Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Appearance
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.[1] 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
[edit]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
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.