Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
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| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 94 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:39.30 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 medley relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1] 24 teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Rick Carey (55.60) Steve Lundquist (1:02.01) Matt Gribble (53.47) Rowdy Gaines (49.34) |
3:40.42 | Caracas, Venezuela | 22 August 1983 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)John Naber (55.89) John Hencken (1:02.50) Matt Vogel (54.26) Jim Montgomery (49.57) |
3:42.22 | Montreal, Canada | 22 July 1976 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 4 August | Final | Rick Carey (55.41) Steve Lundquist (1:01.86) Pablo Morales (52.87) Rowdy Gaines (49.16) |
United States |
3:39.30 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States |
Rick Carey (55.41) Steve Lundquist (1:01.86) Pablo Morales (52.87) Rowdy Gaines (49.16) |
3:39.30 | WR |
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3 |  Canada |
Mike West (56.61) Victor Davis (1:02.33) Tom Ponting (54.01) Sandy Goss (50.28) |
3:43.23 | NR |
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4 |  Australia |
Mark Kerry (57.12) Peter Evans (1:02.29) Glenn Buchanan (54.68) Mark Stockwell (49.16) |
3:43.25 | OC |
| 4 | 2 |  West Germany |
Stefan Peter (58.21) Gerald Mörken (1:03.55) Michael Gross (52.81) Dirk Korthals (49.69) |
3:44.26 | NR |
| 5 | 7 |  Sweden |
Bengt Baron (57.16) Peter Berggren (1:05.00) Thomas Lejdström (54.98) Per Johansson (49.99) |
3:47.13 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Great Britain |
Neil Harper (58.37) Adrian Moorhouse (1:03.61) Andy Jameson (54.10) Richard Burrell (51.31) |
3:47.39 | NR |
| 7 | 6 |  Switzerland |
Patrick Ferland (58.64) Étienne Dagon (1:03.70) Théophile David (55.34) Dano Halsall (50.25) |
3:47.93 | NR |
| 8 |  Japan |
Daichi Suzuki (57.70) NR Shigehiro Takahashi (1:03.70) Taihei Saka (55.35) Hiroshi Sakamoto |
DSQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 514–515. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
