Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympia Schwimmhalle | |||||||||
Date | 28 August 1972 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:19.03 WR | |||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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United States David Edgar John Murphy Jerry Heidenreich Mark Spitz | Soviet Union Vladimir Bure Viktor Mazanov Viktor Aboimov Igor Grivennikov | East Germany Roland Matthes Wilfried Hartung Peter Bruch Lutz Unger |
Results
Heats
Heat 1[2]
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | Vladimir Bure, Viktor Mazanov, Viktor Aboimov, Georgijs Kuļikovs (URS) | 3:32.72 | |
2 | Gilles Vigne, Alain Mosconi, Alain Hermitte, Michel Rousseau (FRA) | 3:35.84 | |
3 | Gerhard Schiller, Rainer Jacob, Hans-Günther Vosseler, Kersten Meier (FRG) | 3:37.59 | |
4 | Jorge Comas, Antonio Culebras, Enrique Melo, José Pujol (ESP) | 3:38.77 | |
5 | Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Barelli, Marcello Guarducci, Alberto Castagnetti (ITA) | 3:38.81 | |
6 | Peter Prijdekker, Bert Bergsma, Roger van Hamburg, Hans Elzerman (NED) | 3:41.36 | |
7 | Jorge Urreta, José Joaquín Santibáñez, Guillermo García, Roberto Strauss (MEX) | 3:43.46 |
Heat 2[3]
Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jerry Heidenreich, Mark Spitz, David Fairbank, Gary Conelly (USA) | 3:28.84 | WR |
2 | Wilfried Hartung, Peter Bruch, Udo Poser, Lutz Unger (GDR) | 3:35.13 | |
3 | Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Timothy Bach, Bob Kasting (CAN) | 3:35.64 | |
4 | Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, Paulo Becskehazy, José Roberto Aranha (BRA) | 3:35.84 | |
5 | Neil Rogers, Graham White, Bruce Featherston, Greg Rogers (AUS) | 3:40.47 | |
6 | Luis Ayesa, Dae Imlani, Carlos Singson, Jairulla Jaitulla (PHI) | 3:47.39 | |
7 | Salvador Vilanova, Reynaldo Patiño, Tomás Rengifo, Antonio Ferracuti (ESA) | 3:49.14 |
Final
Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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United States | David Edgar (52.69) John Murphy (52.04) Jerry Heidenreich (50.78) Mark Spitz (50.90) | 3:26.42 | WR | |
Soviet Union | Vladimir Bure (52.26) Viktor Mazanov (53.13) Viktor Aboimov (52.75) Igor Grivennikov (51.57) | 3:29.72 | ||
East Germany | Roland Matthes (52.89) Wilfried Hartung (53.31) Peter Bruch (53.20) Lutz Unger (53.01) | 3:32.42 | ||
4 | Brazil | Ruy de Oliveira (53.62) Paulo Zanetti (53.61) Paulo Becskehazy (53.73) José Aranha (52.17) | 3:33.14 | |
5 | Canada | Bruce Robertson (53.52) Brian Phillips (52.56) Timothy Bach (54.41) Robert Kasting (52.70) | 3:33.20 | |
6 | West Germany | Klaus Steinbach (53.45) Werner Lampe (52.81) Rainer Jacob (53.81) Hans Fassnacht (53.82) | 3:33.90 | |
7 | France | Gilles Vigne (54.47) Alain Mosconi (54.57) Alain Hermitte (53.41) Michel Rousseau (51.66) | 3:34.13 | |
8 | Spain | Jorge Comas (54.32) Antonio Culebras (55.02) Enrique Melo (54.77) José Pujol (54.09) | 3:38.21 |