Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
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The final of the Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
was held in Moscow
, Soviet Union
, on Wednesday July 23, 1980.
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
was held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, on Wednesday July 23, 1980.
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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'Sergey Kopliakov Sergey Kopliakov Sergey Viktorovich Koplyakov is a former Soviet male swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics.The arriving to the first page of the world swimming of Sergey Kopliakov in 1979... Vladimir Salnikov Vladimir Salnikov Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former swimmer who competed for the USSR and set 12 world records in the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter freestyle. Nicknamed a "monster in the waves", he was the first man to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500-meter freestyle... Ivar Stukolkin Ivar Stukolkin Ivar Stukolkin was an Estonian swimmer born on August 13, 1960 in Tallinn, Estonia. He is an Olympic champion in swimming.-Achievements:Besides two Olympic medals Stukolkin won a silver medal at the 1982 World Championships... Andrey Krylov |
7:23.50 | |
'Frank PfützeJörg Woithe Jörg Woithe Jörg Woithe is a German former swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle.... Detlev GrabsRainer Strohbach |
7:28.60 | |
'Jorge Fernandes Jorge Fernandes (swimmer) Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980.... Marcus Mattioli Marcus Mattioli Marcus Laborne Mattioli is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro... Ciro DelgadoDjan Madruga |
7:29.30 | |
4. | 'Michael Söderlund Michael Söderlund Michael Söderlund is a former swimmer from Sweden who competed in three conscutive Summer Olympics, between 1980 to 1988. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was a part of the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, swimming one leg in the prelims... Pelle WikströmPer-Alvar Magnusson Per-Alvar Magnusson Per-Alvar Magnusson was a Swedish Olympic swimmer. Born June 29, 1958 in Bollnäs, Gävleborg, he competed in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He died on April 2, 2009, in Sweden.... Thomas Lejdström Thomas Lejdström Thomas Lejdström is a former Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer, who competed in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.... |
7:30.10 |
5. | 'Paolo RevelliRaffaele FranceschiAndrea CeccariniFabrizio Rampazzo | 7:30.37 |
6. | 'Douglas CampbellPhilip Hubble Philip Hubble Philip C Hubble was a British butterfly swimmer.Hubble represented Great Britain in swimming events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1980 in the men's 200 m butterfly. He also won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1978 and 1982.-References:* *... Martin Smith Martin Smith (swimmer) Trevor Martin Smith is a former British Olympic swimmer and coach as well as an American football player.-Swimming:Smith represented Great Britain at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games... Andrew Astbury Andrew Astbury Andrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe... |
7:30.81 |
7. | 'Graeme Brewer Graeme Brewer Graeme Brewer was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics... Mark Tonelli Mark Tonelli Mark Lyndon Tonelli is a former Australian backstroke, butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet... Mark Kerry Mark Kerry Marcus "Mark" Anthony Kerry is a former Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won three Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as the backstroker for the Quietly Confident Quartet... Ron McKeon |
7:30.82 |
8. | 'Fabien NoelMarc LazzaroDominique PetitPascal Lagat | 7:36.08 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Wednesday July 23, 1980
RANK HEAT 1 TIME 1. 'Frank KühneDetlev GrabsFrank PfützeRainer Strohbach 7:32.67 2. 'Marc LazzaroDominique PetitPascal LagatFabien Noel 7:34.81 3. 'Federico SilvestriRaffaele FranceschiAndrea CeccariniPaolo Revelli 7:36.97 4. 'Douglas CampbellMark TaylorKevin LeeAndrew Astbury Andrew AstburyAndrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe...7:37.36 5. 'Cees VervoornPeter Drost Peter DrostPeter Willem Drost is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
Cees Jan WinkelFred Eefting7:42.85 6. 'Abdelhakim BitatReda YadiMohamed BendahmaneMohamed Halimi 8:23.22
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
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1. | 'Sergey Rusin Sergey Rusin Sergey Rusin is a former freestyle swimmer from the Soviet Union. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR, and is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 400 m freestyle at the 1977 European Championships in Sweden.-References:... Sergey KrasyukYuri PresekinIvar Stukolkin Ivar Stukolkin Ivar Stukolkin was an Estonian swimmer born on August 13, 1960 in Tallinn, Estonia. He is an Olympic champion in swimming.-Achievements:Besides two Olympic medals Stukolkin won a silver medal at the 1982 World Championships... |
7:29.39 |
2. | 'Jorge Fernandes Jorge Fernandes (swimmer) Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980.... Marcus Mattioli Marcus Mattioli Marcus Laborne Mattioli is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, alongside Jorge Fernandes, Cyro... Ciro DelgadoDjan Madruga |
7:32.81 |
3. | 'Mark Tonelli Mark Tonelli Mark Lyndon Tonelli is a former Australian backstroke, butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet... Max Metzker Max Metzker Maxwell Raymond Metzker was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics... Mark Kerry Mark Kerry Marcus "Mark" Anthony Kerry is a former Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won three Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as the backstroker for the Quietly Confident Quartet... Graeme Brewer Graeme Brewer Graeme Brewer was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics... |
7:34.06 |
4. | 'Michael Söderlund Michael Söderlund Michael Söderlund is a former swimmer from Sweden who competed in three conscutive Summer Olympics, between 1980 to 1988. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was a part of the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, swimming one leg in the prelims... Per-Alvar Magnusson Per-Alvar Magnusson Per-Alvar Magnusson was a Swedish Olympic swimmer. Born June 29, 1958 in Bollnäs, Gävleborg, he competed in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and the 4×100 m medley relay in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He died on April 2, 2009, in Sweden.... Anders Rutqvist Anders Rutqvist Sven Anders Rutqvist is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He swum the prelims for the 4×200 m freestyle team in the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Per-Ola Quist Per-Ola Quist Per-Ola Quist is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he swum the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.-References:*... |
7:34.34 |
5. | 'Daniel MachekMiloslav RolkoPetr AdamecRadek Havel | 7:42.18 |
6. | 'David Lopez-Zubero David López-Zubero David López-Zubero Purcell is a former college an international swimmer who competed in three Summer Olympics and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980... Ramon LavinJuan Carlos VallejoJuan Pablo Barro |
7:42.69 |
— | 'Petr KochanovKrasimir TumanovPetr StoianovTsvetan Golomeev | DSQ |