Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 20 September 1988 (heats)
21 September 1988 (final)
Competitors 73 from 16 nations
Winning time 7:12.51 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi, Craig Oppel*, Dan Jorgensen*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  East Germany (GDR)
Uwe Daßler, Sven Lodziewski, Thomas Flemming, Steffen Zesner, Lars Hinneburg*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany (FRG)
Erik Hochstein, Thomas Fahrner, Rainer Henkel, Michael Gross, Peter Sitt*, Stefan Pfeiffer*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 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 West Germany (FRG)
Peter Sitt (1:48.94)
Rainer Henkel (1:48.71)
Thomas Fahrner (1:48.64)
Michael Gross (1:46.81)
7:13.10Strasbourg, France19 August 1987
Olympic record United States (USA)
Mike Heath (1:48.67)
David Larson (1:49.01)
Jeff Float (1:49.60)
Bruce Hayes (1:48.41)
7:15.69Los Angeles, United States30 July 1984

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
21 SeptemberFinalTroy Dalbey (1:49.37)
Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44)
Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26)
Matt Biondi (1:46.44)
 United States7:12.51WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNationSwimmersTimeNotes
11 East GermanyUwe Daßler (1:49.47)
Lars Hinneburg (1:49.64)
Sven Lodziewski (1:48.87)
Thomas Flemming (1:48.63)
7:16.61Q
21 United StatesCraig Oppel (1:51.24)
Dan Jorgensen (1:49.24)
Matt Cetlinski (1:48.87)
Doug Gjertsen (1:49.41)
7:18.76Q
32 West GermanyPeter Sitt (1:50.31)
Rainer Henkel (1:49.63)
Stefan Pfeiffer (1:50.06)
Erik Hochstein (1:49.38)
7:19.38Q
41 AustraliaJason Plummer (1:51.44)
Ian Brown (1:48.89)
Martin Roberts (1:51.31)
Tom Stachewicz (1:49.82)
7:21.46Q
51 ItalyMassimo Trevisan (1:50.95)
Fabrizio Rampazzo (1:51.47)
Valerio Giambalvo (1:50.97)
Roberto Gleria (1:48.46)
7:21.85Q
62 FranceStéphan Caron (1:49.41)
Michel Pou (1:51.01)
Olivier Fougeroud (1:51.62)
Laurent Neuville (1:50.99)
7:23.03Q
72 SwedenTommy Werner (1:50.46)
Christer Wallin (1:50.38)
Henrik Jangvall (1:52.33)
Michael Söderlund (1:50.65)
7:23.82Q
82 CanadaTurlough O'Hare (1:51.59)
Darren Ward (1:52.27)
Donald Haddow (1:51.11)
Gary Vandermeulen (1:51.31)
7:26.28Q
91 Great BritainKevin Boyd (1:52.00)
Paul Howe (1:51.58)
Jonathan Broughton (1:52.81)
Roland Lee (1:53.38)
7:29.77
102 BrazilCristiano Michelena (1:51.38)
Jorge Fernandes (1:53.34)
Emanuel Nascimento (1:54.26)
Júlio López (1:53.13)
7:32.11
111 DenmarkFranz Mortensen (1:51.21)
Claus Christensen (1:52.08)
Jan Larsen (1:52.61)
Peter Rohde (1:57.41)
7:33.31
121 South KoreaKwon Sang-won (1:57.08)
Yang Wook (1:57.29)
Song Kwang-sun (1:59.11)
Kwon Soon-kun (1:59.45)
7:52.93
131 Virgin IslandsHans Foerster (2:01.34)
Kraig Singleton (2:05.63)
Ronald Pickard (2:07.66)
William Cleveland (2:00.88)
8:15.51
142 United Arab EmiratesAhmad Faraj (2:15.64)
Mohamed Abdullah (2:17.64)
Bassam Al-Ansari (2:15.41)
Mohamed Bin Abid (2:12.34)
9:01.03
2 MexicoIgnacio Escamilla
Jorge Alarcón
Carlos Romo
Rodrigo González
DSQ
2 Soviet UnionSergey Kudryayev
Aleksandr Bazhanov
Nikolay Yevseyev
Aleksey Kuznetsov
DSQ

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5 United StatesTroy Dalbey (1:49.37)
Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44)
Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26)
Matt Biondi (1:46.44)
7:12.51WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)4 East GermanyUwe Daßler (1:48.26)
Sven Lodziewski (1:48.92)
Thomas Flemming (1:48.07)
Steffen Zesner (1:48.43)
7:13.68NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3 West GermanyErik Hochstein (1:49.91)
Thomas Fahrner (1:47.25)
Rainer Henkel (1:49.42)
Michael Gross (1:47.27)
7:14.35
46 AustraliaTom Stachewicz (1:48.99)
Ian Brown (1:49.05)
Jason Plummer (1:49.95)
Duncan Armstrong (1:47.24)
7:15.23OC
52 ItalyRoberto Gleria (1:49.23)
Giorgio Lamberti (1:47.29)
Massimo Trevisan (1:49.66)
Valerio Giambalvo (1:49.82)
7:16.00NR
61 SwedenAnders Holmertz (1:48.06)
Tommy Werner (1:49.41)
Michael Söderlund (1:50.57)
Christer Wallin (1:51.06)
7:19.10
77 FranceMichel Pou (1:52.05)
Franck Iacono (1:50.04)
Olivier Fougeroud (1:52.14)
Ludovic Depickère (1:50.46)
7:24.69
88 CanadaTurlough O'Hare (1:51.45)
Sandy Goss (1:51.01)
Donald Haddow (1:51.46)
Gary Vandermeulen (1:50.99)
7:24.91

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 416–417. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 417. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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