Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 99 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:19.03 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 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 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 |  United States (USA)Chris Cavanaugh (50.13) Robin Leamy (50.10) David McCagg (49.89) Rowdy Gaines (49.14) | 3:19.26 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 5 August 1982 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)David Edgar (52.69) John Murphy (52.04) Jerry Heidenreich (50.78) Mark Spitz (50.90) | 3:26.42 | Munich, West Germany | 28 August 1972 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Heat 3 | Neil Brooks (50.36) Greg Fasala (50.35) Michael Delany (50.03) Mark Stockwell (49.20) |  Australia | 3:19.94 | OR |
| 2 August | Final | Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) | United States | 3:19.03 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Australia | Neil Brooks (50.36) Greg Fasala (50.35) Michael Delany (50.03) Mark Stockwell (49.20) | 3:19.94 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | United States | Matt Biondi (50.50) Chris Cavanaugh (49.94) Tom Jager (49.89) Robin Leamy (49.81) | 3:19.94 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |  Sweden | Rikard Milton (51.80) Michael Söderlund (50.98) Mikael Örn (50.89) Per Johansson (50.19) | 3:23.86 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 3 | 6 |  Great Britain | David Lowe (51.51) Roland Lee (51.37) Paul Easter (51.03) Richard Burrell (50.68) | 3:24.59 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 |  France | Stéphan Caron (50.83) Laurent Neuville (50.84) Dominique Bataille (51.77) Bruno Lesaffre (51.24) | 3:24.68 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | 4 |  West Germany | Dirk Korthals (51.31) Alexander Schowtka (50.90) Nicolai Klapkarek (51.27) Michael Gross (51.21) | 3:24.69 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | 8 |  Italy | Marcello Guarducci (51.49) Raffaele Franceschi (51.51) Metello Savino (51.00) Marco Colombo (51.37) | 3:25.37 | Q, NR |
| 8 | 3 | 3 |  Canada | Sandy Goss (51.82) Alex Baumann (51.47) Blair Hicken (51.23) Levente Mady (51.75) | 3:25.94 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 |  Switzerland | Dano Halsall (51.68) Stéfan Voléry (50.24) Thierry Jacot (52.33) Roger Birrer (52.36) | 3:26.61 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 |  Brazil | Cyro Delgado (52.10) Jorge Fernandes (51.39) Djan Madruga (52.44) Ronald Menezes (51.40) | 3:27.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 |  Netherlands | Edsard Schlingemann (51.94) Peter Drost (52.69) Frank Drost (51.59) Hans Kroes (51.38) | 3:27.33 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 |  Venezuela | Alberto Mestre (51.18) Alberto José Umana (53.13) Rafael Vidal (53.15) Jean-Marie François (52.78) | 3:30.24 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 |  Japan | Hiroshi Sakamoto (52.31) Shigeo Ogata (52.22) Taihei Saka (52.85) Satoshi Sumida (53.07) | 3:30.45 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 |  Puerto Rico | Fernando Cañales (51.90) Miguel Figueroa (53.63) Antonio Portela (51.92) Rafael Gandarillas (53.21) | 3:30.66 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 |  China | Mu Lat (52.21) Feng Dawei (52.81) Chen Qin (53.31) Shen Jianqiang (52.49) | 3:30.82 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 |  Mexico | José Medina (54.12) Ramiro Estrada (52.39) César Sánchez (54.05) Carlos Romo (53.30) | 3:33.86 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 |  Singapore | Ang Peng Siong (51.18) Oon Jin Teik (54.53) David Lim Fong Jock (54.70) Oon Jin Gee (54.22) | 3:34.63 | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 |  Jamaica | Andrew Phillips (52.97) Deryck Marks (54.44) Allan Marsh (52.97) Gordon Scarlett (54.49) | 3:34.87 | |
| 19 | 3 | 7 |  Turkey | Kemal Sabri Özün (53.50) İhsan Sabri Özün (53.94) Ahmed Nakkas (54.59) Gökhan Attaroglu (54.51) | 3:36.54 | |
| 20 | 1 | 7 |  Virgin Islands | Erik Rosskopf (55.40) Brian Farlow (57.77) Collier Woolard (55.76) Scott Newkirk (54.56) | 3:43.49 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 |  Guatemala | Rodrigo Leal (58.39) Fernando Marroquin (58.39) Roberto Granados (57.56) Ernesto-José Degenhart (56.90) | 3:52.18 | |
| 22 | 2 | 8 |  Honduras | Salvador Corelo (58.20) Juan José Piro (59.92) David Palma (58.66) Rodolfo Torres (59.09) | 3:55.87 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Egypt | Mohamed Youssef (53.23) Sharif Nour (55.36) Ahmed Eid Ahmed Said | DSQ |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | United States | Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) | 3:19.03 | WR |
 | 4 | Australia | Greg Fasala (51.00) Neil Brooks (49.36) Michael Delany (50.26) Mark Stockwell (49.06) | 3:19.68 | OC |
 | 3 | Sweden | Thomas Lejdström (51.29) Bengt Baron (50.83) Mikael Örn (51.28) Per Johansson (49.29) | 3:22.69 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | West Germany | Dirk Korthals (51.11) Andreas Schmidt (51.48) Alexander Schowtka (50.91) Michael Gross (49.98) | 3:22.98 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Great Britain | David Lowe (51.38) Roland Lee (51.17) Paul Easter (50.82) Richard Burrell (49.24) | 3:23.61 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | France | Stéphan Caron (51.03) Laurent Neuville (51.38) Dominique Bataille (51.17) Bruno Lesaffre (51.05) | 3:24.63 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Canada | David Churchill (51.73) Blair Hicken (51.13) Alex Baumann (51.28) Sandy Goss (50.56) | 3:24.70 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Italy | Marcello Guarducci (51.53) Marco Colombo (51.21) Metello Savino (51.54) Fabrizio Rampazzo (50.69) | 3:24.97 | NR |
References
^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 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}
^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 515–517. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming
Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |
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Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling 
