The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 2 and 3.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of 30 lengths of the pool.
Medalists
edit| Gold | John Konrads Australia
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| Silver | Murray Rose Australia
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| Bronze | George Breen United States
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Results
editHeats
editFive heats were held; the eight fastest swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted. The heats were held September 2.
Heat One
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 17:46.5 |
| 2 | Aubrey Bürer | South Africa | 18:17.8 |
| 3 | Gerhard Hetz | Germany | 18:32.2 |
| 4 | Ilkka Suvanto | Finland | 18:41.1 |
| 5 | Alfredo Guzmán | Mexico | 19:11.1 |
| 6 | Paolo Galletti | Italy | 20:28.2 |
| 7 | Rainer Goltzsche | Switzerland | 20:45.1 |
Heat Two
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Somers | United States | 17:54.1 |
| 2 | Murray McLachlan | South Africa | 18:09.9 |
| 3 | Masami Nakabo | Japan | 18:30.4 |
| 4 | Bob Sreenan | Great Britain | 18:57.1 |
| 5 | Tin Maung Ni | Burma | 19:09.8 |
| 6 | Slobodan Kićović | Yugoslavia | 20:29.0 |
| Alberto Feo Corao | Venezuela | DNS |
Heat Three
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Breen | United States | 17:55.9 |
| 2 | Lars-Erik Bengtsson | Sweden | 18:19.7 |
| 3 | Veljko Rogošić | Yugoslavia | 18:51.8 |
| 4 | Miguel Torres | Spain | 19:21.8 |
| 5 | Massimo Rosi | Italy | 19:52.9 |
| 6 | András Bodnár | Hungary | 20:22.2 |
| Robert Chenaux | Puerto Rico | DNS |
Heat Four
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Konrads | Australia | 17:52.0 |
| 2 | József Katona | Hungary | 17:53.5 |
| 3 | Richard Campion | Great Britain | 17:54.8 |
| 4 | Hans-Ulrich Millow | Germany | 18:22.7 |
| 5 | Mauricio Ocampo | Mexico | 18:29.0 |
| 6 | Zakaria Nasution | Indonesia | 19:18.6 |
| Amiram Trauber | Israel | DNS |
Heat Five
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Rose | Australia | 17:32.8 |
| 2 | Bana Sailani | Philippines | 18:18.8 |
| 3 | Gennady Androsov | Soviet Union | 18:39.0 |
| 4 | Hans-Ulrich Dürst | Switzerland | 19:21.9 |
| 5 | Eduardo de Sousa | Portugal | 19:40.1 |
| Bengt-Olov Almstedt | Sweden | DNS |
Final
editThe Men's 1500 m Freestyle Final was held September 3.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
John Konrads |  Australia |
17:19.6 | OR |
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Murray Rose | Australia |
17:21.7 | |
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George Breen |  United States |
17:30.6 | |
| 4 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka |  Japan |
17:34.7 | |
| 5 | József Katona |  Hungary |
17:43.7 | |
| 6 | Murray McLachlan |  South Africa |
17:44.9 | |
| 7 | Alan Somers | United States |
18:02.8 | |
| 8 | Richard Campion |  Great Britain |
18:22.7 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
External links
edit- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Volume Two (PDF) (PDF). pp. 555–559.