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Olympic Swimming Medals - Men's 800 Meter Freestyle Relay Olympic Medalists

By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide

The gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medal swimmers in the men's 800 meter freestyle relay from the Summer Olympic games.

1896-1904 — Event Not Held
1906
GOLD HUN 16:52.4
SILVER GER 17:16.2
BRONZE GBR n/a
1908
GOLD GBR 10:55.6
SILVER HUN 10:59.0
BRONZE USA 11:02.8 (Harry Hebner, Leo Goodwin, Charles Daniels, Leslie Rich)
1912
GOLD AUS/NZE 10:11.6
SILVER USA 10:20.0 (Kenneth Huszagh, Haryy Hebner, Perry McGillivray, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku)
BRONZE GBR 10:28.2
1920
GOLD USA 10:04.4 (Perry McGilllivray, Pua Kela Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku)
SILVER AUS 10:25.4
BRONZE GBR 10:37.2
1924
GOLD USA 9:53.4 (Wallace O’Connor, Harry Glancy, Ralph Breyer, Johnny Weissmuller)
SILVER AUS 10:02.2
BRONZE SWE 10:06.8
1928
GOLD USA 9:36.2 (Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, Johnny Weissmuller)
SILVER JPN 09:41.4
BRONZE CAN 9:47.8
1932
GOLD JPN 8:58.4
SILVER USA 09:10.5 (Frank Booth, George Fissler, Marola Kalili, Manualla Kalili)
BRONZE HUN 9:31.4
1936
GOLD JPN 8:51.5
SILVER USA 09:03.0 (Ralph Flanagan, John Macionis, Paul Wolf, Jack Medica)
BRONZE HUN 9:12.3
1948
GOLD USA 08:46.0 (Walter Ris, James McLane, Wallace Wolf, William Smith)
SILVER HUN 08:48.4
BRONZE FRA 9:08.0
1952
GOLD USA 8:31.1 (Wayne Moore, William Woolsey, Ford Konno, James McLane)
SILVER JPN 08:33.5
BRONZE FRA 8:45.9
1956
GOLD AUS 8:23.6
SILVER USA 08:31.5 (Richard Hanley, Geogre Breen, William Woolsey, Ford Konno)
BRONZE SOV 8:34.7
1960
GOLD USA 8:10.2 (George Harrison, Richard Blick, Michael Troy, F. Jeffrey Farrell)
SILVER JPN 08:13.2
BRONZE AUS 8:13.8
1964
GOLD USA 7:52.1 (Stephen Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Llman, Donald Schollander)
SILVER GDR/GER 07:59.3
BRONZE JPN 8:03.8
1968
GOLD USA 7:52.33 (John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Donald Schollander)
SILVER AUS 07:53.8
BRONZE URS 8:01.66
1972
GOLD USA 7:35.78 (John Kinsella, Frederick Tyler, Steven Genter, Mark Spitz)
SILVER GER 07:41.7
BRONZE URS 7:45.76
1976
GOLD USA 7:22.22 (Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss, John Naber, Jim Montgomery)
SILVER URS 07:28.0
BRONZE GBR 7:32.11
1980
GOLD URS 07:23.5
SILVER GDR 07:28.6
BRONZE BRA 07:29.3
1984
GOLD USA 07:15.7 (Michael Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float, Bruce Hayes)
SILVER GER 07:15.7
BRONZE GBR 07:24.8
1988
GOLD USA 07:12.5 (Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi)
SILVER GDR 07:13.7
BRONZE FRG 07:14.4
1992
GOLD EUN 07:11.9
SILVER SWE 07:15.5
BRONZE USA 07:16.2 (Joe Hudepohl, Mel Stewart, Jon Olsen, Doug Gjertsen)
1996
GOLD USA 07:14.8 (Josh Davis, Joe Hudepohl, Brad Schumacher, Ryan Berube)
SILVER SWE 07:17.6
BRONZE GER 07:17.7
2000
GOLD AUS 07:07.0
SILVER USA 07:12.6 (Scott Goldblatt, Josh Davis, Jamie Rauch, Klete Keller)
BRONZE NED 07:12.7
2004
GOLD USA 07:07.3 (Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller)
SILVER AUS 07:07.5
BRONZE ITA 07:11.8
2008
GOLD 6:58.56 USA (Phelps, Lochte, Berens, Vanderkaay)
SILVER 7:03.70 RUS
BRONZE 7:04.98 AUS