The final of the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984. Fourteen teams participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 30 July Heat 1 Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80)David Larson (1:50.18)Bruce Hayes (1:50.04)Richard Saeger (1:48.85) 7:18.87 30 July Final Mike Heath (1:48.67)David Larson (1:49.01)Jeff Float (1:49.60)Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) 7:15.69

Results

Heats Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).

Rank Heat Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes 1 1 4 Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80)David Larson (1:50.18)Bruce Hayes (1:50.04)Richard Saeger (1:48.85) 7:18.87 Q, 2 2 4 Rainer Henkel (1:52.94)Dirk Korthals (1:50.37)Alexander Schowtka (1:50.82)Thomas Fahrner (1:51.16) 7:25.29 Q 3 1 5 Neil Cochran (1:52.91)Paul Easter (1:50.63)Paul Howe (1:52.02)Andrew Astbury (1:51.27) 7:26.83 Q, NR 4 2 6 Justin Lemberg (1:52.65)Ron McKeon (1:51.04)Tom Stachewicz (1:52.61)Graeme Brewer (1:50.63) 7:26.93 Q, OC 5 1 6 Pierre Andraca (1:53.13)Dominique Bataille (1:51.42)Michel Pou (1:52.74)Stéphan Caron (1:50.11) 7:27.40 Q, NR 6 2 2 Sandy Goss (1:52.15)Benoit Clément (1:52.51)Wayne Kelly (1:52.08)Peter Szmidt (1:51.57) 7:28.31 Q, NR 7 1 3 Michael Söderlund (1:51.95)Tommy Werner (1:52.28)Mikael Örn (1:53.01)Anders Holmertz (1:51.36) 7:28.60 Q 8 1 2 Hans Kroes (1:53.09)Peter Drost (1:53.16)Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.94)Frank Drost (1:50.95) 7:29.14 Q, NR 9 1 1 Cyro Delgado (1:52.49)Marcelo Jucá (1:53.08)Djan Madruga (1:52.51)Jorge Fernandes (1:52.33) 7:30.41 SA 10 2 6 Jean-Marie François (1:53.75)Alberto José Umana (1:55.66)Rafael Vidal (1:51.91)Alberto Mestre (1:50.47) 7:31.79 NR 11 2 7 Juan Enrique Escalas (1:52.76)Rafael Escalas (1:54.47)Juan Carlos Vallejo (1:51.59)David López-Zubero (1:53.39) 7:32.21 12 2 1 Gökhan Attaroğlu (1:56.01)Kemal Sabri Özün (2:00.93)Ahmed Nakkaş (1:59.45)İhsan Sabri Özün (2:02.97) 7:59.36 NR 1 7 Taihei Saka (1:54.79)Hiroshi SakamotoKeisuke OkunoShigeo Ogata 2 5 Marco Colombo (1:53.38)Marcello GuarducciFabrizio RampazzoMarco Dell'Uomo

Final Rank Lane Nation Swimmers Time Notes 4 Mike Heath (1:48.67)David Larson (1:49.01)Jeff Float (1:49.60)Bruce Hayes (1:48.41) 7:15.69 5 Thomas Fahrner (1:49.83)Dirk Korthals (1:48.75)Alexander Schowtka (1:50.26)Michael Gross (1:46.89) 7:15.73 EU 3 Neil Cochran (1:52.08)Paul Easter (1:49.64)Paul Howe (1:51.63)Andrew Astbury (1:51.43) 7:24.78 NR 4 6 Peter Dale (1:51.96)Justin Lemberg (1:52.08)Ron McKeon (1:50.52)Graeme Brewer (1:51.07) 7:25.63 OC 5 7 Sandy Goss (1:51.69)Wayne Kelly (1:53.08)Peter Szmidt (1:51.23)Alex Baumann (1:50.51) 7:26.51 NR 6 1 Michael Söderlund (1:51.73)Tommy Werner (1:51.79)Anders Holmertz (1:51.33)Thomas Lejdström (1:51.68) 7:26.53 NR 7 8 Hans Kroes (1:51.84)Peter Drost (1:52.77)Edsard Schlingemann (1:51.42)Frank Drost (1:50.69) 7:26.72 NR 8 2 Stéphan Caron (1:50.99) NRDominique Bataille (1:52.49)Michel Pou (1:53.41)Pierre Andraca (1:53.27) 7:30.16

References

External links Official Report USA Swimming