The final of the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15:05.20 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) |
14:54.76 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 February 1983 |
| Olympic record |  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) |
14:58.27 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 July 1980 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).[2]
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mike O'Brien |  United States |
15:05.20 | |
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6 | George DiCarlo | United States |
15:10.59 | |
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5 | Stefan Pfeiffer |  West Germany |
15:12.77 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Rainer Henkel | West Germany |
15:20.03 | |
| 5 | 8 | Franck Iacono |  France |
15:26.96 | NR |
| 6 | 3 | Stefano Grandi |  Italy |
15:28.58 | |
| 7 | 7 | David Shemilt |  Canada |
15:31.28 | |
| 8 | 1 | Wayne Shillington |  Australia |
15:38.18 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 506–507. Retrieved March 7, 2017.