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

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 edit

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 edit

Heats edit

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

Heat 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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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 edit

  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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