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

Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 30 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 62 from 14 nations
Winning time 7:15.69 WR
Medalists
















1st, gold medalist(s)

 United States (USA)
Mike Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float, Bruce Hayes, Geoff Gaberino*, Richard Saeger*
2nd, silver medalist(s)

 West Germany (FRG)
Thomas Fahrner, Dirk Korthals, Alexander Schowtka, Michael Gross, Rainer Henkel*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)

 Great Britain (GBR)
Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, Paul Howe, Andrew Astbury
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

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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] The first eight teams qualified for the final.




Contents






  • 1 Records


  • 2 Results


    • 2.1 Heats


    • 2.2 Final




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





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
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
OR
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
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, OR
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
1st, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd, silver medalist(s) 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
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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)
7:26.63
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





  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 517–518. Retrieved 22 March 2017.




External links



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  • USA Swimming









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