Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
Date | 21 July (heats) 22 July (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 14:58.27 WR | ||||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 21 and 22 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1] This event is noteworthy as Vladimir Salnikov became the first man to swim the 1500m freestyle under 15 minutes.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 15:02.40 | Montreal, Canada | 20 July 1976 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 15:02.40 | Montreal, Canada | 20 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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22 July | Final | Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() | 14:58.27 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() | 15:08.25 | Q |
2 | 3 | Rainer Strohbach | ![]() | 15:17.93 | Q |
3 | 2 | Aleksandr Chayev | ![]() | 15:20.68 | Q |
4 | 2 | Rafael Escalas | ![]() | 15:20.99 | Q |
5 | 2 | Max Metzker | ![]() | 15:21.63 | Q |
6 | 1 | Zoltán Wladár | ![]() | 15:31.06 | Q |
7 | 1 | Borut Petrič | ![]() | 15:31.53 | Q |
8 | 1 | Eduard Petrov | ![]() | 15:32.32 | Q |
9 | 1 | Sándor Nagy | ![]() | 15:34.84 | |
10 | 2 | Daniel Machek | ![]() | 15:39.73 | |
11 | 3 | Simon Gray | ![]() | 15:43.17 | |
12 | 3 | Darjan Petrič | ![]() | 15:47.49 | |
13 | 3 | Andrew Astbury | ![]() | 15:54.32 | |
14 | 3 | Djan Madruga | ![]() | 15:56.20 | |
15 | 1 | Marcelo Jucá | ![]() | 16:01.11 | |
16 | 1 | Diego Quiroga | ![]() | 16:01.41 | |
17 | 3 | José María Larrañaga | ![]() | 16:27.90 | |
1 | Kevin Williamson | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | Abdelhakim Bitat | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | István Koczka | ![]() | DNS | ||
3 | Jean-Marie François | ![]() | DNS |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() | 14:58.27 | WR |
![]() | Aleksandr Chayev | ![]() | 15:14.30 | |
![]() | Max Metzker | ![]() | 15:14.49 | |
4 | Rainer Strohbach | ![]() | 15:15.29 | |
5 | Borut Petrič | ![]() | 15:21.78 | |
6 | Rafael Escalas | ![]() | 15:21.88 | |
7 | Zoltán Wladár | ![]() | 15:26.70 | |
8 | Eduard Petrov | ![]() | 15:28.24 |
References
- ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 451, 462. Retrieved 23 November 2018.