| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 22–25 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 300 m | women | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event.
A total of 23 swimmers from 12 nations competed in the event, which was held from Sunday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 25, 1920.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 22:00.0 |  George Hodgson
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Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | 22:00.0 | George Hodgson
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Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
Results
Quarterfinals
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  George Vernot (CAN) |
23:40.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Eugene Bolden (USA) |
23:41.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Arne Borg (SWE) |
23:54.4 | q |
| — |  René Ricolfi-Doria (SUI) |
DNF | |
 Henry Taylor (GBR) |
DNF |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
24:28.8 | Q |
| 2 | Edward Peter (GBR) |
24:39.4 | Q |
| 3 |  Cor Zegger (NED) |
24:58.0 | |
| 4 |  Antonio Quarantotto (ITA) |
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| 5 |  Alois Hrášek (TCH) |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Annison (GBR) |
24:28.2 | Q |
| 2 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
24:36.6 | Q |
| 3 | Gilio Bisagno (ITA) |
25:18.0 | |
| 4 | Hans Drexler (SUI) |
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| 5 | Emanuel Prüll (TCH) |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
24:08.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Paul De Backer (BEL) |
26:46.4 | Q |
| 3 | Frans Möller (SWE) |
27:42.0 | |
| 4 |  Joaquín Cuadrada (ESP) |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
22:55.0 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
23:41.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield (GBR) |
23:56.6 | |
| — |  Pierre Lavraie (FRA) |
DNF |
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
23:12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
23:23.0 | Q |
| 3 | Eugene Bolden (USA) |
23:26.4 | q |
| 4 | Arne Borg (SWE) |
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| 5 | George Hodgson (CAN) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vernot (CAN) |
22:59.4 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
23:02.2 | Q |
| 3 | Harold Annison (GBR) |
23:51.4 | |
| 4 | Ludy Langer (USA) |
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| 5 | Edward Peter (GBR) |
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| 6 | Paul De Backer (BEL) |
Final
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Ross (USA) |
22:23.2 |
| 2 | George Vernot (CAN) |
22:36.4 |
| 3 | Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) |
23:04.0 |
| 4 | Fred Kahele (USA) |
23:59.1 |
| 5 | Eugene Bolden (USA) |
24:04.3 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
| Olympic champions in men's 1500 m freestyle | |
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| 1 mile |
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| Intercalated Games |
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| 1500 metres |
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