Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 83 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:15.41 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) David Fox (49.32) Joe Hudepohl (49.11) Jon Olsen (48.17) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.51) | 3:15.11 | Atlanta, United States | 12 August 1995 |
Olympic record | United States (USA) Chris Jacobs (49.63) Troy Dalbey (49.75) Tom Jager (49.34) Matt Biondi (47.81) | 3:16.53 | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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23 July | Final | Jon Olsen (49.94) Josh Davis (49.00) Brad Schumacher (49.02) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) | United States | 3:15.41 | OR |
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). [2]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | United States | Jon Olsen (49.94) Josh Davis (49.00) Brad Schumacher (49.02) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45) | 3:15.41 | OR | |
2 | Russia | Roman Yegorov (49.95) Alexander Popov (47.88) Vladimir Predkin (49.51) Vladimir Pyshnenko (49.72) | 3:17.06 | EU | |
5 | Germany | Christian Tröger (49.74) Bengt Zikarsky (49.01) Björn Zikarsky (48.81) Mark Pinger (49.64) | 3:17.20 | ||
4 | 6 | Brazil | Fernando Scherer (49.69) Alexandre Massura (50.24) André Cordeiro (50.38) Gustavo Borges (47.99) | 3:18.30 | SA |
5 | 3 | Netherlands | Mark Veens (50.66) Pie Geelen (50.09) Martin van der Spoel (49.98) Pieter van den Hoogenband (48.29) | 3:19.02 | NR |
6 | 1 | Australia | Michael Klim (49.87) Matthew Dunn (50.50) Scott Logan (49.97) Chris Fydler (49.79) | 3:20.13 | |
7 | 7 | Sweden | Lars Frölander (50.01) Fredrik Letzler (50.13) Anders Holmertz (50.06) Christer Wallin (49.96) | 3:20.16 | |
8 | 8 | Great Britain | Nicholas Shackell (50.50) Alan Rapley (49.76) Mark Stevens (50.50) Mike Fibbens (50.76) | 3:21.52 |
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. There were 60 competitors from 54 nations. Nations had been limited to two swimmers each since the 1984 Games. The event was won by Alexander Popov of Russia, the third man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the 100 metre freestyle. Gary Hall, Jr. returned the United States to the podium in the event after a one-Games absence. Gustavo Borges, the silver medalist in 1992, earned bronze. Popov and Borges were the 9th and 10th men to earn multiple medals in the event.
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. This event was officially included to the women's swimming program for the first time in Olympic history.
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
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