Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Appearance
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
Date | 20 September 1988 (heats) 21 September 1988 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 73 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:12.51 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 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 | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 20–21 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | West Germany (FRG) Peter Sitt (1:48.94) Rainer Henkel (1:48.71) Thomas Fahrner (1:48.64) Michael Gross (1:46.81) |
7:13.10 | Strasbourg, France | 19 August 1987 |
Olympic record | United States (USA) Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) |
7:15.69 | Los Angeles, United States | 30 July 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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21 September | Final | Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) |
United States | 7:12.51 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).[2]
Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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5 | United States | Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) |
7:12.51 | WR | |
4 | East Germany | Uwe Daßler (1:48.26) Sven Lodziewski (1:48.92) Thomas Flemming (1:48.07) Steffen Zesner (1:48.43) |
7:13.68 | NR | |
3 | West Germany | Erik Hochstein (1:49.91) Thomas Fahrner (1:47.75) Rainer Henkel (1:49.42) Michael Gross (1:47.27) |
7:14.35 | ||
4 | 6 | Australia | Tom Stachewicz (1:48.99) Ian Brown (1:49.05) Jason Plummer (1:49.95) Duncan Armstrong (1:47.24) |
7:15.23 | OC |
5 | 2 | Italy | Roberto Gleria (1:49.23) Giorgio Lamberti (1:47.29) Massimo Trevisan (1:49.66) Valerio Giambalvo (1:49.82) |
7:16.00 | NR |
6 | 1 | Sweden | Anders Holmertz (1:48.06) Tommy Werner (1:49.41) Michael Söderlund (1:50.57) Christer Wallin (1:51.06) |
7:19.10 | |
7 | 7 | France | Michel Pou (1:52.05) Franck Iacono (1:50.04) Olivier Fougeroud (1:52.14) Ludovic Depickère (1:50.46) |
7:24.69 | |
8 | 8 | Canada | Turlough O'Hare (1:51.45) Sandy Goss (1:51.01) Donald Haddow (1:51.46) Gary Vandermeulen (1:50.99) |
7:24.91 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 416–417. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 417. Retrieved 4 April 2017.