Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | |||||||||
| Date | 27 July 1992 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 80 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7:11.95 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 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 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) |
7:12.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 21 September 1988 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44) |
7:12.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 21 September 1988 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | Final | Dmitry Lepikov (1:49.55) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99) Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83) |
 Unified Team |
7:11.95 | 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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4 | Unified Team |
Dmitry Lepikov (1:49.55) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:46.58) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:48.99) Yevgeny Sadovyi (1:46.83) |
7:11.95 | WR |
 |
3 |  Sweden |
Christer Wallin (1:49.69) Anders Holmertz (1:46.16) Tommy Werner (1:49.35) Lars Frölander (1:50.31) |
7:15.51 | NR |
 |
7 | United States |
Joe Hudepohl (1:49.52) Melvin Stewart (1:48.41) Jon Olsen (1:49.19) Doug Gjertsen (1:49.11) |
7:16.23 | |
| 4 | 5 |  Germany |
Peter Sitt (1:50.06) Steffen Zesner (1:47.78) Andreas Szigat (1:49.61) Stefan Pfeiffer (1:49.13) |
7:16.58 | |
| 5 | 8 |  Italy |
Roberto Gleria (1:49.29) Giorgio Lamberti (1:49.80) Massimo Trevisan (1:47.97) Stefano Battistelli (1:51.04) |
7:18.10 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Great Britain |
Paul Palmer (1:49.21) Steven Mellor (1:51.77) Stephen Akers (1:51.61) Paul Howe (1:49.98) |
7:22.57 | NR |
| 7 | 1 |  Brazil |
Gustavo Borges (1:50.45) Emanuel Nascimento (1:52.63) Teófilo Ferreira (1:50.28) Cristiano Michelena (1:50.67) |
7:24.03 | SA |
| 6 |  Australia |
Ian Brown (1:49.45) Deane Pieters Kieren Perkins Duncan Armstrong |
DSQ |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 370. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 370. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
