Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

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Swimming at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mwomen
200 mmen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the

1956 Summer Olympic Games took place 1 – 3 December[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle
.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia
Kevin O'Halloran
John Devitt
Murray Rose
Jon Henricks 		 United States
Dick Hanley
George Breen
Bill Woolsey
Ford Konno 		 Soviet Union
Vitaly Sorokin
Vladimir Struzhanov
Gennady Nikolayev
Boris Nikitin

Results

Heats

Two heats were held; the teams with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The teams that advanced are highlighted.[2]

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  
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  
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  
Ulfiano Babol (PHI
)		 9:05.7

Final

[3]

Place Swimmers Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks (AUS) 8:23.6 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Dick Hanley, George Breen Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno (USA) 8:31.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  
Boris Nik'it'ini (URS
)		 8:34.7
4  Manabu Koga, Atsushi Tani, Koji Nonoshita, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (JPN) 8:36.6
5  
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Heats Summary
  3. ^ Final
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