Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Date | September 22, 2000 (heats) September 23, 2000 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 102 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:33.73 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 22–23 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Since the event's inception in 1960, the U.S. team dominated the race from the start to demolish a four-year-old world record and most importantly, to defend their Olympic title. Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87), Ed Moses (59.84), Ian Crocker (52.10), and Gary Hall, Jr. (47.92, an American) put together a blazing fast finish of 3:33.73 to cut off their own standard by 1.11 seconds. Moses also produced a mighty effort in the breaststroke leg as he became the first ever swimmer to record a sub one-minute barrier split.[2][3] After accepting their golds in front of the Aussie home crowd, the U.S. men unfurled a banner reading: "Sydney 2000. In our hearts forever. Thanks Australia."[4]
The Aussie team of Matt Welsh (54.29), Regan Harrison (1:01.48), Geoff Huegill (51.33), and Michael Klim (48.17) finished behind their greatest rivals by a couple of seconds, but made a surprise packet with the silver in an Oceanian record of 3:35.27. Meanwhile, Stev Theloke (55.07), Jens Kruppa (1:00.52), Thomas Rupprath (52.14), and Torsten Spanneberg (48.15) earned their first medley relay medal for Germany since the nation's reunification in 1990, taking home the bronze in a European record of 3:35.88.[4][5][6]
Netherlands' Klaas-Erik Zwering (56.83), Marcel Wouda (1:01.20), Joris Keizer (52.26), and anchor Pieter van den Hoogenband (47.24, the fastest split of the race) missed the podium by more than a full body length over the Germans with a fourth-place time of 3:37.53. Hungary (3:39.03), Canada (3:39.88), France (3:40.02), and Great Britain (3:40.19) completed a close finish at the rear of the championship finale.[6]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | United States (USA) Jeff Rouse (53.95) Jeremy Linn (1:00.32) Mark Henderson (52.39) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) | 3:34.84 | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 | [7] |
Olympic record | United States (USA) Jeff Rouse (53.95) Jeremy Linn (1:00.32) Mark Henderson (52.39) Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18) | 3:34.84 | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 | [7] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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September 23 | Final | Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87) Ed Moses (59.84) Ian Crocker (52.10) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.92) | United States | 3:33.73 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | 3 | Germany | Stev Theloke (55.54) Jens Kruppa (1:01.39) Thomas Rupprath (52.39) Torsten Spanneberg (49.18) | 3:38.50 | Q, NR |
2 | 1 | 7 | Hungary | Péter Horváth (55.74) Károly Güttler (1:01.52) Zsolt Gáspár (52.36) Attila Zubor (48.96) | 3:38.58 | Q, NR |
3 | 3 | 4 | United States | Neil Walker (55.10) Ed Moses (1:01.34) Tommy Hannan (53.32) Jason Lezak (48.83) | 3:38.59 | Q |
4 | 2 | 4 | Australia | Josh Watson (55.39) Ryan Mitchell (1:02.29) Adam Pine (52.87) Ian Thorpe (48.83) | 3:39.38 | Q |
5 | 3 | 5 | Great Britain | Neil Willey (56.13) Darren Mew (1:01.01) James Hickman (52.84) Sion Brinn (49.62) | 3:39.60 | Q |
6 | 2 | 5 | Netherlands | Klaas-Erik Zwering (56.99) Marcel Wouda (1:01.74) Joris Keizer (52.24) Mark Veens (49.13) | 3:40.10 | Q |
7 | 1 | 6 | France | Simon Dufour (55.82) Hugues Duboscq (1:02.16) Franck Esposito (52.60) Frédérick Bousquet (49.73) | 3:40.31 | Q |
8 | 1 | 5 | Canada | Chris Renaud (56.26) Morgan Knabe (1:00.88) Shamek Pietucha (53.27) Yannick Lupien (50.15) | 3:40.56 | Q |
9 | 1 | 4 | Russia | Vladislav Aminov (56.53) Dmitry Komornikov (1:01.70) Igor Marchenko (53.75) Denis Pimankov (48.85) | 3:40.83 | |
10 | 1 | 3 | Sweden | Mattias Ohlin (57.05) Martin Gustavsson (1:01.86) Daniel Carlsson (53.30) Stefan Nystrand (48.67) | 3:40.88 | |
11 | 3 | 6 | Ukraine | Volodymyr Nikolaychuk (56.41) Oleg Lisogor (1:01.84) Denys Sylantyev (52.99) Vyacheslav Shyrshov (49.81) | 3:41.05 | |
12 | 2 | 3 | Brazil | Alexandre Massura (55.83) Eduardo Fischer (1:03.49) Fernando Scherer (53.80) Gustavo Borges (49.19) | 3:42.31 | |
13 | 2 | 1 | South Africa | Simon Thirsk (56.88) Brett Petersen (1:02.51) Theo Verster (53.52) Nicholas Folker (49.53) | 3:42.44 | AF |
14 | 3 | 8 | Croatia | Gordan Kožulj (56.52) Vanja Rogulj (1:02.19) Miloš Milošević (54.08) Duje Draganja (49.94) | 3:42.73 | NR |
15 | 3 | 2 | Spain | David Ortega (55.68) Santiago Castellanos (1:03.15) Daniel Morales (53.91) Javier Botello (50.02) | 3:42.76 | |
16 | 1 | 2 | Switzerland | Philipp Gilgen (57.31) Remo Lütolf (1:01.64) Philippe Meyer (53.95) Karel Novy (49.88) | 3:42.78 | NR |
17 | 2 | 7 | Israel | Eithan Urbach (56.12) Tal Stricker (1:02.65) Yoav Meiri (54.54) Yoav Bruck (50.08) | 3:43.39 | NR |
18 | 3 | 7 | Argentina | Eduardo Germán Otero (58.00) Sergio Andres Ferreyra (1:02.73) Pablo Martín Abal (53.96) José Meolans (48.92) | 3:43.61 | |
19 | 1 | 8 | Kyrgyzstan | Aleksandr Shilin (57.88) Alexander Tkachev (1:03.69) Konstantin Ushkov (54.05) Sergey Ashihmin (51.08) | 3:46.70 | NR |
20 | 3 | 1 | Cuba | Rodolfo Falcón (55.97) Gunter Rodríguez (1:05.40) Yohan García (55.65) Marcos Hernández (49.86) | 3:46.88 | |
21 | 2 | 8 | China | Fu Yong (58.34) Zhu Yi (1:03.35) Ouyang Kunpeng (53.96) Xie Xufeng (51.72) | 3:47.37 | |
22 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia | Alex Lim (58.48) Elvin Chia (1:03.18) Anthony Ang (55.70) Allen Ong (50.96) | 3:48.32 | |
2 | 6 | Finland | Jani Sievinen (56.49) Jarno Pihlava Tero Välimaa Jere Hård | DSQ | ||
2 | 2 | Poland | DNS |
Final
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Time behind | Notes |
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3 | United States | Lenny Krayzelburg (53.87) Ed Moses (59.84) Ian Crocker (52.10) Gary Hall, Jr. (47.92) | 3:33.73 | WR | ||
2 | Australia | Matt Welsh (54.29) Regan Harrison (1:01.48) Geoff Huegill (51.33) Michael Klim (48.17) | 3:35.27 | 1.54 | OC | |
4 | Germany | Stev Theloke (55.07) Jens Kruppa (1:00.52) Thomas Rupprath (52.14) Torsten Spanneberg (48.15) | 3:35.88 | 2.15 | EU | |
4 | 7 | Netherlands | Klaas-Erik Zwering (56.83) Marcel Wouda (1:01.20) Joris Keizer (52.26) Pieter van den Hoogenband (47.24) | 3:37.53 | 3.80 | NR |
5 | 5 | Hungary | Péter Horváth (55.90) Károly Güttler (1:01.23) Zsolt Gáspár (52.95) Attila Zubor (49.01) | 3:39.09 | 5.36 | |
6 | 8 | Canada | Chris Renaud (55.66) Morgan Knabe (1:01.23) Mike Mintenko (52.66) Craig Hutchison (50.33) | 3:39.88 | 6.15 | |
7 | 1 | France | Simon Dufour (55.67) Hugues Duboscq (1:01.69) Franck Esposito (52.80) Frédérick Bousquet (49.86) | 3:40.02 | 6.29 | |
8 | 6 | Great Britain | Neil Willey (56.49) Darren Mew (1:01.76) James Hickman (52.53) Sion Brinn (49.41) | 3:40.19 | 6.46 |
References
- ^ "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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- ^ a b Whitten, Phillip (23 September 2000). "Olympic Day 8 Finals – Complete". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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External links
- Official Olympic Report