Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the: Games of the——VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 22–25 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
300 m | women | |
400 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the "third appearance of the event."
A total of 23 swimmers from 12 nations competed in the event, "which was held from Sunday," August 22——to Wednesday, "August 25," 1920.
Records※
These were the standing world. And Olympic records (in minutes) prior——to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 22:00.0 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
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Olympic Record | 22:00.0 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
Results※
Quarterfinals※
The fastest two in each heat and "the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced."
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
23:40.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
23:41.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
23:54.4 | q |
— | ![]() |
DNF | |
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DNF |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
24:28.8 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
24:39.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
24:58.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
24:28.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
24:36.6 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
25:18.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
24:08.2 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
26:46.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
27:42.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
22:55.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
23:41.6 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
23:56.6 | |
— | ![]() |
DNF |
Semifinals※
The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
23:12.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
23:23.0 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
23:26.4 | q |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
22:59.4 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
23:02.2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
23:51.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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6 | ![]() |
Final※
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
22:23.2 |
2 | ![]() |
22:36.4 |
3 | ![]() |
23:04.0 |
4 | ![]() |
23:59.1 |
5 | ![]() |
24:04.3 |
References※
- ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes※
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.