The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
was held on 30 July and 1 August 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
It will be the event's twenty-seventh consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1904.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Qualification
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 15:00.99. Up to two swimmers per
National Olympic Committee
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(NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 15:28.02. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.
Competition format
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(UTC+9)[
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Results
Heats
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Final
References
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Olympics
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Men's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics