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
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
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
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
[3]
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
1908 : John Derbyshire , Paul Radmilovic , William Foster , Henry Taylor (GBR )
1912 : Cecil Healy , Malcolm Champion , Leslie Boardman , Harold Hardwick (ANZ )
1920 : Perry McGillivray , Pua Kealoha , Norman Ross , Duke Kahanamoku (USA )
1924 : Johnny Weissmuller , Wally O'Connor , Harry Glancy , Ralph Breyer (USA )
1928 : Johnny Weissmuller , Austin Clapp , Walter Laufer , George Kojac (USA )
1932 : Masanori Yusa , Yasuji Miyazaki , Takashi Yokoyama , Hisakichi Toyoda (JPN )
1936 : Masanori Yusa , Shigeo Sugiura , Shigeo Arai , Masaharu Taguchi (JPN )
1948 : Wally Ris , Jimmy McLane , Wally Wolf , Bill Smith (USA )
1952 : Wayne Moore , Bill Woolsey , Ford Konno , Jimmy McLane (USA )
1956 : Kevin O'Halloran , John Devitt , Murray Rose , Jon Henricks (AUS )
1960 : George Harrison , Dick Blick , Mike Troy , Jeff Farrell (USA )
1964 : Don Schollander , Steve Clark , Roy Saari , Gary Ilman (USA )
1968 : Don Schollander , Mark Spitz , John Nelson , Stephen Rerych (USA )
1972 : Mark Spitz , John Kinsella , Fred Tyler , Steve Genter (USA )
1976 : Mike Bruner , Bruce Furniss , John Naber , Jim Montgomery (USA )
1980 : Sergey Koplyakov , Vladimir Salnikov , Ivar Stukolkin , Andrey Krylov (URS )
1984 : Mike Heath , David Larson , Jeff Float , Bruce Hayes (USA )
1988 : Troy Dalbey , Matt Cetlinski , Doug Gjertsen , Matt Biondi (USA )
1992 : Dmitry Lepikov , Vladimir Pyshnenko , Veniamin Tayanovich , Yevgeny Sadovyi , Aleksey Kudryavtsev , Yury Mukhin (EUN )
1996 : Josh Davis , Joe Hudepohl , Brad Schumacher , Ryan Berube , Jon Olsen (USA )
2000 : Ian Thorpe , Michael Klim , Todd Pearson , Bill Kirby , Grant Hackett , Daniel Kowalski (AUS )
2004 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Peter Vanderkaay , Klete Keller , Dan Ketchum , Scott Goldblatt (USA )
2008 : Michael Phelps , Ryan Lochte , Ricky Berens , Peter Vanderkaay , David Walters , Erik Vendt , Klete Keller (USA )
2012 : Ryan Lochte , Conor Dwyer , Ricky Berens , Michael Phelps , Charlie Houchin , Matt McLean , Davis Tarwater (USA )
2016 : Conor Dwyer , Townley Haas , Ryan Lochte , Michael Phelps , Clark Smith , Jack Conger , Gunnar Bentz (USA )
2020 : Thomas Dean , James Guy , Matt Richards , Duncan Scott , Calum Jarvis (GBR )