# Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | United States (USA) Rick Carey John Moffet Pablo Morales Matt Biondi | 3:38.28 | Tokyo, Japan | 18 August 1985 |
| Olympic record | United States (USA) Rick Carey (55.41) Steve Lundquist (1:01.86) Pablo Morales (52.87) Rowdy Gaines (49.16) | 3:39.30 | Los Angeles, United States | 4 August 1984 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| 25 September | Final | David Berkoff (54.56) Richard Schroeder (1:01.64) Matt Biondi (52.38) Chris Jacobs (48.35) | United States | 3:36.93 | WR |

## Results
### Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | United States | David Berkoff (55.69) Richard Schroeder (1:01.64) Jay Mortenson (54.46) Tom Jager (51.21) | 3:43.00 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Great Britain | Gary Binfield (57.89) Adrian Moorhouse (1:02.33) Andy Jameson (53.47) Roland Lee (50.75) | 3:44.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Canada | Mark Tewksbury (57.05) Victor Davis (1:03.14) Tom Ponting (54.12) Sandy Goss (50.25) | 3:44.56 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | West Germany | Frank Hoffmeister (57.04) Mark Warnecke (1:03.80) Michael Gross (54.41) Björn Zikarsky (49.47) | 3:44.72 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Soviet Union | Sergei Zabolotnov (57.14) Valeriy Lozik (1:02.80) Konstantine Petrov (55.02) Nikolay Yevseyev (50.33) | 3:45.29 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Netherlands | Hans Kroes (58.11) Ronald Dekker (1:02.42) Frank Drost (54.50) Patrick Dybiona (50.62) | 3:45.65 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Japan | Daichi Suzuki (56.24) Hironobu Nagahata (1:03.51) Hiroshi Miura (55.65) Shigeo Ogata (51.48) | 3:46.88 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Australia | Carl Wilson (58.31) Ian McAdam (1:05.17) Jon Sieben (54.65) Andrew Baildon (49.27) | 3:47.40 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Switzerland | Patrick Ferland (58.27) Étienne Dagon (1:04.61) Dano Halsall (55.71) Stéfan Voléry (49.50) | 3:48.09 | |
| 10 | 4 | France | Franck Schott (57.04) David Leblanc (1:04.85) Ludovic Depickère (56.37) Bruno Gutzeit (50.38) | 3:48.64 | |
| 11 | 3 | New Zealand | Paul Kingsman (57.73) Anthony Beks (1:05.43) Anthony Mosse (54.03) Ross Anderson (51.74) | 3:48.93 | |
| 12 | 4 | Spain | Martín López-Zubero (58.05) Ramón Camallonga (1:04.67) José Luis Ballester (55.66) José Hernando (51.09) | 3:49.47 | |
| 13 | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Pavel Vokoun (59.25) Radek Beinhauer (1:03.71) Robert Wolf (56.23) Petr Kladiva (50.71) | 3:49.90 | |
| 14 | 4 | Denmark | Lars Sørensen (58.17) Christian Toft (1:07.32) Benny Nielsen (55.57) Franz Mortensen (50.91) | 3:51.97 | |
| 15 | 3 | Italy | Valerio Giambalvo (59.70) Gianni Minervini (1:05.06) Leonardo Michelotti (56.76) Roberto Gleria (50.54) | 3:52.06 | |
| 16 | 2 | Hungary | Tamás Deutsch (58.52) Károly Güttler (1:03.59) Valter Kalaus (58.30) Mihály-Richard Bodór (51.83) | 3:52.24 | |
| 17 | 4 | Singapore | David Lim Fong Jock (58.03) Ng Yue Meng (1:05.89) Ang Peng Siong (56.63) Oon Jin Gee (52.31) | 3:52.86 | |
| 18 | 3 | Brazil | Rogério Romero (57.99) Cícero Tortelli (1:06.54) Eduardo de Poli (56.65) Emanuel Nascimento (52.03) | 3:53.21 | |
| 19 | 2 | China | Lin Laijiu (59.32) Chen Jianhong (1:04.73) Zheng Jian (57.04) Shen Jianqiang (53.09) | 3:54.18 | |
| 20 | 3 | Mexico | Ernesto Vela (59.16) Javier Careaga (1:06.07) Urbano Zea (57.66) Rodrigo González (51.32) | 3:54.21 | |
| 21 | 1 | South Korea | Park Dong-pil (1:01.38) Yoon Joo-il (1:04.42) Park Yeong-cheol (56.96) Kwon Sang-won (54.18) | 3:56.94 | |
| 22 | 4 | Hong Kong | Yip Hor Man (1:03.23) Watt Kam Sing (1:08.53) Tsang Yi Ming (59.44) Michael Wright (54.08) | 4:05.28 | |
| 23 | 2 | Greece | Ilias Malamas (59.88) Nikolaos Fokianos (1:07.61) Theodoros Griniazakis (1:01.09) Charalambos Papanikolaou (59.13) | 4:07.71 | |
| 24 | 1 | Virgin Islands | William Cleveland (1:05.06) Kraig Singleton (1:13.73) Kristan Singleton (1:01.93) Hans Foerster (54.31) | 4:15.03 | |
| 25 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | Mohamed Abdullah (1:08.35) Obaid Al-Rumaithi (1:15.72) Mohamed Bin Abid (1:06.57) Ahmad Faraj (57.91) | 4:28.55 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | United States | David Berkoff (54.56) Richard Schroeder (1:01.64) Matt Biondi (52.38) Chris Jacobs (48.35) | 3:36.93 | WR |
| | 3 | Canada | Mark Tewksbury (56.11) Victor Davis (1:00.90) Tom Ponting (53.52) Sandy Goss (48.75) | 3:39.28 | NR |
| | 2 | Soviet Union | Igor Polyansky (55.35) Dmitry Volkov (1:01.53) Vadim Yaroshchuk (53.34) Gennadiy Prigoda (49.74) | 3:39.96 | |
| 4 | 6 | West Germany | Frank Hoffmeister (57.18) Alexander Mayer (1:03.12) Michael Gross (53.17) Björn Zikarsky (49.51) | 3:42.98 | |
| 5 | 1 | Japan | Daichi Suzuki (55.87) Hironobu Nagahata (1:02.75) Hiroshi Miura (54.18) Shigeo Ogata (51.56) | 3:44.36 | NR |
| 6 | 8 | Australia | Carl Wilson (57.85) Ian McAdam (1:05.01) Jon Sieben (53.42) Andrew Baildon (49.57) | 3:45.85 | |
| 7 | 7 | Netherlands | Hans Kroes (58.26) Ronald Dekker (1:03.40) Frank Drost (54.48) Patrick Dybiona (50.41) | 3:46.55 | |
| | 5 | Great Britain | Neil Harper Adrian Moorhouse Andy Jameson Mark Foster | DSQ | |