Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
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The Men's 1500 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics
was held in Montreal
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1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
was held in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
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Final
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
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Brian Goodell Brian Goodell Brian Stuart Goodell is an Olympic champion and former World Record holding freestyle swimmer from the United States. At the 1976 Olympic Games, he won gold medals in 400m and 1500m Frees. He also won golds in both those events at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico... |
 USA |
15:02.40 WR |
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Bobby Hackett Bobby Hackett (swimmer) Robert William "Bobby" Hackett, Jr. is a former American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a silver medal in the 1500-meter freestyle, finishing behind compatriot Brian Goodell.He was coached under Coach Joe Bernal... |
USA |
15:03.91 |
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Stephen Holland Stephen Holland Stephen Roy Holland OAM is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal... |
 AUS |
15:04.66 |
| 4 | Djan Madruga Garrido |  BRA |
15:19.84 |
| 5 | Vladimir Salnikov Vladimir Salnikov Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former swimmer who competed for the USSR and set 12 world records in the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter freestyle. Nicknamed a "monster in the waves", he was the first man to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500-meter freestyle... |
 URS |
15:29.45 |
| 6 | Max Metzker Max Metzker Maxwell Raymond Metzker was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics... |
AUS |
15:31.53 |
| 7 | Paul Hartloff | USA |
15:32.08 |
| 8 | Zoltán Wladár |  HUN |
15:45.97 |