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
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors94 from 21 nations
Winning time3:39.30 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, Pablo Morales, Rowdy Gaines, Dave Wilson*, Richard Schroeder*, Mike Heath*, Tom Jager*
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Mike West, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, Sandy Goss
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Glenn Buchanan, Mark Stockwell, Jon Sieben*, Neil Brooks*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
  1980
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.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  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 recordFlag of the United States.svg  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.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
4 AugustFinal Rick Carey (55.41)
Steve Lundquist (1:01.86)
Pablo Morales (52.87)
Rowdy Gaines (49.16)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:39.30 WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
135Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Mark Kerry (57.41)
Peter Evans (1:02.67)
Jon Sieben (54.24)
Neil Brooks (49.61)
3:43.93Q
234Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dave Wilson (57.06)
Richard Schroeder (1:02.66)
Mike Heath (54.60)
Tom Jager (50.01)
3:44.33Q
314Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mike West (58.11)
Victor Davis (1:02.54)
Tom Ponting (54.22)
Sandy Goss (51.25)
3:46.12Q
433Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Patrick Ferland (58.68)
Étienne Dagon (1:03.87)
Théophile David (55.24)
Dano Halsall (50.34)
3:48.13Q
524Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Stefan Peter (58.43)
Gerald Mörken (1:05.49)
Andreas Behrend (55.23)
Alexander Schowtka (50.60)
3:49.75Q
638Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Michael Söderlund (58.79)
Peter Berggren (1:05.22)
Bengt Baron (54.98)
Per Johansson (50.77)
3:49.76Q
725Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Neil Harper (59.12)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:04.95)
Andy Jameson (54.66)
David Lowe (51.13)
3:49.86Q
836Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Daichi Suzuki (58.31)
Shigehiro Takahashi (1:04.05)
Taihei Saka (55.66)
Hiroshi Sakamoto (52.12)
3:50.14Q, NR
911Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Paul Kingsman (58.73)
Brett Austin (1:04.83)
Anthony Mosse (54.93)
Gary Hurring (52.07)
3:50.56 NR
1015Flag of France.svg  France Frédéric Delcourt (59.11)
Thierry Pata (1:04.91)
Xavier Savin (55.98)
Stéphan Caron (50.75)
3:50.75
1126Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Hao (58.87)
Jin Fu (1:04.74)
Zheng Jian (56.78)
Mu Lat (51.32)
3:51.71
1221Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Ricardo Prado (58.82)
Luiz Carvalho (1:06.21)
Marcelo Jucá (57.24)
Cyro Delgado (51.22)
3:53.49
1313Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela Giovanni Frigo (59.85)
Jorge Henão (1:08.54)
Rafael Vidal (55.51)
Alberto Mestre (51.22)
3:55.12
1416Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ernesto Vela (1:01.08)
Eduardo Morillo (1:06.02)
Carlos Romo (57.13)
Ramiro Estrada (51.88)
3:56.11
1532Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Sharif Nour (59.09)
Ayman Nadim (1:09.53)
Ahmed Said (57.73)
Mohamed Youssef (52.96)
3:59.31
1622Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 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
1731Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Allan Marsh (1:00.53)
Andrew Phillips (1:09.63)
Deryck Marks (1:00.35)
Gordon Scarlett (54.84)
4:05.35
1827Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands Erik Rosskopf (1:03.71)
Harrell Woolard (1:13.50)
Scott Newkirk (1:02.70)
Collier Woolard (56.27)
4:16.18
1917Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Ernesto José Degenhart (1:05.10)
Fernando Marroquin (1:09.91)
Roberto Granados (1:03.35)
Rodrigo Leal (58.58)
4:16.94
2018Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras Salvador Covelo (1:08.53)
David Palma (1:12.56)
Juan José Piño (1:02.62)
Rodolfo Torres (59.01)
4:22.72
23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paolo Falchini (58.93)
Gianni Minervini (1:03.78)
Fabrizio Rampazzo (55.80)
Marcello Guarducci
DSQ
12Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DNS
28Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon DNS
37Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNS

Final

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rick Carey (55.41)
Steve Lundquist (1:01.86)
Pablo Morales (52.87)
Rowdy Gaines (49.16)
3:39.30 WR
Silver medal icon.svg3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mike West (56.61)
Victor Davis (1:02.33)
Tom Ponting (54.01)
Sandy Goss (50.28)
3:43.23 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Mark Kerry (57.12)
Peter Evans (1:02.29)
Glenn Buchanan (54.68)
Mark Stockwell (49.16)
3:43.25 OC
42Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Stefan Peter (58.21)
Gerald Mörken (1:03.55)
Michael Gross (52.81)
Dirk Korthals (49.69)
3:44.26 NR
57Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bengt Baron (57.16)
Peter Berggren (1:05.00)
Thomas Lejdström (54.98)
Per Johansson (49.99)
3:47.13
61Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Neil Harper (58.37)
Adrian Moorhouse (1:03.61)
Andy Jameson (54.10)
Richard Burrell (51.31)
3:47.39 NR
76Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Patrick Ferland (58.64)
Étienne Dagon (1:03.70)
Théophile David (55.34)
Dano Halsall (50.25)
3:47.93 NR
8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Daichi Suzuki (57.70) NR
Shigehiro Takahashi (1:03.70)
Taihei Saka (55.35)
Hiroshi Sakamoto
DSQ

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References

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