Swimming at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||
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| Venue | Royal Commonwealth Pool | |||||||
| Dates | 30 July 1986 | |||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 9 nations | |||||||
| Winning time | 3:44.00 GR | |||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the
swimming events
at the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place on 30 July.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Rick Carey John Moffet Pablo Morales Matt Biondi |
3:38.28 | Tokyo, Japan | 18 August 1985 |
| Commonwealth record | ||||
| Games record | ? | ? | ? | ? |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Nation | Athletes | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 1986 | Final |  Canada |
Mark Tewksbury Victor Davis Tom Ponting Alex Baumann |
3:44.00 | GR |
Results
Heats
9 teams participated in 2 heats.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - |  Australia |
Carl Wilson Brett Stocks Barry Armstrong Greg Fasala |
3:53.67 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | - | Canada |
Mike West Darcy Wallingford Claude Lamy Sandy Goss |
3:54.77 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | - |  New Zealand |
Paul Kingsman Grant Forbes Anthony Mosse Ross Anderson |
3:54.84 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | - |  England |
Roland Lee |
3:54.90 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | - |  Scotland |
Craig Nelson Gary Watson Richard Leishman Colin Bole |
4:02.86 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | - |  Singapore |
Jin Gee Oon |
4:03.02 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | - |  Hong Kong |
Yi Ming Tsang Johnny Li |
4:05.22 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | - |  Wales |
Ian Rosser Bruce Perry Steven Gwynne Gareth Williams |
4:09.56 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | - |  Swaziland |
Yul Du Pont Chris Stapley Shan Nissiotis Trevor Ncala |
4:34.43 |
Final
The results of the final are below.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Canada |
Mark Tewksbury Victor Davis Tom Ponting Alex Baumann |
3:44.00 | |
 |
6 | England |
Roland Lee |
3:44.85 | |
 |
4 | Australia |
Carl Wilson Brett Stocks Barry Armstrong Greg Fasala |
3:45.86 | |
| 4 | 3 | New Zealand |
Paul Kingsman Grant Forbes Anthony Mosse Ross Anderson |
3:48.58 | |
| 5 | 2 | Scotland |
Craig Nelson Gary Watson Richard Leishman Colin Bole |
3:54.05 | |
| 6 | 7 | Singapore |
Jin Gee Oon |
3:56.99 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hong Kong |
Yi Ming Tsang Johnny Li |
4:00.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Wales |
Ian Rosser Bruce Perry Steven Gwynne Gareth Williams |
4:07.54 |
References
- ^ "Results: Day Six". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 31 July 1986. p. 36.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". The Times. London. 31 July 1986. p. 28.
