Swimming At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
14:54.76 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 February 1983 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
14:58.27 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22 July 1980 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Vladimir Salnikov | ![]() |
15:00.40 | |
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3 | Stefan Pfeiffer | ![]() |
15:02.69 | |
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6 | Uwe Daßler | ![]() |
15:06.15 | |
4 | 4 | Matthew Cetlinski | ![]() |
15:06.42 | |
5 | 2 | Mariusz Podkościelny | ![]() |
15:14.76 | |
6 | 7 | Rainer Henkel | ![]() |
15:18.19 | |
7 | 8 | Kevin Boyd | ![]() |
15:21.16 | |
8 | 1 | Darjan Petrič | ![]() |
15:37.12 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 404–406. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 406. Retrieved 26 March 2017.