| Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympia Schwimmhalle | |||||||||
| Date | 28 August 1972 (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:19.03 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
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.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vladimir Bure, Viktor Mazanov, Viktor Aboimov, Georgijs Kuļikovs (URS) |
3:32.72 | |
| 2 |  Gilles Vigne, Alain Mosconi, Alain Hermitte, Michel Rousseau (FRA) |
3:35.84 | |
| 3 |  Gerhard Schiller, Rainer Jacob, Hans-Günther Vosseler, Kersten Meier (FRG) |
3:37.59 | |
| 4 |  Jorge Comas, Antonio Culebras, Enrique Melo, José Pujol (ESP) |
3:38.77 | |
| 5 |  Roberto Pangaro, Paolo Barelli, Marcello Guarducci, Alberto Castagnetti (ITA) |
3:38.81 | |
| 6 |  Peter Prijdekker, Bert Bergsma, Roger van Hamburg, Hans Elzerman (NED) |
3:41.36 | |
| 7 |  Jorge Urreta, José Joaquín Santibáñez, Guillermo García, Roberto Strauss (MEX) |
3:43.46 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jerry Heidenreich, Mark Spitz, David Fairbank, Gary Conelly (USA) |
3:28.84 | WR |
| 2 |  Wilfried Hartung, Peter Bruch, Udo Poser, Lutz Unger (GDR) |
3:35.13 | |
| 3 |  Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Timothy Bach, Bob Kasting (CAN) |
3:35.64 | |
| 4 |  Ruy de Oliveira, Paulo Zanetti, Paulo Becskehazy, José Roberto Aranha (BRA) |
3:35.84 | |
| 5 |  Neil Rogers, Graham White, Bruce Featherston, Greg Rogers (AUS) |
3:40.47 | |
| 6 |  Luis Ayesa, Dae Imlani, Carlos Singson, Jairulla Jaitulla (PHI) |
3:47.39 | |
| 7 |  Salvador Vilanova, Reynaldo Patiño, Tomás Rengifo, Antonio Ferracuti (ESA) |
3:49.14 |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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United States |
David Edgar (52.69) John Murphy (52.04) Jerry Heidenreich (50.78) Mark Spitz (50.90) |
3:26.42 | WR |
 |
Soviet Union |
Vladimir Bure (52.26) Viktor Mazanov (53.13) Viktor Aboimov (52.75) Igor Grivennikov (51.57) |
3:29.72 | |
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East Germany |
Roland Matthes (52.89) Wilfried Hartung (53.31) Peter Bruch (53.20) Lutz Unger (53.01) |
3:32.42 | |
| 4 | Brazil |
Ruy de Oliveira (53.62) Paulo Zanetti (53.61) Paulo Becskehazy (53.73) José Aranha (52.17) |
3:33.14 | |
| 5 | Canada |
Bruce Robertson (53.52) Brian Phillips (52.56) Timothy Bach (54.41) Robert Kasting (52.70) |
3:33.20 | |
| 6 | West Germany |
Klaus Steinbach (53.45) Werner Lampe (52.81) Rainer Jacob (53.81) Hans Fassnacht (53.82) |
3:33.90 | |
| 7 | France |
Gilles Vigne (54.47) Alain Mosconi (54.57) Alain Hermitte (53.41) Michel Rousseau (51.66) |
3:34.13 | |
| 8 | Spain |
Jorge Comas (54.32) Antonio Culebras (55.02) Enrique Melo (54.77) José Pujol (54.09) |
3:38.21 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- heat 1
- heat 2
- "Olympic Report Munich 1972 – Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
