Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay explained

Event:Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Games:1984 Summer
Venue:McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date:4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors:94
Nations:21
Gold:
Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, Pablo Morales, Rowdy Gaines, Dave Wilson*, Richard Schroeder*, Mike Heath*, Tom Jager*
Silver:
Mike West, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, Sandy Goss
Bronze:
Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Glenn Buchanan, Mark Stockwell, Jon Sieben*, Neil Brooks*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
Win Value:3:39.30
Prev:1980
Next:1988

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

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

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

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1 3 5 Mark Kerry (57.41)
Peter Evans (1:02.67)
Jon Sieben (54.24)
Neil Brooks (49.61)
3:43.93 Q
2 3 4 Dave Wilson (57.06)
Richard Schroeder (1:02.66)
Mike Heath (54.60)
Tom Jager (50.01)
3:44.33 Q
3 1 4 Mike West (58.11)
Victor Davis (1:02.54)
Tom Ponting (54.22)
Sandy Goss (51.25)
3:46.12 Q
4 3 3 Patrick Ferland (58.68)
Étienne Dagon (1:03.87)
Théophile David (55.24)
Dano Halsall (50.34)
3:48.13 Q
5 2 4 Stefan Peter (58.43)
Gerald Mörken (1:05.49)
Andreas Behrend (55.23)
Alexander Schowtka (50.60)
3:49.75 Q
6 3 8 Michael Söderlund (58.79)
Peter Berggren (1:05.22)
Bengt Baron (54.98)
Per Johansson (50.77)
3:49.76 Q
7 2 5 Neil Harper (59.12)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:04.95)
Andy Jameson (54.66)
David Lowe (51.13)
3:49.86 Q
8 3 6 Daichi Suzuki (58.31)
Shigehiro Takahashi (1:04.05)
Taihei Saka (55.66)
Hiroshi Sakamoto (52.12)
3:50.14 Q, NR
9 1 1 Paul Kingsman (58.73)
Brett Austin (1:04.83)
Anthony Mosse (54.93)
Gary Hurring (52.07)
3:50.56 NR
10 1 5 Frédéric Delcourt (59.11)
Thierry Pata (1:04.91)
Xavier Savin (55.98)
Stéphan Caron (50.75)
3:50.75
11 2 6 Wang Hao (58.87)
Jin Fu (1:04.74)
Zheng Jian (56.78)
Mu Lat (51.32)
3:51.71
12 2 1 Ricardo Prado (58.82)
Luiz Carvalho (1:06.21)
Marcelo Jucá (57.24)
Cyro Delgado (51.22)
3:53.49
13 1 3 Giovanni Frigo (59.85)
Jorge Henão (1:08.54)
Rafael Vidal (55.51)
Alberto Mestre (51.22)
3:55.12
14 1 6 Ernesto Vela (1:01.08)
Eduardo Morillo (1:06.02)
Carlos Romo (57.13)
Ramiro Estrada (51.88)
3:56.11
15 3 2 Sharif Nour (59.09)
Ayman Nadim (1:09.53)
Ahmed Said (57.73)
Mohamed Youssef (52.96)
3:59.31
16 2 2 David Lim Fong Jock (1:00.59)
Oon Jin Teik (1:08.25)
Ang Peng Siong (57.83)
Oon Jin Gee (53.40)
4:00.07
17 3 1 Allan Marsh (1:00.53)
Andrew Phillips (1:09.63)
Deryck Marks (1:00.35)
Gordon Scarlett (54.84)
4:05.35
18 2 7 Erik Rosskopf (1:03.71)
Harrell Woolard (1:13.50)
Scott Newkirk (1:02.70)
Collier Woolard (56.27)
4:16.18
19 1 7 Ernesto José Degenhart (1:05.10)
Fernando Marroquin (1:09.91)
Roberto Granados (1:03.35)
Rodrigo Leal (58.58)
4:16.94
20 1 8 Salvador Covelo (1:08.53)
David Palma (1:12.56)
Juan José Piño (1:02.62)
Rodolfo Torres (59.01)
4:22.72
2 3 Paolo Falchini (58.93)
Gianni Minervini (1:03.78)
Fabrizio Rampazzo (55.80)
Marcello Guarducci
1 2
2 8
3 7

Final

Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes
5 Rick Carey (55.41)
Steve Lundquist (1:01.86)
Pablo Morales (52.87)
Rowdy Gaines (49.16)
3:39.30
3 Mike West (56.61)
Victor Davis (1:02.33)
Tom Ponting (54.01)
Sandy Goss (50.28)
3:43.23 NR
4 Mark Kerry (57.12)
Peter Evans (1:02.29)
Glenn Buchanan (54.68)
Mark Stockwell (49.16)
3:43.25 OC
4 2 Stefan Peter (58.21)
Gerald Mörken (1:03.55)
Michael Gross (52.81)
Dirk Korthals (49.69)
3:44.26 NR
5 7 Bengt Baron (57.16)
Peter Berggren (1:05.00)
Thomas Lejdström (54.98)
Per Johansson (49.99)
3:47.13
6 1 Neil Harper (58.37)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:03.61)
Andy Jameson (54.10)
Richard Burrell (51.31)
3:47.39 NR
7 6 Patrick Ferland (58.64)
Étienne Dagon (1:03.70)
Théophile David (55.34)
Dano Halsall (50.25)
3:47.93 NR
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/SWI/mens-4-x-100-metres-medley-relay.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . March 3, 2017 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats. Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. 514–515. 23 March 2017.