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

The men's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & final)
Competitors109 from 25 nations
Winning time3:36.93 WR
Medalists
 United States (USA)
David Berkoff, Richard Schroeder, Matt Biondi, Chris Jacobs, Jay Mortenson*, Tom Jager*
 Canada (CAN)
Mark Tewksbury, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, Sandy Goss
 Soviet Union (URS)
Igor Polyansky, Dmitry Volkov, Vadim Yaroshchuk, Gennadiy Prigoda, Sergei Zabolotnov*, Valeriy Lozik*, Konstantin Petrov*, Nikolay Yevseyev*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

Records

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

World record United States (USA)
Rick Carey
John Moffet
Pablo Morales
Matt Biondi
3:38.28Tokyo, Japan18 August 1985
Olympic record United States (USA)
Rick Carey (55.41)
Steve Lundquist (1:01.86)
Pablo Morales (52.87)
Rowdy Gaines (49.16)
3:39.30Los Angeles, United States4 August 1984

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 SeptemberFinalDavid Berkoff (54.56)
Richard Schroeder (1:01.64)
Matt Biondi (52.38)
Chris Jacobs (48.35)
 United States3:36.93WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNationSwimmersTimeNotes
14 United StatesDavid Berkoff (55.69)
Richard Schroeder (1:01.64)
Jay Mortenson (54.46)
Tom Jager (51.21)
3:43.00Q
23 Great BritainGary Binfield (57.89)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:02.33)
Andy Jameson (53.47)
Roland Lee (50.75)
3:44.44Q
32 CanadaMark Tewksbury (57.05)
Victor Davis (1:03.14)
Tom Ponting (54.12)
Sandy Goss (50.25)
3:44.56Q
44 West GermanyFrank Hoffmeister (57.04)
Mark Warnecke (1:03.80)
Michael Gross (54.41)
Björn Zikarsky (49.47)
3:44.72Q
53 Soviet UnionSergei Zabolotnov (57.14)
Valeriy Lozik (1:02.80)
Konstantine Petrov (55.02)
Nikolay Yevseyev (50.33)
3:45.29Q
62 NetherlandsHans Kroes (58.11)
Ronald Dekker (1:02.42)
Frank Drost (54.50)
Patrick Dybiona (50.62)
3:45.65Q
74 JapanDaichi Suzuki (56.24)
Hironobu Nagahata (1:03.51)
Hiroshi Miura (55.65)
Shigeo Ogata (51.48)
3:46.88Q
82 AustraliaCarl Wilson (58.31)
Ian McAdam (1:05.17)
Jon Sieben (54.65)
Andrew Baildon (49.27)
3:47.40Q
93 SwitzerlandPatrick Ferland (58.27)
Étienne Dagon (1:04.61)
Dano Halsall (55.71)
Stéfan Voléry (49.50)
3:48.09
104 FranceFranck Schott (57.04)
David Leblanc (1:04.85)
Ludovic Depickère (56.37)
Bruno Gutzeit (50.38)
3:48.64
113 New ZealandPaul Kingsman (57.73)
Anthony Beks (1:05.43)
Anthony Mosse (54.03)
Ross Anderson (51.74)
3:48.93
124 SpainMartín López-Zubero (58.05)
Ramón Camallonga (1:04.67)
José Luis Ballester (55.66)
José Hernando (51.09)
3:49.47
132 CzechoslovakiaPavel Vokoun (59.25)
Radek Beinhauer (1:03.71)
Robert Wolf (56.23)
Petr Kladiva (50.71)
3:49.90
144 DenmarkLars Sørensen (58.17)
Christian Toft (1:07.32)
Benny Nielsen (55.57)
Franz Mortensen (50.91)
3:51.97
153 ItalyValerio Giambalvo (59.70)
Gianni Minervini (1:05.06)
Leonardo Michelotti (56.76)
Roberto Gleria (50.54)
3:52.06
162 HungaryTamás Deutsch (58.52)
Károly Güttler (1:03.59)
Valter Kalaus (58.30)
Mihály-Richard Bodór (51.83)
3:52.24
174 SingaporeDavid Lim Fong Jock (58.03)
Ng Yue Meng (1:05.89)
Ang Peng Siong (56.63)
Oon Jin Gee (52.31)
3:52.86
183 BrazilRogério Romero (57.99)
Cícero Tortelli (1:06.54)
Eduardo de Poli (56.65)
Emanuel Nascimento (52.03)
3:53.21
192 ChinaLin Laijiu (59.32)
Chen Jianhong (1:04.73)
Zheng Jian (57.04)
Shen Jianqiang (53.09)
3:54.18
203 MexicoErnesto Vela (59.16)
Javier Careaga (1:06.07)
Urbano Zea (57.66)
Rodrigo González (51.32)
3:54.21
211 South KoreaPark Dong-pil (1:01.38)
Yoon Joo-il (1:04.42)
Park Yeong-cheol (56.96)
Kwon Sang-won (54.18)
3:56.94
224 Hong KongYip Hor Man (1:03.23)
Watt Kam Sing (1:08.53)
Tsang Yi Ming (59.44)
Michael Wright (54.08)
4:05.28
232 GreeceIlias Malamas (59.88)
Nikolaos Fokianos (1:07.61)
Theodoros Griniazakis (1:01.09)
Charalambos Papanikolaou (59.13)
4:07.71
241 Virgin IslandsWilliam Cleveland (1:05.06)
Kraig Singleton (1:13.73)
Kristan Singleton (1:01.93)
Hans Foerster (54.31)
4:15.03
251 United Arab EmiratesMohamed Abdullah (1:08.35)
Obaid Al-Rumaithi (1:15.72)
Mohamed Bin Abid (1:06.57)
Ahmad Faraj (57.91)
4:28.55

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
4 United StatesDavid Berkoff (54.56)
Richard Schroeder (1:01.64)
Matt Biondi (52.38)
Chris Jacobs (48.35)
3:36.93WR
3 CanadaMark Tewksbury (56.11)
Victor Davis (1:00.90)
Tom Ponting (53.52)
Sandy Goss (48.75)
3:39.28NR
2 Soviet UnionIgor Polyansky (55.35)
Dmitry Volkov (1:01.53)
Vadim Yaroshchuk (53.34)
Gennadiy Prigoda (49.74)
3:39.96
46 West GermanyFrank Hoffmeister (57.18)
Alexander Mayer (1:03.12)
Michael Gross (53.17)
Björn Zikarsky (49.51)
3:42.98
51 JapanDaichi Suzuki (55.87)
Hironobu Nagahata (1:02.75)
Hiroshi Miura (54.18)
Shigeo Ogata (51.56)
3:44.36
68 AustraliaCarl Wilson (57.85)
Ian McAdam (1:05.01)
Jon Sieben (53.42)
Andrew Baildon (49.57)
3:45.85
77 NetherlandsHans Kroes (58.26)
Ronald Dekker (1:03.40)
Frank Drost (54.48)
Patrick Dybiona (50.41)
3:46.85
5 Great BritainNeil Harper
Adrian Moorhouse
Andy Jameson
Mark Foster
DSQ

References

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