Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 94 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:39.30 WR | |||||||||
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The final of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1] 24 teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) Rick Carey (55.60) Steve Lundquist (1:02.01) Matt Gribble (53.47) Rowdy Gaines (49.34) | 3:40.42 | Caracas, Venezuela | 22 August 1983 |
Olympic record | United States (USA) John Naber (55.89) John Hencken (1:02.50) Matt Vogel (54.26) Jim Montgomery (49.57) | 3:42.22 | Montreal, Canada | 22 July 1976 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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4 August | Final | Rick Carey (55.41) Steve Lundquist (1:01.86) Pablo Morales (52.87) Rowdy Gaines (49.16) | United States | 3:39.30 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | 5 | Australia | Mark Kerry (57.41) Peter Evans (1:02.67) Jon Sieben (54.24) Neil Brooks (49.61) | 3:43.93 | Q |
2 | 3 | 4 | United States | Dave Wilson (57.06) Richard Schroeder (1:02.66) Mike Heath (54.60) Tom Jager (50.01) | 3:44.33 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Canada | Mike West (58.11) Victor Davis (1:02.54) Tom Ponting (54.22) Sandy Goss (51.25) | 3:46.12 | Q |
4 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland | Patrick Ferland (58.68) Étienne Dagon (1:03.87) Théophile David (55.24) Dano Halsall (50.34) | 3:48.13 | Q |
5 | 2 | 4 | West Germany | Stefan Peter (58.43) Gerald Mörken (1:05.49) Andreas Behrend (55.23) Alexander Schowtka (50.60) | 3:49.75 | Q |
6 | 3 | 8 | Sweden | Michael Söderlund (58.79) Peter Berggren (1:05.22) Bengt Baron (54.98) Per Johansson (50.77) | 3:49.76 | Q |
7 | 2 | 5 | Great Britain | Neil Harper (59.12) Adrian Moorhouse (1:04.95) Andy Jameson (54.66) David Lowe (51.13) | 3:49.86 | Q |
8 | 3 | 6 | Japan | Daichi Suzuki (58.31) Shigehiro Takahashi (1:04.05) Taihei Saka (55.66) Hiroshi Sakamoto (52.12) | 3:50.14 | Q, NR |
9 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand | Paul Kingsman (58.73) Brett Austin (1:04.83) Anthony Mosse (54.93) Gary Hurring (52.07) | 3:50.56 | NR |
10 | 1 | 5 | France | Frédéric Delcourt (59.11) Thierry Pata (1:04.91) Xavier Savin (55.98) Stéphan Caron (50.75) | 3:50.75 | |
11 | 2 | 6 | China | Wang Hao (58.87) Jin Fu (1:04.74) Zheng Jian (56.78) Mu Lat (51.32) | 3:51.71 | |
12 | 2 | 1 | Brazil | Ricardo Prado (58.82) Luiz Carvalho (1:06.21) Marcelo Jucá (57.24) Cyro Delgado (51.22) | 3:53.49 | |
13 | 1 | 3 | Venezuela | Giovanni Frigo (59.85) Jorge Henão (1:08.54) Rafael Vidal (55.51) Alberto Mestre (51.22) | 3:55.12 | |
14 | 1 | 6 | Mexico | Ernesto Vela (1:01.08) Eduardo Morillo (1:06.02) Carlos Romo (57.13) Ramiro Estrada (51.88) | 3:56.11 | |
15 | 3 | 2 | Egypt | Sharif Nour (59.09) Ayman Nadim (1:09.53) Ahmed Said (57.73) Mohamed Youssef (52.96) | 3:59.31 | |
16 | 2 | 2 | Singapore | David Lim Fong Jock (1:00.59) Oon Jin Teik (1:08.25) Ang Peng Siong (57.83) Oon Jin Gee (53.40) | 4:00.07 | |
17 | 3 | 1 | Jamaica | Allan Marsh (1:00.53) Andrew Phillips (1:09.63) Deryck Marks (1:00.35) Gordon Scarlett (54.84) | 4:05.35 | |
18 | 2 | 7 | Virgin Islands | Erik Rosskopf (1:03.71) Harrell Woolard (1:13.50) Scott Newkirk (1:02.70) Collier Woolard (56.27) | 4:16.18 | |
19 | 1 | 7 | Guatemala | Ernesto José Degenhart (1:05.10) Fernando Marroquin (1:09.91) Roberto Granados (1:03.35) Rodrigo Leal (58.58) | 4:16.94 | |
20 | 1 | 8 | Honduras | Salvador Covelo (1:08.53) David Palma (1:12.56) Juan José Piño (1:02.62) Rodolfo Torres (59.01) | 4:22.72 | |
2 | 3 | Italy | Paolo Falchini (58.93) Gianni Minervini (1:03.78) Fabrizio Rampazzo (55.80) Marcello Guarducci | DSQ | ||
1 | 2 | Turkey | DNS | |||
2 | 8 | Lebanon | DNS | |||
3 | 7 | Hong Kong | DNS |
Final
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States | Rick Carey (55.41) Steve Lundquist (1:01.86) Pablo Morales (52.87) Rowdy Gaines (49.16) | 3:39.30 | WR | |
3 | Canada | Mike West (56.61) Victor Davis (1:02.33) Tom Ponting (54.01) Sandy Goss (50.28) | 3:43.23 | NR | |
4 | Australia | Mark Kerry (57.12) Peter Evans (1:02.29) Glenn Buchanan (54.68) Mark Stockwell (49.16) | 3:43.25 | OC | |
4 | 2 | West Germany | Stefan Peter (58.21) Gerald Mörken (1:03.55) Michael Gross (52.81) Dirk Korthals (49.69) | 3:44.26 | NR |
5 | 7 | Sweden | Bengt Baron (57.16) Peter Berggren (1:05.00) Thomas Lejdström (54.98) Per Johansson (49.99) | 3:47.13 | |
6 | 1 | Great Britain | Neil Harper (58.37) Adrian Moorhouse (1:03.61) Andy Jameson (54.10) Richard Burrell (51.31) | 3:47.39 | NR |
7 | 6 | Switzerland | Patrick Ferland (58.64) Étienne Dagon (1:03.70) Théophile David (55.34) Dano Halsall (50.25) | 3:47.93 | NR |
8 | Japan | Daichi Suzuki (57.70) NR Shigehiro Takahashi (1:03.70) Taihei Saka (55.35) Hiroshi Sakamoto | DSQ |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 514–515. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming