The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the
1980 Summer Olympics was held on 21 and 22 July at the
Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.
This event is noteworthy as
Vladimir Salnikov
Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Сальников; born 21 May 1960) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union and set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter ...
became the first man to swim the 1500m freestyle under 15 minutes.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
Final
References
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Men's events at the 1980 Summer Olympics