Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay and fourth in their respective 100 m events. The British team included the 100 m breaststroke gold medallist (Duncan Goodhew), and fifth-place finisher in the 100 m backstroke (Gary Abraham). Sweden's butterflyer (Pär Arvidsson) and backstroker (Bengt Baron) had won their respective 100 m events, and their freestyle swimmer (Per Holmertz) had come second in the 100 m, while their lowest ranked swimmer, the breaststroker (Peter Berggren), had come ninth in the 100 m event. The Australians were regarded as an outside chance for a medal, but were not seen as the main threats, as they were ranked seventh coming
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics. Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay These are the official results of the 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 29 nations competing. United States, who was attempting to defend the gold medal won in Los Angeles four years earlier, was disqualified in their heat for passing the baton outside the legal area. A French team, including three members of the bronze medal winning team here, would claim