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Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Chayev  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Max Metzker  Australia
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1st, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Chayev  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Max Metzker  Australia

The final of the Men's 1.500 metres Freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in Moscow, Soviet Union, on Tuesday 22 July 1980.

Three heats took place at the Olympic Swimming Pool on 21 July 1980. The fastest 8 swimmers, irrespective of heat, qualified for the final the following day.




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