The men's 1500 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 19 and 20 July.[1]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 19 July 1976 (heats) 20 July 1976 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15:02.40 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
At the start of this event, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Brian Goodell (USA) |
15:06.66 | Long Beach, United States | 21 June 1976 |
| Olympic record | Mike Burton (USA) |
15:52.58 | Munich, West Germany | 4 September 1972 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July | Heats | Zoltán Wladár |  Hungary |
15:37.61 | OR |
| 19 July | Heats | Paul Hartloff |  United States |
15:20.74 | OR |
| 20 July | Final | Brian Goodell | United States |
15:02.40 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Wladár | Hungary |
15:37.61 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Vladimir Salnikov |  Soviet Union |
15:39.04 | Q |
| 3 | David Parker |  Great Britain |
15:46.60 | |
| 4 | Borut Petrič |  Yugoslavia |
16:03.92 | |
| 5 | Johan Van Steenberghe |  Belgium |
16:14.13 | |
| 6 | Georgios Karpouzis |  Greece |
16:53.92 | |
| 7 | Sigurður Ólafsson |  Iceland |
17:25.10 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hartloff | United States |
15:20.74 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Djan Madruga |  Brazil |
15:36.95 | Q |
| 3 | Igor Kushpelev | Soviet Union |
15:43.88 | |
| 4 | Paul Sparkes | Great Britain |
15:59.04 | |
| 5 | Stefan Wenz |  West Germany |
16:08.20 | |
| 6 | Kris Sumono |  Indonesia |
17:09.17 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Hackett | United States |
15:25.49 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Nash |  Australia |
15:46.51 | |
| 3 | Paul Midgley |  Canada |
15:49.78 | |
| 4 | István Koczka | Hungary |
16:05.54 | |
| 5 | Kevin Williamson |  Ireland |
16:54.11 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Holland | Australia |
15:25.93 | Q |
| 2 | Valentin Parinov | Soviet Union |
15:41.13 | |
| 3 | Henk Elzerman |  Netherlands |
15:51.08 | |
| 4 | Michael Ker | Canada |
15:58.07 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Waldmann |  Switzerland |
16:06.41 | |
| 6 | António de Melo |  Portugal |
17:24.31 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Goodell | United States |
15:34.11 | Q |
| 2 | Max Metzker | Australia |
15:36.14 | Q |
| 3 | Sándor Nagy | Hungary |
15:48.41 | |
| 4 | Brett Naylor |  New Zealand |
15:52.68 | |
| 5 | Mark Treffers | New Zealand |
15:56.11 | |
| 6 | José Bas |  Spain |
16:28.59 | |
| 7 | Edwin Borja |  Philippines |
17:05.75 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Brian Goodell | United States |
15:02.40 | WR |
 |
Bobby Hackett | United States |
15:03.91 | |
 |
Stephen Holland | Australia |
15:04.66 | |
| 4 | Djan Madruga | Brazil |
15:19.84 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Salnikov | Soviet Union |
15:29.45 | |
| 6 | Max Metzker | Australia |
15:31.53 | |
| 7 | Paul Hartloff | United States |
15:32.08 | |
| 8 | Zoltán Wladár | Hungary |
15:45.97 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2016.