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.[1]
| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | |||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1992 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 82 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:16.74 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Joe Hudepohl (50.05) Matt Biondi (48.69) Tom Jager (49.72) Jon Olsen (48.28) |
3:16.74 | |
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4 |  Unified Team |
Pavlo Khnykin (49.92) Gennadiy Prigoda (50.05) Iurie Başcatov (49.76) Alexander Popov (47.83) |
3:17.56 | |
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6 |  Germany |
Christian Tröger (49.97) Dirk Richter (49.35) Steffen Zesner (49.78) Mark Pinger (48.80) |
3:17.90 | |
| 4 | 1 |  France |
Christophe Kalfayan (50.21) Franck Schott (49.83) Frédéric Lefèvre (50.47) Stéphan Caron (48.65) |
3:19.16 | NR |
| 5 | 3 |  Sweden |
Tommy Werner (49.93) Håkan Karlsson (49.88) Fredrik Letzler (50.60) Anders Holmertz (49.69) |
3:20.10 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Brazil |
José Carlos Souza (51.15) Gustavo Borges (48.90) Emanuel Nascimento (50.01) Cristiano Michelena (50.93) |
3:20.99 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Great Britain |
Roland Lee (50.97) Mark Foster (50.00) Mike Fibbens (50.45) Paul Howe (50.33) |
3:21.75 | |
| 8 | 8 |  Australia |
Chris Fydler (50.38) Andrew Baildon (50.70) Tom Stachewicz (50.65) Darren Lange (50.31) |
3:22.04 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 369. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 369. Retrieved 5 September 2017.