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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.
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 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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