Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 September 1988 (heats) 25 September 1988 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 15:00.40 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
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 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() |
15:00.40 | |
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3 | Stefan Pfeiffer | ![]() |
15:02.69 | |
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6 | Uwe Daßler | ![]() |
15:06.15 | |
4 | 4 | Matthew Cetlinski | ![]() |
15:06.42 | |
5 | 2 | Mariusz Podkościelny | ![]() |
15:14.76 | |
6 | 7 | Rainer Henkel | ![]() |
15:18.19 | |
7 | 8 | Kevin Boyd | ![]() |
15:21.16 | |
8 | 1 | Darjan Petrič | ![]() |
15:37.12 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 404–406. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 406. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links
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