Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Bobby Finke came from behind to win the men's 1500 metre freestyle.
The men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre across 30 July and 1 August 2021.
Quick Facts
- Event
- Men's 1500 metre freestyle
- Games
- 2020 Summer
- Venue
- Tokyo Aquatics Centre
- Dates
- 30 July 2021 (heats); 1 August 2021 (final)
- Competitors
- 28
- Nations
- 20
- Win value
- 14:39.65
- Gold
- Bobby Finke
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 15:00.99.
- The Olympic Selection Time was 15:28.02.
- The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final.
Summary
Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk outlasted Germany's Florian Wellbrock at the finish to take silver in 14:40.66, while Wellbrock, the 2019 World Champion, settled for bronze in 14:40.91 after holding a 0.72 second lead over Finke at the final turn. Defending champion Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, who had posted a world leading time of 14:33.10 in 2020, faded over the last 150 metres to finish fourth in 14:45.01. The remaining finalists—Daniel Jervis, Kirill Martynychev, Felix Auboeck, and Serhiy Frolov—all recorded times slower than their preliminary performances.
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