Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 29 July 1992 (heats & final)
Competitors 82 from 18 nations
Winning time 3:16.74
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Joe Hudepohl, Matt Biondi, Tom Jager, Jon Olsen, Shaun Jordan*, Joel Thomas*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Unified Team (EUN)
Pavlo Khnykin, Gennadiy Prigoda, Iurie Başcatov, Alexander Popov, Vladimir Pyshnenko* Veniamin Tayanovich*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (GER)
Dirk Richter, Christian Tröger, Steffen Zesner, Mark Pinger, Andreas Szigat*, Bengt Zikarsky*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Records

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

World record United States (USA)
Chris Jacobs (49.63)
Troy Dalbey (49.75)
Tom Jager (49.34)
Matt Biondi (47.81)
3:16.53Seoul, South Korea23 September 1988
Olympic record United States (USA)
Chris Jacobs (49.63)
Troy Dalbey (49.75)
Tom Jager (49.34)
Matt Biondi (47.81)
3:16.53Seoul, South Korea23 September 1988

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
134 Unified TeamPavlo Khnykin (49.82)
Vladimir Pyshnenko (49.31)
Veniamin Tayanovich (49.52)
Iurie Başcatov (48.83)
3:17.48Q
214 United StatesJoe Hudepohl (49.78)
Shaun Jordan (49.94)
Joel Thomas (50.04)
Jon Olsen (48.74)
3:18.50Q
325 SwedenHåkan Karlsson (50.20)
Göran Titus (50.54)
Fredrik Letzler (49.18)
Tommy Werner (49.00)
3:18.92Q, NR
424 GermanyMark Pinger (49.75)
Andreas Szigat (50.27)
Dirk Richter (49.73)
Bengt Zikarsky (49.86)
3:19.61Q
513 BrazilJosé Carlos Souza (51.24)
Gustavo Borges (49.07)
Emanuel Nascimento (49.72)
Cristiano Michelena (50.47)
3:20.50Q, NR
623 Great BritainMike Fibbens (51.23)
Mark Foster (49.93)
Paul Howe (50.31)
Roland Lee (49.94)
3:21.41Q
733 FranceStéphan Caron (50.33)
Frédéric Lefèvre (50.29)
Ludovic Dépickère (51.02)
Bruno Gutzeit (50.37)
3:22.01Q
835 AustraliaChris Fydler (50.67)
Andrew Baildon (50.68)
Tom Stachewicz (50.56)
Darren Lange (50.33)
3:22.24Q
926 New ZealandJohn Steel (50.76)
Nicholas Sanders (50.50)
Trent Bray (51.31)
Mark Weldon (50.52)
3:23.09NR
1015 ItalyGiorgio Lamberti (51.12)
Emanuele Idini (51.43)
Roberto Gleria (50.82)
Massimo Trevisan (50.06)
3:23.43
1132 South AfricaDarryl Cronjé (51.07)
Peter Williams (50.06)
Seddon Keyter (51.12)
Craig Jackson (51.28)
3:23.53AF
1222 FinlandJani Sievinen (51.53)
Janne Vermasheina (51.76)
Janne Blomqvist (51.39)
Vesa Hanski (50.79)
3:25.47
1312 Puerto RicoManuel Guzmán (51.90)
Jorge Herrera (54.62)
David Monasterio (52.77)
Ricardo Busquets (51.19)
3:30.48
1427 Hong KongArthur Li Kai Yien (51.93)
Wu Tat Cheung (53.28)
Kelvin Li Kar Wai (53.38)
Michael Wright (52.02)
3:30.61
1537 BermudaIan Steed Raynor (53.07)
Michael Cash (52.35)
Craig Morbey (53.51)
Geribryan Mewett (52.24)
3:31.17
1617 GuamAdrian Romero (55.37)
Ray Flores (57.61)
Frank Flores (55.69)
Patrick Sagisi (53.64)
3:42.31
1731 GuatemalaAndrés Sedano (55.51)
Roberto Bonilla (55.68)
Helder Torres (56.95)
Gustavo Bucaro (54.39)
3:42.53
1821 United Arab EmiratesAhmad Faraj (56.03)
Obaid Al-Rumaithi (59.79)
Abdullah Sultan (58.64)
Mohamed Bin Abid (57.14)
3:51.60

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5 United StatesJoe Hudepohl (50.05)
Matt Biondi (48.69)
Tom Jager (49.72)
Jon Olsen (48.28)
3:16.74
2nd, silver medalist(s)4 Unified TeamPavlo Khnykin (49.92)
Gennadiy Prigoda (50.05)
Iurie Başcatov (49.76)
Alexander Popov (47.83)
3:17.56
3rd, bronze medalist(s)6 GermanyChristian Tröger (49.97)
Dirk Richter (49.35)
Steffen Zesner (49.78)
Mark Pinger (48.80)
3:17.90
41 FranceChristophe Kalfayan (50.21)
Franck Schott (49.83)
Frédéric Lefèvre (50.47)
Stéphan Caron (48.65)
3:19.16NR
53 SwedenTommy Werner (49.93)
Håkan Karlsson (49.88)
Fredrik Letzler (50.60)
Anders Holmertz (49.69)
3:20.10
62 BrazilJosé Carlos Souza (51.15)
Gustavo Borges (48.90)
Emanuel Nascimento (50.01)
Cristiano Michelena (50.93)
3:20.99
77 Great BritainRoland Lee (50.97)
Mark Foster (50.00)
Mike Fibbens (50.45)
Paul Howe (50.33)
3:21.75
88 AustraliaChris Fydler (50.38)
Andrew Baildon (50.70)
Tom Stachewicz (50.65)
Darren Lange (50.31)
3:22.04

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 369. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 369. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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