Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | women | |||
| 200 m | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
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
| Gold | John Konrads Australia |
| Silver | Murray Rose Australia |
| Bronze | George Breen United States |
Results
Heats
Five heats were held; the eight fastest swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted. The heats were held September 2.
Heat One
| 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
| 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 Carao | Venezuela | DNS |
Heat Three
| 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
| 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
| 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
The Men's 1500 m Freestyle Final was held September 3.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | John Konrads | Australia | 17:19.6 | OR |
 | Murray Rose | Australia | 17:21.7 | |
 | George Breen | United States | 17:30.6 | |
| 4 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 17:34.7 | |
| 5 | József Katona |  Hungary | 17:43.7 | |
| 6 | Murray McLachlan | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
External links
- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Volume Two (PDF) (PDF). p. 555-559.
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