Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 30 July 2021 (heats) 1 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 14:39.65 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
Backstroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Individual medley | |||
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
Freestyle relay | |||
4 × 100 m | men | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4 × 100 m | men | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 30 July and 1 August 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It will be the event's twenty-seventh consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1904.
In similar fashion to his victory in the inaugural 800 freestyle days days earlier, the U.S.' Robert Finke (14:39.65) came from behind to complete the distance double. In a close affair in the middle lanes, Finke split an astonishing 25.78 on the last 50 to overtake the field and become the first American to win gold in the event since Mike O'Brien in 1984.
In a battle against Germany's Florian Wellbrock, Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk was able to outlast the German at the finish and claim silver in 14:40.66. 2019 World Champion Wellbrock held a 0.72 second advantage over Finke at the final turn but could not withstand the latter's finishing speed, settling for bronze in 14:40.91. Italy's defending champion Gregorio Paltrinieri (14:45.01), who posted a world leading time of 14:33.10 in 2020, faded over the last 150 m to take fourth in 14:45.01. Great Britain's Daniel Jervis (14:55.48), ROC's Kirill Martynychev (14:55.85), Austria's Felix Auboeck (15:03.47) and Ukraine's Serhiy Frolov (15:04.26) rounded out the championship field, with all four swimmers slower than their preliminary times.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 14:31.02 | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 2012 | [2] [3] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 14:31.02 | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 2012 | [2] [3] |
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 15:00.99. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 15:28.02. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place. [4]
The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round. [5]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 30 July 2021 | 19:48 | Heats |
Sunday, 1 August 2021 | 10:44 | Final |
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. [6]
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 5 | Robert Finke | ![]() | 14:39.65 | |
![]() | 4 | Mykhailo Romanchuk | ![]() | 14:40.66 | |
![]() | 3 | Florian Wellbrock | ![]() | 14:40.91 | |
4 | 6 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | ![]() | 14:45.01 | |
5 | 2 | Daniel Jervis | ![]() | 14:55.48 | |
6 | 8 | Kirill Martynychev | ![]() | 14:55.85 | |
7 | 1 | Felix Auböck | ![]() | 15:03.47 | |
8 | 7 | Serhiy Frolov | ![]() | 15:04.26 |
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Robert FinkeOLY, better known as Bobby Finke, is an American professional swimmer. He won two gold medals for the United States in the 2020 Summer Olympics: the men's 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle swims. He swam for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida from 2018-2022 under Coach Anthony Nesty. He currently swims as a part of the pro group at UF. Before swimming in college, Bobby swam for Coach Fred Lewis on the Saint Petersburg Aquatics club team, located in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
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