Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 September 1988 (heats) 25 September 1988 (final) |
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| Competitors | 35 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15:00.40 | ||||||||||||
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Vladimir Salnikov |
 Soviet Union
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Stefan Pfeiffer |
 West Germany
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Uwe Daßler |
 East Germany
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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.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q).
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