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Host City: Barcelona, Spain
Venue(s): Bernat Picornell Pools, Barcelona
Date Started: July 27, 1992
Date Finished: July 27, 1992
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final. Swimmers placing 9th-16th advanced to the B Final.
| Gold: | Tamás Darnyi |
| Silver: | Eric Namesnik |
| Bronze: | Luca Sacchi |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Koh | 19 | Singapore | SIN | 4:28.95 | |
| 2 | Duncan Todd | 17 | Hong Kong | HKG | 4:41.84 | |
| 3 | Roberto Bonilla | 20 | Guatemala | GUA | 4:43.54 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Łuczak | 19 | Poland | POL | 4:28.60 | |
| 2 | Renato Ramalho | 25 | Brazil | BRA | 4:29.28 | |
| 3 | Clifford Lyne | 22 | South Africa | RSA | 4:32.64 | |
| 4 | Alejandro Bermúdez | 17 | Colombia | COL | 4:33.87 | |
| 5 | Ratapong Sirasanont | 16 | Thailand | THA | 4:37.95 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Sacchi | 24 | Italy | ITA | 4:19.42 | QU |
| 2 | Christian Geßner | 24 | Germany | GER | 4:19.92 | QU |
| 3 | Philip Bryant | 18 | Australia | AUS | 4:21.45 | QC |
| 4 | Robert Baird | 19 | Canada | CAN | 4:24.31 | QC |
| 5 | Attila Czene | 18 | Hungary | HUN | 4:26.31 | QC |
| 6 | Andrés Minelli | 21 | Argentina | ARG | 4:33.41 | |
| 7 | David Monasterio | 21 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 4:36.39 | |
| AC | Toshiaki Kurasawa | 16 | Japan | JPN | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Namesnik | 21 | United States | USA | 4:17.75 | QU |
| 2 | Patrick Kühl | 24 | Germany | GER | 4:18.68 | QU |
| 3 | Serghei Mariniuc | 23 | Unified Team | EUN | 4:19.05 | QU |
| 4 | Takahiro Fujimoto | 22 | Japan | JPN | 4:20.07 | QU |
| 5 | Marcin Maliński | 19 | Poland | POL | 4:24.72 | QC |
| 6 | Marian Satnoianu | 21 | Romania | ROU | 4:26.33 | |
| 7 | Matt Dunn | 18 | Australia | AUS | 4:27.65 | |
| 8 | Denislav Kalchev | 19 | Bulgaria | BUL | 4:31.49 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamás Darnyi | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 4:18.34 | QU |
| 2 | Dave Wharton | 23 | United States | USA | 4:20.73 | QU |
| 3 | Jorge Pérez | 20 | Spain | ESP | 4:21.33 | QC |
| 4 | Petteri Lehtinen | 18 | Finland | FIN | 4:22.10 | QC |
| 5 | Curtis Myden | 18 | Canada | CAN | 4:22.41 | QC |
| 6 | Jan Bidrman | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 4:22.96 | QC |
| 7 | Marcel Wouda | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 4:28.51 | |
| 8 | Andy Rolley | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:32.82 |