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
Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Chayev  Soviet Union
Max Metzker  Australia
Swimming at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record Brian Goodell (USA)15:02.40Montreal, Canada20 July 1976
Olympic record Brian Goodell (USA)15:02.40Montreal, Canada20 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
22 JulyFinalVladimir Salnikov Soviet Union14:58.27WR, OR

Results

Heats
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union15:08.25Q
23Rainer Strohbach East Germany15:17.93Q
32Aleksandr Chayev Soviet Union15:20.68Q
42Rafael Escalas Spain15:20.99Q
52Max Metzker Australia15:21.63Q
61Zoltán Wladár Hungary15:31.06Q
71Borut Petrič Yugoslavia15:31.53Q
81Eduard Petrov Soviet Union15:32.32Q
91Sándor Nagy Hungary15:34.84
102Daniel Machek Czechoslovakia15:39.73
113Simon Gray Great Britain15:43.17
123Darjan Petrič Yugoslavia15:47.49
133Andrew Astbury Great Britain15:54.32
143Djan Madruga Brazil15:56.20
151Marcelo Jucá Brazil16:01.11
161Diego Quiroga Ecuador16:01.41
173José María Larrañaga Peru16:27.90
1Kevin Williamson IrelandDNS
2Abdelhakim Bitat AlgeriaDNS
2István Koczka HungaryDNS
3Jean-Marie François VenezuelaDNS

Final
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union14:58.27WR, OR
Aleksandr Chayev Soviet Union15:14.30
Max Metzker Australia15:14.49
4Rainer Strohbach East Germany15:15.29
5Borut Petrič Yugoslavia15:21.78
6Rafael Escalas Spain15:21.88
7Zoltán Wladár Hungary15:26.70
8Eduard Petrov Soviet Union15:28.24

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