Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
The men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Monday, August 10, 1936, and on Tuesday, August 11, 1936.
The United States replaced two swimmer between the semi-finals and the final. Seventy-four swimmers from 18 nations competed.
Medalists
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these swimmers as medalists. Ralph Gilman and Charles Hutter swam for the United States in the semi-finals but were not credited with silver medals.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 8:52.2 |  |
Tokyo (JPN) | August 19, 1935 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 8:58.4 | |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1932 |
In the final the Japan set a new world record with 8:51.5 minutes.
Results
Semifinals
Monday, August 10, 1936: The fastest two in each semi-final and the next two fastest from across the semi-finals advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 9:21.7 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:40.0 | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:42.5 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:45.8 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10:50.5 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10:51.0 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:10.4 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:20.8 | |
| 3 |  | 9:30.8 | |
| 4 |  | 9:39.6 | |
| 5 |  | 10:58.4 | |
| 6 |  | 10:59.8 | |
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Semifinal 3
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:56.1 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9:21.4 | |
| 3 |  | 9:35.3 | |
| 4 |  | 9:40.3 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10:05.3 |
Final
Tuesday, August 11, 1936:
| Place | Swimmers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8:51.5 WR |
| 2 | | 9:03.0 |
| 3 | | 9:12.3 |
| 4 | | 9:18.2 |
| 5 | | 9:19.0 |
| 6 | | 9:21.5 |
| 7 | | 9:27.5 |
| 8 | | 9:37.5 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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