Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 400 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens Greece on August 14.Australia’s Ian Thorpe edged out his teammate Grant Hackett to defend his Olympic title in 3:43.10 despite having been disqualified for a false start from the national trials in Sydney. Hackett earned a silver in 3:43.36 just 0.01 of a second under his winning time at the trials without the presence of Thorpe. U.S.