Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Rank Name Nationality Time
1 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union 14:58.27
2 Aleksandr Chayev Soviet Union 15:14.30
3 Max Metzker Australia 15:14.49
4 Rainer Strohbach East Germany 15:15.29
5 Borut Petrič Yugoslavia 15:21.78
6 Rafael Escalas Spain 15:21.88
7 Zoltán Wladár Hungary 15:26.70
8 Eduard Petrov Soviet Union 15:28.24
Results -- Final
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.