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.

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.

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)
7:20.40Rome, Italy23 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)
7:23.22Montreal, Canada21 July 1976

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
30 JulyHeat 1Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80)
David Larson (1:50.18)
Bruce Hayes (1:50.04)
Richard Saeger (1:48.85)
 United States7:18.87OR
30 JulyFinalMike Heath (1:48.67)
David Larson (1:49.01)
Jeff Float (1:49.60)
Bruce Hayes (1:48.41)
 United States7:15.69WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
114 United StatesGeoff Gaberino (1:49.80)
David Larson (1:50.18)
Bruce Hayes (1:50.04)
Richard Saeger (1:48.85)
7:18.87Q, OR
224 West GermanyRainer Henkel (1:52.94)
Dirk Korthals (1:50.37)
Alexander Schowtka (1:50.82)
Thomas Fahrner (1:51.16)
7:25.29Q
315 Great BritainNeil Cochran (1:52.91)
Paul Easter (1:50.63)
Paul Howe (1:52.02)
Andrew Astbury (1:51.27)
7:26.83Q, NR
426 AustraliaJustin Lemberg (1:52.65)
Ron McKeon (1:51.04)
Tom Stachewicz (1:52.61)
Graeme Brewer (1:50.63)
7:26.93Q, OC
516 FrancePierre Andraca (1:53.13)
Dominique Bataille (1:51.42)
Michel Pou (1:52.74)
Stéphan Caron (1:50.11)
7:27.40Q, NR
622 CanadaSandy Goss (1:52.15)
Benoit Clément (1:52.51)
Wayne Kelly (1:52.08)
Peter Szmidt (1:51.57)
7:28.31Q, NR
713 SwedenMichael Söderlund (1:51.95)
Tommy Werner (1:52.28)
Mikael Örn (1:53.01)
Anders Holmertz (1:51.36)
7:28.60 Q
812 NetherlandsHans Kroes (1:53.09)
Peter Drost (1:53.16)
Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.94)
Frank Drost (1:50.95)
7:29.14Q, NR
911 BrazilCyro Delgado (1:52.49)
Marcelo Jucá (1:53.08)
Djan Madruga (1:52.51)
Jorge Fernandes (1:52.33)
7:30.41SA
1026 VenezuelaJean-Marie François (1:53.75)
Alberto José Umana (1:55.66)
Rafael Vidal (1:51.91)
Alberto Mestre (1:50.47)
7:31.79NR
1127 SpainJuan 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
1221 TurkeyGökhan Attaroğlu (1:56.01)
Kemal Sabri Özün (2:00.93)
Ahmed Nakkaş (1:59.45)
İhsan Sabri Özün (2:02.97)
7:59.36NR
17 JapanTaihei Saka (1:54.79)
Hiroshi Sakamoto
Keisuke Okuno
Shigeo Ogata
DSQ
25 ItalyMarco Colombo (1:53.38)
Marcello Guarducci
Fabrizio Rampazzo
Marco Dell'Uomo
DSQ

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 United StatesMike Heath (1:48.67)
David Larson (1:49.01)
Jeff Float (1:49.60)
Bruce Hayes (1:48.41)
7:15.69WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5 West GermanyThomas Fahrner (1:49.83)
Dirk Korthals (1:48.75)
Alexander Schowtka (1:50.26)
Michael Gross (1:46.89)
7:15.73EU
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3 Great BritainNeil Cochran (1:52.08)
Paul Easter (1:49.64)
Paul Howe (1:51.63)
Andrew Astbury (1:51.43)
7:24.78NR
46 AustraliaPeter Dale (1:51.96)
Justin Lemberg (1:52.08)
Ron McKeon (1:50.52)
Graeme Brewer (1:51.07)
7:25.63OC
57 CanadaSandy Goss (1:51.69)
Wayne Kelly (1:53.08)
Peter Szmidt (1:51.23)
Alex Baumann (1:50.51)
7:26.51NR
61 SwedenMichael Söderlund (1:51.73)
Tommy Werner (1:51.79)
Anders Holmertz (1:51.33)
Thomas Lejdström (1:51.68)
7:26.63NR
78 NetherlandsHans Kroes (1:51.84)
Peter Drost (1:52.77)
Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.42)
Frank Drost (1:50.69)
7:26.72NR
82 FranceStéphan 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.
  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.
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