Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
Breaststroke | ||||
200 m | men | women | ||
Butterfly | ||||
100 m | women | |||
200 m | men | |||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×100 m | women | |||
4×200 m | men | |||
Medley relay | ||||
4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place August 29 — September 1.[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
United States George Harrison Dick Blick Mike Troy Jeff Farrell |
Japan Makoto Fukui Hiroshi Ishii Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Tatsuo Fujimoto |
Australia David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads |
Results
Heats
Two heats were held; the fastest eight teams advanced to the Finals. The teams that advanced are highlighted.
Heat One
Rank | Country | Time |
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1 | Japan | 8:17.1 |
2 | Great Britain | 8:26.9 |
3 | Soviet Union | 8:30.6 |
4 | Sweden | 8:30.6 |
5 | Poland | 8:32.0 |
6 | France | 8:41.2 |
7 | Switzerland | 9:18.1 |
Heat Two
Rank | Country | Time |
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1 | United States | 8:18.0 |
2 | Australia | 8:24.2 |
3 | Germany | 8:29.4 |
4 | Finland | 8:29.7 |
5 | Hungary | 8:32.6 |
6 | Italy | 8:38.1 |
7 | Yugoslavia | 8:49.8 |
8 | Mexico | 8:50.4 |
Final
Rank | Country | Time |
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1 | United States | 8:10.2 |
2 | Japan | 8:13.2 |
3 | Australia | 8:13.8 |
4 | Great Britain | 8:28.1 |
5 | Finland | 8:29.7 |
6 | Sweden | 8:31.0 |
7 | Germany | 8:31.8 |
8 | Soviet Union | 8:32.8 |
Rosters
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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