Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez Claims Gold, Breaks World Junior Championship Record in 400 IM

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Men’s 400 IM Finals

Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez broke Joseph Bentz‘s four-year-old World Junior Championship record on his way to gold in the finals of the men’s 400-meter IM this evening. Touching in 4:14.65, he also scared Sean Grieshop‘s World Junior record mark of 4:14.00. The silver medal went to Marton Barta of Hungary who touched a second later in 4:15.65.

Hungarian Balazs Hollo‘s time of 4:16.78 was good for the bronze medal. Team USA just missed out on a medal, as Kieran Smith touched fourth in 4:17.63. Fifth place went to Brodie Williams of Great Britain with his time of 4:20.64.

Argentina’s Santiago Bergliaffa (sixth, 4:22.29), Great Britain’s Nathan Hughes (seventh, 4:22.39), and Poland’s Marcel Wagrowski (eighth, 4:23.56) rounded out the top eight.

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