Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 99 from 23 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:19.03 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1] 23 teams participated in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) Chris Cavanaugh (50.13) Robin Leamy (50.10) David McCagg (49.89) Rowdy Gaines (49.14) | 3:19.26 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 5 August 1982 |
Olympic record | United States (USA) David Edgar (52.69) John Murphy (52.04) Jerry Heidenreich (50.78) Mark Spitz (50.90) | 3:26.42 | Munich, West Germany | 28 August 1972 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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2 August | Heat 3 | Neil Brooks (50.36) Greg Fasala (50.35) Michael Delany (50.03) Mark Stockwell (49.20) | Australia | 3:19.94 | OR |
2 August | Final | Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) | United States | 3:19.03 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Final
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States | Chris Cavanaugh (50.83) Mike Heath (49.60) Matt Biondi (49.67) Rowdy Gaines (48.93) | 3:19.03 | WR | |
4 | Australia | Greg Fasala (51.00) Neil Brooks (49.36) Michael Delany (50.26) Mark Stockwell (49.06) | 3:19.68 | OC | |
3 | Sweden | Thomas Lejdström (51.29) Bengt Baron (50.83) Mikael Örn (51.28) Per Johansson (49.29) | 3:22.69 | NR | |
4 | 7 | West Germany | Dirk Korthals (51.11) Andreas Schmidt (51.48) Alexander Schowtka (50.91) Michael Gross (49.48) | 3:22.98 | NR |
5 | 6 | Great Britain | David Lowe (51.38) Roland Lee (51.17) Paul Easter (50.82) Richard Burrell (50.24) | 3:23.61 | NR |
6 | 2 | France | Stéphan Caron (51.03) Laurent Neuville (51.38) Dominique Bataille (51.17) Bruno Lesaffre (51.05) | 3:24.63 | NR |
7 | 8 | Canada | David Churchill (51.73) Blair Hicken (51.13) Alex Baumann (51.28) Sandy Goss (50.56) | 3:24.70 | NR |
8 | 1 | Italy | Marcello Guarducci (51.53) Marco Colombo (51.21) Metello Savino (51.54) Fabrizio Rampazzo (50.69) | 3:24.97 | NR |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 515–517. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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