | 4:05.9 |  | 5. Juan Fortuny Vidal |  Spain | 5:18.2 |  | +26.2s | 3 | 18 | 24. | 1:10.4 | 2:32.5 | 4:07.6 |  | 6. Juan Alanis Guerrero |  Mexico | 5:18.6 |  | +26.6s | 6 | 18 | 25. | 1:08.2 | 2:27.5 | 4:09.1 |  | 7. Antonio Basto |  Portugal | 5:19.7 |  | +27.7s | 2 | 18 | 26. | 1:12.2 | 2:35.5 | 4:09.3 |  | 7. Guillermo Davila |  Mexico | 5:27.1 |  | +35.1s | 4 | 15 | 27. | 1:10.8 | 2:35.9 | 4:13.0 |  | 7. Charle Wanne Fox |  North. Rhodesia | 5:38.2 |  | +46.2s | 2 | 16 | 28. | 1:12.7 | 2:43.0 | 4:16.9 |  | 8. Luis Paz Soldan |  Peru | 5:39.5 |  | +47.5s | 8 | 19 | 29. | 1:09.4 | 2:30.4 | 4:20.8 |  | 8. Narong Chokumnuay |  Thailand | 5:44.1 |  | +52.1s | 7 | 20 | 30. | 1:11.4 | 2:41.1 | 4:25.5 |  | -. Somchai Limpichati |  Thailand | DNS |  |  | 5 | 23 | -. |  |  |  |  | -. Teodoro Capriles |  Venezuela | DNS |  |  | 8 | 19 | -. |  |  |  | 
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