Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date 23 July 1996 (heats & final)
Competitors 83 from 19 nations
Winning time 3:15.41 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Jon Olsen, Josh Davis, Brad Schumacher, Gary Hall, Jr., David Fox*, Scott Tucker*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Russia (RUS)
Roman Yegorov, Alexander Popov, Vladimir Predkin, Vladimir Pyshnenko, Denis Pimankov*, Konstantin Ushkov*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (GER)
Christian Tröger, Bengt Zikarsky, Björn Zikarsky, Mark Pinger, Alexander Lüderitz*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Records

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

World record United States (USA)
David Fox (49.32)
Joe Hudepohl (49.11)
Jon Olsen (48.17)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51)
3:15.11Atlanta, United States12 August 1995
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

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
23 JulyFinalJon Olsen (49.94)
Josh Davis (49.00)
Brad Schumacher (49.02)
Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45)
 United States3:15.41OR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
134 United StatesDavid Fox (50.46)
Scott Tucker (49.68)
Brad Schumacher (49.19)
Josh Davis (49.07)
3:18.40Q
214 GermanyMark Pinger (50.50)
Alexander Lüderitz (50.06)
Bengt Zikarsky (48.97)
Björn Zikarsky (49.74)
3:19.27Q
323 NetherlandsPie Geelen (50.86)
Mark Veens (49.94)
Martin van der Spoel (50.72)
Pieter van den Hoogenband (48.64)
3:20.16Q, NR
425 BrazilFernando Scherer (50.81)
Alexandre Massura (50.20)
André Cordeiro (50.27)
Gustavo Borges (48.93)
3:20.21Q, SA
535 RussiaRoman Yegorov (50.82)
Denis Pimankov (50.09)
Konstantin Ushkov (50.32)
Vladimir Pyshnenko (49.16)
3:20.39Q
615 SwedenFredrik Letzler (50.81)
Lars Frölander (49.34)
Christer Wallin (50.13)
Johan Wallberg (50.46)
3:20.74Q
724 AustraliaMichael Klim (50.09)
Ian Vander-Wal (50.70)
Scott Logan (50.38)
Chris Fydler (49.71)
3:20.88Q
813 Great BritainNicholas Shackell (50.44)
Alan Rapley (50.18)
Mark Stevens (49.97)
Mike Fibbens (50.75)
3:21.34Q
933 New ZealandJohn Steel (50.60)
Nicholas Tongue (50.89)
Danyon Loader (51.02)
Trent Bray (49.14)
3:21.65
1026 RomaniaNicolae Ivan (51.06)
Răzvan Petcu (50.88)
Horaţiu Badiţă (50.31)
Alexandru Ioanovici (49.41)
3:21.66NR
1136 FranceLudovic Dépickère (51.22)
Nicolas Gruson (49.61)
Peirrick Chavatte (50.15)
Frédéric Lefevre (50.81)
3:21.79
1222 FinlandJani Sievinen (50.04)
Antti Kasvio (50.42)
Janne Blomqvist (51.52)
Kalle Varonen (51.01)
3:22.99
1332 VenezuelaDiego Henao (51.64)
Carlos Santander (51.01)
Alejandro Carrizo (51.20)
Francisco Sánchez (49.19)
3:23.04
1416 CroatiaMiroslav Vučetić (51.10)
Miloš Milošević (50.81)
Alen Lončar (52.38)
Marijan Kanjer (51.37)
3:26.02
1527 EcuadorJulio Santos (51.48)
Felipe Delgado (50.59)
Roberto Delgado (53.22)
Javier Santos (52.48)
3:27.77
1617 Puerto RicoEduardo González (52.37)
José González (51.69)
Arsenio López (52.55)
Ricardo Busquets (51.66)
3:28.27
1737 UzbekistanRavil Nachaev (52.46)
Oleg Tsvetkovskiy (52.13)
Oleg Pukhnatiy (51.82)
Vyacheslav Kabanov (51.92)
3:28.33
1831 KyrgyzstanSergey Ashihmin (50.85) NR
Andrey Kvassov (52.08)
Dmitry Lapin (53.67)
Vitaly Vasilyev (54.02)
3:30.62
12 KazakhstanAleksey Yegorov (50.86)
Sergey Ushkalov (52.18)
Sergey Borisenko (50.61)
Aleksey Khovrin (51.49)
DSQ

Final

[3][4]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 United StatesJon Olsen (49.94)
Josh Davis (49.00)
Brad Schumacher (49.02)
Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45)
3:15.41OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)2 RussiaRoman Yegorov (49.95)
Alexander Popov (47.88)
Vladimir Predkin (49.51)
Vladimir Pyshnenko (49.72)
3:17.06EU
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5 GermanyChristian Tröger (49.74)
Bengt Zikarsky (49.01)
Björn Zikarsky (48.81)
Mark Pinger (49.64)
3:17.20
46 BrazilFernando Scherer (49.69)
Alexandre Massura (50.24)
André Cordeiro (50.38)
Gustavo Borges (47.99)
3:18.30SA
53 NetherlandsMark Veens (50.66)
Pie Geelen (50.09)
Martin van der Spoel (49.98)
Pieter van den Hoogenband (48.29)
3:19.02NR
61 AustraliaMichael Klim (49.87)
Matthew Dunn (50.50)
Scott Logan (49.97)
Chris Fydler (49.79)
3:20.13
77 SwedenLars Frölander (50.01)
Fredrik Letzler (50.13)
Anders Holmertz (50.06)
Christer Wallin (49.96)
3:20.16
88 Great BritainNicholas Shackell (50.50)
Alan Rapley (49.76)
Mark Stevens (50.50)
Mike Fibbens (50.76)
3:21.52

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 50–51. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 51. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. "1996 Olympic Games: Men – Meet Results". Atlanta 1996. Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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