Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 23 September 1988 (heats & final)
Competitors 95 from 22 nations
Winning time 3:16.53 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Chris Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Jager, Matt Biondi, Brent Lang*, Doug Gjertsen*, Shaun Jordan*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union (URS)
Gennadiy Prigoda, Iurie Başcatov, Nikolay Yevseyev, Volodymyr Tkachenko, Raimundas Mažuolis*, Oleksiy Boryslavskiy*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  East Germany (GDR)
Dirk Richter, Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, Steffen Zesner
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Records

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

World record United States (USA)
Chris Cavanaugh (50.83)
Mike Heath (49.60)
Matt Biondi (49.67)
Rowdy Gaines (48.93)
3:19.03Los Angeles, United States2 August 1984
Olympic record United States (USA)
Chris Cavanaugh (50.83)
Mike Heath (49.60)
Matt Biondi (49.67)
Rowdy Gaines (48.93)
3:19.03Los Angeles, United States2 August 1984

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
23 SeptemberFinalChris Jacobs (49.63)
Troy Dalbey (49.75)
Tom Jager (49.34)
Matt Biondi (47.81)
 United States3:16.53WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNationSwimmersTimeNotes
13 United StatesBrent Lang (50.18)
Doug Gjertsen (49.64)
Shaun Jordan (50.19)
Troy Dalbey (49.51)
3:19.52Q
23 Soviet UnionRaimundas Mažuolis (50.90)
Oleksiy Boryslavskiy (49.95)
Nikolay Yevseyev (49.21)
Volodymyr Tkachenko (49.83)
3:19.89Q
33 East GermanyDirk Richter (50.30)
Thomas Flemming (50.01)
Lars Hinneburg (50.11)
Steffen Zesner (50.05)
3:20.47Q
43 FranceStéphan Caron (50.68)
Christophe Kalfayan (50.54)
Laurent Neuville (50.45)
Bruno Gutzeit (50.10)
3:21.77Q
51 SwedenTommy Werner (50.92)
Rikard Milton (51.38)
Joakim Holmquist (50.48)
Göran Titus (50.31)
3:23.09Q
62 West GermanyBjörn Zikarsky (51.09)
Peter Sitt (51.02)
Thomas Fahrner (51.09)
Torsten Wiegel (49.99)
3:23.19Q
72 ItalyFabrizio Rampazzo (51.83)
Giorgio Lamberti (49.93)
Andrea Ceccarini (51.25)
Roberto Gleria (50.34)
3:23.35Q
82 Great BritainAndy Jameson (51.40)
Mark Foster (50.81)
Mike Fibbens (50.68)
Roland Lee (50.82)
3:23.71Q
91 CanadaMark Andrews (51.66)
Stephen Vandermeulen (50.99)
Vlastimil Černý (51.14)
Sandy Goss (50.15)
3:23.85
101 DenmarkFranz Mortensen (51.21)
Vagn Høgholm (50.97)
Benny Nielsen (51.73)
Peter Rohde (51.24)
3:25.15
111 NetherlandsFrank Drost (51.52)
Patrick Dybiona (50.86)
Hans Kroes (51.57)
Ronald Dekker (51.31)
3:25.26
122 BrazilEmanuel Nascimento (52.13)
Cristiano Michelena (52.13)
Jorge Fernandes (52.05)
Júlio López (51.86)
3:28.17
132 MexicoRodrigo González (51.48)
Ignacio Escamilla (53.48)
Jorge Alarcón (52.51)
Urbano Zea (52.25)
3:29.72
141 PortugalMabílio Albuquerque (53.06)
Henrique Villaret (52.87)
Vasco Sousa (53.73)
Sérgio Esteves (53.65)
3:33.31
153 SingaporeAng Peng Siong (52.28)
David Lim Fong Jock (53.10)
Oon Jin Gee (52.77)
Desmond Koh (56.48)
3:34.54
162 Hong KongMichael Wright (53.74)
Li Khai Kam (52.79)
Arthur Li Kai Yien (53.48)
Tsang Yi Ming (54.77)
3:34.78
172 South KoreaKwon Sang-won (54.18)
Yang Wook (54.17)
Song Kwang-sun (54.25)
Kwon Soon-kun (55.45)
3:38.05
181 Virgin IslandsHans Foerster (54.23)
Kraig Singleton (56.51)
Kristan Singleton (57.78)
William Cleveland (54.71)
3:43.23
193 United Arab EmiratesAhmad Faraj (58.29)
Mohamed Abdullah (1:00.80)
Bassam Al-Ansari (1:00.92)
Mohamed Bin Abid (58.91)
3:58.92
2 ChinaShen Jianqiang
Li Tao
Xie Jun
Feng Qiangbiao
DSQ
3 EgyptMohamed El-Azoul
Amin Amer
Mohamed Hassan
Moustafa Amer
DSQ
3 AustriaStefan Opatril
Markus Opatril
Alexander Placheta
Alexander Pilhatsch
DSQ

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 United StatesChris Jacobs (49.63)
Troy Dalbey (49.75)
Tom Jager (49.34)
Matt Biondi (47.81)
3:16.53WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5 Soviet UnionGennadiy Prigoda (50.24)
Iurie Başcatov (49.30)
Nikolay Yevseyev (49.27)
Volodymyr Tkachenko (49.52)
3:18.33EU
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3 East GermanyDirk Richter (50.25)
Thomas Flemming (49.70)
Lars Hinneburg (50.35)
Steffen Zesner (49.52)
3:19.82
46 FranceStéphan Caron (49.97)
Christophe Kalfayan (50.09)
Laurent Neuville (50.04)
Bruno Gutzeit (49.92)
3:20.02NR
52 SwedenPer Johansson (50.58)
Tommy Werner (50.00)
Joakim Holmquist (50.47)
Göran Titus (50.02)
3:21.07NR
67 West GermanyMichael Gross (50.66)
Thomas Fahrner (50.00)
Björn Zikarsky (50.40)
Peter Sitt (50.59)
3:21.65
78 Great BritainMike Fibbens (51.36)
Mark Foster (50.20)
Roland Lee (50.33)
Andy Jameson (49.82)
3:21.71NR
87 ItalyRoberto Gleria (50.51)
Giorgio Lamberti (50.31)
Fabrizio Rampazzo (51.19)
Andrea Ceccarini (50.92)
3:22.93

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 415–416. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 416. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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