Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
Encyclopedia
The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming
two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle
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Heat 2
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
two lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
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Medalists
| David Edgar David Edgar (swimmer) David Edgar is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. Edgar won seven NCAA championships while competing for the University of Tennessee and was named "Fastest Man Afloat" by Sports Illustrated magazine .He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he received a gold medal in 4... John Murphy John Murphy (swimmer) John Joseph Murphy is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the men's 4×100m freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. At the same tournament, the 19-year old also collected a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke.-... Jerry Heidenreich Jerry Heidenreich Jerry Heidenreich was an American swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he received a gold medal in 4×100 m medley relay, and a gold medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay. He received a silver medal in 100 m freestyle, and a... Mark Spitz Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics.... |
Vladimir Bure Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure is a retired Soviet Olympic swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of NHL players Pavel and Valeri Bure.-USSR:... Viktor Mazanov Viktor Aboimov Igor Grivennikov |
Roland Matthes Roland Matthes Roland Matthes is a German Olympic backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:Roland Matthes is the most successful backstroke swimmer of all times. In a period of seven years he won all backstroke competitions he entered... Wilfried Hartung Wilfried Hartung Wilfried Hartung is a German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and again in the 1976 Summer Olympics... Peter Bruch Lutz Unger |
Heats
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