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| Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 | |
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games took place 1 – 3 December The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Two heats were held; the teams with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The teams that advanced are highlighted.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hiroshi Suzuki, Atsushi Tani, Koji Nonoshita, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (JPN) |
8:37.9 | |
| 2 |  Dick Hanley, Tim Jecko, Sonny Tanabe, Ford Konno (USA) |
8:38.3 | |
| 3 |  Hans Köhler, Hans-Joachim Reich, Hans Zierold, Horst Bleeker (GER) |
8:42.5 | |
| 4 |  Billy Steuart, Tony Briscoe, Dennis Ford, Peter Duncan (RSA) |
8:43.0 | |
| 5 |  Fritz Dennerlein, Paolo Galletti, Guido Elmi, Angelo Romani (ITA) |
8:43.1 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenneth Williams, Ronald Roberts, Neil McKechnie, Jack Wardrop (GBR) |
8:39.1 | |
| 2 |  Vladimir Struzhanov, Gennady Nikolayev, Vitaly Sorokin, Boris Nik'it'ini (URS) |
8:39.5 | |
| 3 |  John Devitt, Gary Chapman, Graham Hamilton, Murray Garretty (AUS) |
8:40.2 | |
| 4 |  Aldo Eminente, Jacques Collignon, Alex Jany, Jean Boiteux (FRA) |
8:56.5 | |
| 5 |  Gyula Dobay, György Csordás, Sándor Záborszky, Jenő Áts (HUN) |
8:57.2 | |
| 6 |  Dakula Arabani, Agapito Lozada, Bana Sailani, Ulfiano Babol (PHI) |
9:05.7 |
Final
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks (AUS) |
8:23.6 | WR |
 |
Dick Hanley, George Breen Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno (USA) |
8:31.5 | |
 |
Vitaly Sorokin, Vladimir Struzhanov, Gennady Nikolayev, Boris Nik'it'ini (URS) |
8:34.7 | |
| 4 | Manabu Koga, Atsushi Tani, Koji Nonoshita, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (JPN) |
8:36.6 | |
| 5 | Hans Köhler, Hans-Joachim Reich, Hans Zierold, Horst Bleeker (GER) |
8:43.4 | |
| 6 | Kenneth Williams, Ronald Roberts, Neil McKechnie, Jack Wardrop (GBR) |
8:45.2 | |
| 7 | Fritz Dennerlein, Paolo Galletti, Guido Elmi, Angelo Romani (ITA) |
8:46.2 | |
| 8 | Billy Steuart, Tony Briscoe, Dennis Ford, Peter Duncan (RSA) |
8:49.5 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- Heats Summary
- Final
