Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:15.69 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1] Fourteen 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 |  West Germany (FRG)Thomas Fahrner (1:51.13) Alexander Schowtka (1:51.28) Andreas Schmidt (1:50.78) Michael Gross (1:47.21) |
7:20.40 | Rome, Italy | 23 August 1983 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Mike Bruner (1:52.35) Bruce Furniss (1:49.56) John Naber (1:51.20) Jim Montgomery (1:50.11) |
7:23.22 | Montreal, Canada | 21 July 1976 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 30 July | Heat 1 | Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80) David Larson (1:50.18) Bruce Hayes (1:50.04) Richard Saeger (1:48.85) |
United States |
7:18.87 | WR |
| 30 July | Final | Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) |
United States |
7:15.69 | 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 | 1 | 4 | United States |
Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80) David Larson (1:50.18) Bruce Hayes (1:50.04) Richard Saeger (1:48.85) |
7:18.87 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 |  West Germany |
Rainer Henkel (1:52.94) Dirk Korthals (1:50.37) Alexander Schowtka (1:50.82) Thomas Fahrner (1:51.16) |
7:25.29 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 |  Great Britain |
Neil Cochran (1:52.91) Paul Easter (1:50.63) Paul Howe (1:52.02) Andrew Astbury (1:51.27) |
7:26.83 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | 6 |  Australia |
Justin Lemberg (1:52.65) Ron McKeon (1:51.04) Tom Stachewicz (1:52.61) Graeme Brewer (1:50.63) |
7:26.93 | Q, OC |
| 5 | 1 | 6 |  France |
Pierre Andraca (1:53.13) Dominique Bataille (1:51.42) Michel Pou (1:52.74) Stéphan Caron (1:50.11) |
7:27.40 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | 2 |  Canada |
Sandy Goss (1:52.15) Benoit Clément (1:52.51) Wayne Kelly (1:52.08) Peter Szmidt (1:51.57) |
7:28.31 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 1 | 3 |  Sweden |
Michael Söderlund (1:51.95) Tommy Werner (1:52.28) Mikael Örn (1:53.01) Anders Holmertz (1:51.36) |
7:28.60 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 |  Netherlands |
Hans Kroes (1:53.09) Peter Drost (1:53.16) Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.94) Frank Drost (1:50.95) |
7:29.14 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 1 | 1 |  Brazil |
Cyro Delgado (1:52.49) Marcelo Jucá (1:53.08) Djan Madruga (1:52.51) Jorge Fernandes (1:52.33) |
7:30.41 | SA |
| 10 | 2 | 6 |  Venezuela |
Jean-Marie François (1:53.75) Alberto José Umana (1:55.66) Rafael Vidal (1:51.91) Alberto Mestre (1:50.47) |
7:31.79 | NR |
| 11 | 2 | 7 |  Spain |
Juan Enrique Escalas (1:52.76) Rafael Escalas (1:54.47) Juan Carlos Vallejo (1:51.59) David López-Zubero (1:53.39) |
7:32.21 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 |  Turkey |
Gökhan Attaroğlu (1:56.01) Kemal Sabri Özün (2:00.93) Ahmed Nakkaş (1:59.45) İhsan Sabri Özün (2:02.97) |
7:59.36 | NR |
| 1 | 7 |  Japan |
Taihei Saka (1:54.79) Hiroshi Sakamoto Keisuke Okuno Shigeo Ogata |
DSQ | ||
| 2 | 5 |  Italy |
Marco Colombo (1:53.38) Marcello Guarducci Fabrizio Rampazzo Marco Dell'Uomo |
DSQ |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | United States |
Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) |
7:15.69 | WR |
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5 | West Germany |
Thomas Fahrner (1:49.83) Dirk Korthals (1:48.75) Alexander Schowtka (1:50.26) Michael Gross (1:46.89) |
7:15.73 | EU |
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3 | Great Britain |
Neil Cochran (1:52.08) Paul Easter (1:49.64) Paul Howe (1:51.63) Andrew Astbury (1:51.43) |
7:24.78 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Australia |
Peter Dale (1:51.96) Justin Lemberg (1:52.08) Ron McKeon (1:50.52) Graeme Brewer (1:51.07) |
7:25.63 | OC |
| 5 | 7 | Canada |
Sandy Goss (1:51.69) Wayne Kelly (1:53.08) Peter Szmidt (1:51.23) Alex Baumann (1:50.51) |
7:26.51 | NR |
| 6 | 1 | Sweden |
Michael Söderlund (1:51.73) Tommy Werner (1:51.79) Anders Holmertz (1:51.33) Thomas Lejdström (1:51.68) |
7:26.53 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Netherlands |
Hans Kroes (1:51.84) Peter Drost (1:52.77) Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.42) Frank Drost (1:50.69) |
7:26.72 | NR |
| 8 | 2 | France |
Stéphan Caron (1:50.99) NR Dominique Bataille (1:52.49) Michel Pou (1:53.41) Pierre Andraca (1:53.27) |
7:30.16 |
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 517–518. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
External links[]
 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | |
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