Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 109 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:36.93 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 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 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 |  United States (USA)Rick Carey John Moffet Pablo Morales Matt Biondi |
3:38.28 | Tokyo, Japan | 18 August 1985 |
| Olympic record |  United States (USA)Rick Carey (55.41) Steve Lundquist (1:01.86) Pablo Morales (52.87) Rowdy Gaines (49.16) |
3:39.30 | Los Angeles, United States | 4 August 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September | Final | David Berkoff (54.56) Richard Schroeder (1:01.64) Matt Biondi (52.38) Chris Jacobs (48.35) |
United States |
3:36.93 | 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 | United States |
David Berkoff (54.56) Richard Schroeder (1:01.64) Matt Biondi (52.38) Chris Jacobs (48.35) |
3:36.93 | WR |
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3 |  Canada |
Mark Tewksbury (56.11) Victor Davis (1:00.90) Tom Ponting (53.52) Sandy Goss (48.75) |
3:39.28 | NR |
 |
2 |  Soviet Union |
Igor Polyansky (55.35) Dmitry Volkov (1:01.53) Vadim Yaroshchuk (53.34) Gennadiy Prigoda (49.74) |
3:39.96 | |
| 4 | 6 |  West Germany |
Frank Hoffmeister (57.18) Alexander Mayer (1:03.12) Michael Gross (53.17) Björn Zikarsky (49.51) |
3:42.98 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Japan |
Daichi Suzuki (55.87) Hironobu Nagahata (1:02.75) Hiroshi Miura (54.18) Shigeo Ogata (51.56) |
3:44.36 | NR |
| 6 | 8 |  Australia |
Carl Wilson (57.85) Ian McAdam (1:05.01) Jon Sieben (53.42) Andrew Baildon (49.57) |
3:45.85 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Netherlands |
Hans Kroes (58.26) Ronald Dekker (1:03.40) Frank Drost (54.48) Patrick Dybiona (50.41) |
3:46.55 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
Neil Harper Adrian Moorhouse Andy Jameson Mark Foster |
DSQ |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 413–415. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 415. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
