Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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
VenueSwimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
Date21 July (heats)
22 July (final)
Competitors17 from 11 nations
Winning time14:58.27 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Chayev  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Max Metzker  Australia
← 1976
1984 →

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record   Brian Goodell (USA) 15:02.40 Montreal, Canada 20 July 1976
Olympic record   Brian Goodell (USA) 15:02.40 Montreal, Canada 20 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
22 July Final Vladimir Salnikov   Soviet Union 14:58.27 WR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Vladimir Salnikov   Soviet Union 15:08.25 Q
2 3 Rainer Strohbach   East Germany 15:17.93 Q
3 2 Aleksandr Chayev   Soviet Union 15:20.68 Q
4 2 Rafael Escalas   Spain 15:20.99 Q
5 2 Max Metzker   Australia 15:21.63 Q
6 1 Zoltán Wladár   Hungary 15:31.06 Q
7 1 Borut Petrič   Yugoslavia 15:31.53 Q
8 1 Eduard Petrov   Soviet Union 15:32.32 Q
9 1 Sándor Nagy   Hungary 15:34.84
10 2 Daniel Machek   Czechoslovakia 15:39.73
11 3 Simon Gray   Great Britain 15:43.17
12 3 Darjan Petrič   Yugoslavia 15:47.49
13 3 Andrew Astbury   Great Britain 15:54.32
14 3 Djan Madruga   Brazil 15:56.20
15 1 Marcelo Jucá   Brazil 16:01.11
16 1 Diego Quiroga   Ecuador 16:01.41
17 3 José María Larrañaga   Peru 16:27.90
1 Kevin Williamson   Ireland DNS
2 Abdelhakim Bitat   Algeria DNS
2 István Koczka   Hungary DNS
3 Jean-Marie François   Venezuela DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Vladimir Salnikov   Soviet Union 14:58.27 WR
  Aleksandr Chayev   Soviet Union 15:14.30
  Max Metzker   Australia 15:14.49
4 Rainer Strohbach   East Germany 15:15.29
5 Borut Petrič   Yugoslavia 15:21.78
6 Rafael Escalas   Spain 15:21.88
7 Zoltán Wladár   Hungary 15:26.70
8 Eduard Petrov   Soviet Union 15:28.24

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 451, 462. Retrieved 23 November 2018.