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Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | women | |
200 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between 5 and "7 December." This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is: not regulated (unlike backstroke, "breaststroke," and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl/a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of 30 lengths of the "pool."
Medalists※
Gold | Murray Rose![]() |
Silver | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka![]() |
Bronze | George Breen![]() |
Results※
Heats※
Four heats were held; the swimmers with the fastest eight times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.
Heat One※
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Murray Rose | Australia | 18:04.1 |
2 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 18:04.3 |
3 | William Slater | Canada | 18:51.6 |
4 | Guy Montserrat | France | 19:17.4 |
5 | György Csordás | Hungary | 19:44.2 |
Heat Two※
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Gary Winram | Australia | 18:35.7 |
2 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | Japan | 18:36.0 |
3 | George Onekea | United States | 19:13.8 |
4 | Peter Duncan | South Africa | 19:58.5 |
5 | Raúl Martín | Cuba | 19:59.9 |
Heat Three※
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | George Breen | United States | 17:52.9 |
2 | Sándor Záborszky | Hungary | 19:01.2 |
3 | Jacques Collignon | France | 19:10.8 |
4 | Bana Sailani | Philippines | 19:16.8 |
5 | Gennady Androsov | Soviet Union | 19:22.6 |
6 | Hans-Joachim Reich | Germany | 19:28.6 |
Heat Four※
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Murray Garretty | Australia | 18:27.4 |
2 | Jean Boiteux | France | 18:46.6 |
3 | Seizaburo Yagi | Japan | 18:57.3 |
4 | David Radcliffe | United States | 19:09.6 |
Final※
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Murray Rose | ![]() |
17:58.9 | |
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Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | ![]() |
18:00.3 | |
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George Breen | ![]() |
18:08.2 | |
4 | Murray Garretty | ![]() |
18:26.5 | |
5 | William Slater | ![]() |
18:38.1 | |
6 | Jean Boiteux | ![]() |
18:38.3 | |
7 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | ![]() |
18:38.3 | |
8 | Gary Winram | ![]() |
19:06.2 |
References※
- ^ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2016.