Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 94 from 21 nations
Winning time 3:39.30 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, Pablo Morales, Rowdy Gaines, Dave Wilson*, Richard Schroeder*, Mike Heath*, Tom Jager*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Canada (CAN)
Mike West, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, Sandy Goss
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Australia (AUS)
Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Glenn Buchanan, Mark Stockwell, Jon Sieben*, Neil Brooks*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The final of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1] The first eight qualified for the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record United States (USA)
Rick Carey (55.60)
Steve Lundquist (1:02.01)
Matt Gribble (53.47)
Rowdy Gaines (49.34)
3:40.42Caracas, Venezuela22 August 1983
Olympic record United States (USA)
John Naber (55.89)
John Hencken (1:02.50)
Matt Vogel (54.26)
Jim Montgomery (49.57)
3:42.22Montreal, Canada22 July 1976

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
4 AugustFinalRick Carey (55.41)
Steve Lundquist (1:01.86)
Pablo Morales (52.87)
Rowdy Gaines (49.16)
 United States3:39.30WR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
135 AustraliaMark Kerry (57.41)
Peter Evans (1:02.67)
Jon Sieben (54.24)
Neil Brooks (49.61)
3:43.93Q
234 United StatesDave Wilson (57.06)
Richard Schroeder (1:02.66)
Mike Heath (54.60)
Tom Jager (50.01)
3:44.33Q
314 CanadaMike West (58.11)
Victor Davis (1:02.54)
Tom Ponting (54.22)
Sandy Goss (51.25)
3:46.12Q
433 SwitzerlandPatrick Ferland (58.68)
Étienne Dagon (1:03.87)
Théophile David (55.24)
Dano Halsall (50.34)
3:48.13Q
524 West GermanyStefan Peter (58.43)
Gerald Mörken (1:05.49)
Andreas Behrend (55.20)
Alexander Schowtka (50.60)
3:49.75Q
638 SwedenMichael Söderlund (58.79)
Peter Berggren (1:05.22)
Bengt Baron (54.98)
Per Johansson (50.77)
3:49.76Q
725 Great BritainNeil Harper (59.12)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:04.95)
Andy Jameson (54.66)
David Lowe (51.13)
3:49.86Q
836 JapanDaichi Suzuki (58.31)
Shigehiro Takahashi (1:04.05)
Taihei Saka (55.66)
Hiroshi Sakamoto (52.12)
3:50.14Q, NR
911 New ZealandPaul Kingsman (58.73)
Brett Austin (1:04.83)
Anthony Mosse (54.93)
Gary Hurring (52.07)
3:50.56NR
1015 FranceFrédéric Delcourt (59.11)
Thierry Pata (1:04.91)
Xavier Savin (55.98)
Stéphan Caron (50.75)
3:50.75
1126 ChinaWang Hao (58.87)
Jin Fu (1:04.74)
Zheng Jian (56.78)
Mu Lat (51.32)
3:51.71
1221 BrazilRicardo Prado (58.82)
Luiz Carvalho (1:06.21)
Marcelo Jucá (57.24)
Cyro Delgado (51.22)
3:53.49
1313 VenezuelaGiovanni Frigo (59.85)
Jorge Henão (1:08.54)
Rafael Vidal (55.51)
Alberto Mestre (51.22)
3:55.12
1416 MexicoErnesto Vela (1:01.08)
Eduardo Morillo (1:06.02)
Carlos Romo (57.10)
Ramiro Estrada (51.88)
3:56.11
1532 EgyptSharif Nour (59.09)
Ayman Nadim (1:09.53)
Ahmed Said (57.73)
Mohamed Youssef (52.96)
3:59.31
1622 SingaporeDavid Lim Fong Jock (1:00.59)
Oon Jin Teik (1:08.25)
Ang Peng Siong (57.83)
Oon Jin Gee (53.40)
4:00.07
1731 JamaicaAllan Marsh (1:00.53)
Andrew Phillips (1:09.63)
Deryck Marks (1:00.35)
Gordon Scarlett (54.84)
3:59.31
1827 Virgin IslandsErik Rosskopf (1:03.71)
Harrell Woolard (1:13.50)
Scott Newkirk (1:02.70)
Collier Woolard (56.27)
4:16.18
1917 GuatemalaErnesto José Degenhart (1:05.10)
Fernando Marroquin (1:09.91)
Roberto Granados (1:03.35)
Rodrigo Leal (58.58)
4:16.94
2018 HondurasSalvador Covelo (1:08.53)
David Palma (1:12.56)
Juan José Piño (1:02.62)
Rodolfo Torres (59.01)
4:22.72
23 ItalyPaolo Falchini (58.93)
Gianni Minervini (1:03.78)
Fabrizio Rampazzo (55.80)
Marcello Guarducci
DSQ
12 TurkeyDNS
28 LebanonDNS
37 Hong KongDNS

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5 United StatesRick Carey (55.41)
Steve Lundquist (1:01.86)
Pablo Morales (52.87)
Rowdy Gaines (49.16)
3:39.30WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)3 CanadaMike West (56.61)
Victor Davis (1:02.33)
Tom Ponting (54.01)
Sandy Goss (50.28)
3:43.23NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)4 AustraliaMark Kerry (57.12)
Peter Evans (1:02.29)
Glenn Buchanan (54.68)
Mark Stockwell (49.16)
3:43.25OC
42 West GermanyStefan Peter (58.21)
Gerald Mörken (1:03.55)
Michael Gross (52.81)
Dirk Korthals (49.69)
3:44.26NR
57 SwedenBengt Baron (57.16)
Peter Berggren (1:05.00)
Thomas Lejdström (54.98)
Per Johansson (49.99)
3:47.13
61 Great BritainNeil Harper (58.37)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:03.61)
Andy Jameson (54.10)
Richard Burrell (51.31)
3:47.39NR
76 SwitzerlandPatrick Ferland (58.64)
Étienne Dagon (1:03.70)
Théophile David (55.34)
Dano Halsall (50.25)
3:47.93NR
8 JapanDaichi Suzuki (57.70)
Shigehiro Takahashi (1:03.70)
Taihei Saka (55.35)
Hiroshi Sakamoto
DSQ

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 514–515. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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