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.
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.
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
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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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