Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 27 July 1992 (heats & final)
Competitors 80 from 18 nations
Winning time 7:11.95 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  Unified Team (EUN)
Dmitry Lepikov, Vladimir Pyshnenko, Veniamin Tayanovich, Yevgeny Sadovyi, Aleksey Kudryavtsev*, Yury Mukhin*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Sweden (SWE)
Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz, Tommy Werner, Lars Frölander
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Joe Hudepohl, Melvin Stewart, Jon Olsen, Doug Gjertsen, Scott Jaffe*, Dan Jorgensen*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 27 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)
Troy Dalbey (1:49.37)
Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44)
Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26)
Matt Biondi (1:46.44)
7:12.51Seoul, South Korea21 September 1988
Olympic record United States (USA)
Troy Dalbey (1:49.37)
Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44)
Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26)
Matt Biondi (1:46.44)
7:12.51Seoul, South Korea21 September 1988

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
27 JulyFinalDmitry Lepikov (1:49.55)
Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58)
Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99)
Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83)
 Unified Team7:11.95WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
124 Unified TeamDmitry Lepikov (1:49.80)
Aleksey Kudryavtsev (1:49.65)
Yury Mukhin (1:49.28)
Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.92)
7:17.65Q
225 GermanyPeter Sitt (1:50.02)
Christian Tröger (1:49.81)
Andreas Szigat (1:49.40)
Stefan Pfeiffer (1:48.98)
7:18.21Q
333 SwedenChrister Wallin (1:50.52)
Lars Frölander (1:50.13)
Tommy Werner (1:49.23)
Anders Holmertz (1:50.15)
7:20.03Q
414 AustraliaDuncan Armstrong (1:51.53)
Martin Roberts (1:51.45)
Deane Pieters (1:50.03)
Ian Brown (1:49.18)
7:22.19Q
515 Great BritainPaul Palmer (1:50.12)
Steven Mellor (1:52.03)
Stephen Akers (1:51.66)
Paul Howe (1:49.29)
7:23.10Q
634 United StatesScott Jaffe (1:50.14)
Dan Jorgensen (1:50.56)
Jon Olsen (1:50.03)
Doug Gjertsen (1:52.97)
7:23.70Q
716 BrazilGustavo Borges (1:50.79)
Emanuel Nascimento (1:51.69)
Teófilo Ferreira (1:51.33)
Cristiano Michelena (1:50.39)
7:24.20Q, SA
835 ItalyRoberto Gleria (1:51.21)
Emanuele Idini (1:51.53)
Pier Maria Siciliano (1:52.25)
Stefano Battistelli (1:50.54)
7:25.53Q
936 CanadaEdward Parenti (1:51.56)
Darren Ward (1:51.14)
Christopher Bowie (1:52.70)
Turlough O'Hare (1:50.21)
7:25.61
1023 FranceChristophe Bordeau (1:51.22)
Lionel Poirot (1:53.18)
Franck Horter (1:50.84)
Yann de Fabrique (1:50.98)
7:26.22
1122 New ZealandTrent Bray (1:51.38)
Richard Tapper (1:54.35)
John Steel (1:50.94)
Danyon Loader (1:49.69)
7:26.36
1212 FinlandJani Sievinen (1:52.10)
Vesa Hanski (1:53.54)
Petteri Lehtinen (1:54.10)
Antti Kasvio (1:48.97)
7:28.71
1313 PolandMariusz Podkościelny (1:51.71)
Artur Wojdat (1:49.88)
Piotr Albiński (1:52.83)
Krzysztof Cwalina (1:55.17)
7:29.59
1426 NorwayJarl Inge Melberg (1:50.78)
Thomas Sopp (1:51.01)
Trond Høines (1:54.00)
Kjell Lundemoen (1:55.56)
7:31.35
1632 Puerto RicoJorge Herrera (1:54.30)
Manuel Guzmán (1:52.37)
Ricardo Busquets (1:54.19)
David Monasterio (1:54.77)
7:35.63
1627 Hong KongArthur Li Kai Yien (1:55.91)
Michael Wright (1:58.77)
Kelvin Li Kar Wai (2:00.78)
Wu Tat Cheung (1:58.84)
7:54.30
1717 GuatemalaAndrés Sedano (2:02.73)
Helder Torres (2:02.32)
Roberto Bonilla (2:03.66)
Gustavo Bucaro (1:58.59)
8:07.30
1831 United Arab EmiratesMohamed Bin Abid (2:07.49)
Obaid Al-Rumaithi (2:15.98)
Abdullah Sultan (2:09.56)
Ahmad Faraj (2:06.69)
7:35.63

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 Unified TeamDmitry Lepikov (1:49.55)
Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58)
Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99)
Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83)
7:11.95WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)3 SwedenChrister Wallin (1:49.69)
Anders Holmertz (1:46.13)
Tommy Werner (1:49.35)
Lars Frölander (1:50.31)
7:15.51NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)7 United StatesJoe Hudepohl (1:49.52)
Melvin Stewart (1:48.41)
Jon Olsen (1:49.19)
Doug Gjertsen (1:49.11)
7:16.23
45 GermanyPeter Sitt (1:50.06)
Steffen Zesner (1:47.78)
Andreas Szigat (1:49.61)
Stefan Pfeiffer (1:49.13)
7:16.58
58 ItalyRoberto Gleria (1:49.29)
Giorgio Lamberti (1:49.80)
Massimo Trevisan (1:47.97)
Stefano Battistelli (1:51.04)
7:18.10
62 Great BritainPaul Palmer (1:49.21)
Steven Mellor (1:51.77)
Stephen Akers (1:51.61)
Paul Howe (1:49.98)
7:22.57NR
71 BrazilGustavo Borges (1:50.45)
Emanuel Nascimento (1:52.63)
Teófilo Ferreira (1:50.28)
Cristiano Michelena (1:50.67)
7:24.03SA
6 AustraliaIan Brown (1:49.45)
Deane Pieters
Kieren Perkins
Duncan Armstrong
DSQ

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 370. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 370. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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