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Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Bernat Olympic Pools
Dates July 30, 1992 (heats)
July 31, 1992 (finals)
Competitors 30 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kieren Perkins  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Glen Housman  Australia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jörg Hoffmann  Germany
← 1988
1996 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Kieren Perkins  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Glen Housman  Australia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jörg Hoffmann  Germany

The Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain.

These were the standing Olympic and World records prior to the Olympics

In the final Kieren Perkins set a new world and Olympic record with 14:43.48


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