The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
Twenty-one swimmers from ten nations competed.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Noboru Terada Japan
|
Jack Medica United States
|
Shunpei Uto Japan
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 19:07.2 |  Arne Borg
|
Bologna (ITA) | 2 September 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 19:12.4 |  Kusuo Kitamura
|
Los Angeles (USA) | 13 August 1932 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunao Ishiharada (JPN) |
19:55.8 | |
| 2 |  Bob Leivers (GBR) |
20:04.4 | |
| 3 |  Heinz Arendt (GER) |
20:10.7 | |
| 4 |  Bob Pirie (CAN) |
20:16.4 | |
| 5 |  Manoel Villar (BRA) |
21:49.9 | |
| 6 |  István Angyal (HUN) |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jack Medica (USA) |
19:55.5 | |
| Noboru Terada (JPN) |
19:55.5 | ||
| 3 |  Jørgen Jørgensen (DEN) |
21:42.0 | |
| 4 | Robert Hooper (CAN) |
21:47.4 | |
| 5 | João Havelange (BRA) |
22:54.1 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shumpei Uto (JPN) |
19:48.3 | |
| 2 | Ralph Flanagan (USA) |
19:49.9 | |
| 3 | Hans Freese (GER) |
20:13.7 | |
| 4 |  Christian Talli (FRA) |
21:03.0 | |
| 5 | Bob Hamerton (CAN) |
21:05.5 | |
| 6 | Aage Hellstrøm (DEN) |
21:16.9 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Cristy (USA) |
20:26.5 | |
| 2 | Norman Wainwright (GBR) |
20:47.6 | |
| 3 | Otto Przywara (GER) |
20:59.0 | |
| 4 |  Edmund Pader (AUT) |
21:13.9 |
Semifinals edit
Friday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noboru Terada (JPN) |
19:48.6 | |
| 2 | Ralph Flanagan (USA) |
19:59.4 | |
| 3 | Bob Leivers (GBR) |
20:10.0 | |
| 4 | Jim Cristy (USA) |
20:25.8 | |
| 5 | Hans Freese (GER) |
20:27.6 | |
| 6 | Otto Przywara (GER) |
20:55.0 | |
| 7 | Jørgen Jørgensen (DEN) |
21:46.3 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Medica (USA) |
19:42.8 | |
| 2 | Sunao Ishiharada (JPN) |
19:53.9 | |
| 3 | Shumpei Uto (JPN) |
19:55.6 | |
| 4 | Heinz Arendt (GER) |
19:56.1 | |
| 5 | Norman Wainwright (GBR) |
20:14.4 | |
| 6 | Bob Pirie (CAN) |
20:17.3 | |
| 7 | Christian Talli (FRA) |
21:09.8 |
Final edit
Saturday 15 August 1936:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noboru Terada (JPN) |
19:13.7 |
| 2 | Jack Medica (USA) |
19:34.0 |
| 3 | Shumpei Uto (JPN) |
19:34.5 |
| 4 | Sunao Ishiharada (JPN) |
19:48.5 |
| 5 | Ralph Flanagan (USA) |
19:54.8 |
| 6 | Bob Leivers (GBR) |
19:57.4 |
| 7 | Heinz Arendt (GER) |
19:59.0 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 November 2008.