Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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| Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games took place 1 – 3 December[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists[]
Results[]
Heats[]
Two heats were held; the teams with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The teams that advanced are highlighted.
Heat 1[]
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manabu Koga, Atsushi Tani, Koji Nonoshita, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka and Hiroshi Suzuki (JPN) |
8:37.9 | |
| 2 |  Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno, Tim Jecko and Sonny Tanabe (USA) |
8:38.3 | |
| 3 |  Hans Köhler, Hans-Joachim Reich, Hans Zierold and Horst Bleeker (GER) |
8:42.5 | |
| 4 |  Billy Steuart, Tony Briscoe, Dennis Ford and Peter Duncan (RSA) |
8:43.0 | |
| 5 |  Fritz Dennerlein, Paolo Galletti, Guido Elmi and Angelo Romani (ITA) |
8:43.1 |
Heat 2[]
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenneth Williams, Ronald Roberts, Neil McKechnie and Jack Wardrop (GBR) |
8:39.1 | |
| 2 |  Vitaly Sorokin, Vladimir Struzhanov, Gennady Nikolayev and Boris Nik'it'ini (URS) |
8:39.5 | |
| 3 |  Jon Henricks, Gary Chapman, Graham Hamilton and Murray Garretty (AUS) |
8:40.2 | |
| 4 |  Aldo Eminente, Jacques Collignon, Alex Jany and Jean Boiteux (FRA) |
8:56.5 | |
| 5 |  Gyula Dobay, György Csordás, Sándor Záborszky and Jenő Áts (HUN) |
8:57.2 | |
| 6 |  Dakula Arabani, Agapito Lozada, Bana Sailani and Ulfiano Babol (PHI) |
9:05.7 |
Final[]
| Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 8:23.6 |
| 2 | United States | 8:31.5 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 8:34.7 |
| 4 | Japan | 8:36.6 |
| 5 | Germany | 8:43.4 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 8:45.2 |
| 7 | Italy | 8:46.2 |
| 8 | South Africa | 8:49.5 |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
Categories:
- Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
- Men's events at the 1956 Summer Olympics