The men's 1500 metre
freestyle event at the
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
was contested at the
Olympic Aquatic Centre of the
Athens Olympic Sports Complex
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in
Athens
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,
Greece
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on August 20 and 21.
Australian swimmer and world record holder
Grant Hackett
Grant George Hackett OAM (born 9 May 1980) is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to ...
became the third swimmer in history to defend the title in this event, breaking an Olympic record time of 14:43.40. U.S. swimmer
Larsen Jensen
Larsen Alan Jensen (born September 1, 1985) is an American former competition swimmer and a two-time Olympic medalist.
Career
At the 2003 World Championships, Jensen earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle, his first medal at the int ...
set an American record time of 14:45.29 to take the silver. Great Britain's
David Davies, on the other hand, fought off a challenge from Russia's
Yuri Prilukov
Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov (russian: Юрий Александрович Прилуков; born 14 June 1984) is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming.
Prilukov was born in Sverdlovsk. He is a five-time ...
in the final lap to earn a bronze medal by a 7-second margin, with a national record of 14:45.95.
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
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics