Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Swimming at the 1960 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place August 29 — September 1.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 George Harrison Dick Blick Mike Troy Jeff Farrell |
.svg.png){kind=small} Makoto Fukui Hiroshi Ishii Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Tatsuo Fujimoto |
 David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads |
Results
Heats
Two heats were held; the fastest eight teams advanced to the Finals. The teams that advanced are highlighted.
Heat One
| Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8:17.1 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 8:26.9 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 8:30.6 |
| 4 | Sweden | 8:30.6 |
| 5 | Poland | 8:32.0 |
| 6 | France | 8:41.2 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 9:18.1 |
Heat Two
| Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8:18.0 |
| 2 | Australia | 8:24.2 |
| 3 | Germany | 8:29.4 |
| 4 | Finland | 8:29.7 |
| 5 | Hungary | 8:32.6 |
| 6 | Italy | 8:38.1 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | 8:49.8 |
| 8 | Mexico | 8:50.4 |
Final
| Rank | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8:10.2 |
| 2 | Japan | 8:13.2 |
| 3 | Australia | 8:13.8 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 8:28.1 |
| 5 | Finland | 8:29.7 |
| 6 | Sweden | 8:31.0 |
| 7 | Germany | 8:31.8 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 8:32.8 |
Rosters
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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