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.
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 |
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). [2]
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 | |
3 | Canada | Mike West (56.61) Victor Davis (1:02.33) Tom Ponting (54.01) Sandy Goss (50.28) | 3:43.23 | NR | |
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 |
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