The final of the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1]
Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 15:05.20 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 14:54.76 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 February 1983 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 14:58.27 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 July 1980 |
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Mike O'Brien | ![]() | 15:05.20 | |
![]() | 6 | George DiCarlo | ![]() | 15:10.59 | |
![]() | 5 | Stefan Pfeiffer | ![]() | 15:12.77 | NR |
4 | 2 | Rainer Henkel | ![]() | 15:20.03 | |
5 | 8 | Franck Iacono | ![]() | 15:26.96 | NR |
6 | 3 | Stefano Grandi | ![]() | 15:28.58 | |
7 | 7 | David Shemilt | ![]() | 15:31.28 | |
8 | 1 | Wayne Shillington | ![]() | 15:38.18 |
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