Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle

A Final

Place	Name	Nationality	Time
	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...		15:00.40
	Stefan Pfeiffer Stefan Pfeiffer Stefan Pfeiffer is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Pfeiffer earned another medal, this time silver, in the same event.-References:*...		15:02.69
	Uwe Daßler Uwe Daßler Uwe Daßler , also spelled "Uwe Dassler", is a former middle- and long-distance freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won three medals for the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...		15:06.15
4^th	Gerry Boyle Gerry Boyle -Early life:The grandson of Irish immigrants, Boyle was born in Chicago. His parents soon moved to Rhode Island, where he graduated from high school in Warwick. He graduated from Colby College in Maine, Class of 1978, majoring in literature, and began to write short stories and...	Republic of Ireland	15:06.42
5^th	Mariusz Podkościelny Mariusz Podkoscielny Mariusz Podkościelny is a former freestyle swimmer from Poland, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the University of Miami. He is currently coaching and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale,...	Poland	15:14.76
6^th	Rainer Henkel Rainer Henkel Rainer Henkel is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....	West Germany	15:18.19
7^th	Kevin Boyd Kevin Boyd Kevin Thomas Boyd is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Great Britain.Boyd attended Hymers College in Hull and, along with elder brother Stephen, joined the local club Hull Olympic in 1972. He soon became a proficient swimmer at local and county level in backstroke events, before switching...	United Kingdom	15:21.16
8^th	Darjan Petrič Darjan Petric Darjan Petrič is a former Slovenian freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. He is the brother of swimmer Borut Petrič, the youngest participant at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.-References:*...		15:37.12

Preliminary heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Matt Cetlinski Matt Cetlinski Matthew J. "Matt" Cetlinski is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist.Cetlinski attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida...	United States	15:07.41	q-A
2	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...	Soviet Union	15:07.83	q-A
3	Stefan Pfeiffer Stefan Pfeiffer Stefan Pfeiffer is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Pfeiffer earned another medal, this time silver, in the same event.-References:*...		15:07.85	q-A
4	Gerry Boyle Gerry Boyle -Early life:The grandson of Irish immigrants, Boyle was born in Chicago. His parents soon moved to Rhode Island, where he graduated from high school in Warwick. He graduated from Colby College in Maine, Class of 1978, majoring in literature, and began to write short stories and...	Republic of Ireland	15:08.91	q-A
5	Mariusz Podkościelny Mariusz Podkoscielny Mariusz Podkościelny is a former freestyle swimmer from Poland, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the University of Miami. He is currently coaching and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale,...	Poland	15:11.19	q-A
6	Jörg Hoffmann Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) Jörg Hoffmann is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...		15:14.13	q-A Scratched final
7	Rainer Henkel Rainer Henkel Rainer Henkel is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....		15:14.64	q-A
8	Darjan Petrič Darjan Petric Darjan Petrič is a former Slovenian freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. He is the brother of swimmer Borut Petrič, the youngest participant at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.-References:*...		15:16.99	q-A
9	Kevin Boyd Kevin Boyd Kevin Thomas Boyd is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Great Britain.Boyd attended Hymers College in Hull and, along with elder brother Stephen, joined the local club Hull Olympic in 1972. He soon became a proficient swimmer at local and county level in backstroke events, before switching...	United Kingdom	15:17.56
10	Luca Pellegrini	Italy	15:18.80
11	Michael Bruce McKenzie	Australia	15:19.36
12	Christophe Marchand Christophe Marchand Christophe Marchand is a retired freestyle swimmer from France. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He twice claimed the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in the men's 400 metres freestyle event.-References:*...	France	15:22.19
13	Franck Iacono Franck Iacono Franck Iacono is a retired freestyle swimmer from France. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. He was affiliated with the University of Alabama ....	France	15:22.66
14	Jason Plummer Jason Plummer (swimmer) Jason Robert Plummer is a former Australian freestyle swimmer, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Plummer was a member of the St. Peters Swim Club in Brisbane. At the 1985 National Championships he won silver in 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle finishing behind fellow Queenslander...	Australia	15:22.85
15	Walter Kalaus		15:23.01
16	Chris Chalmers	Canada	15:23.22
17	Stefan Persson Stefan Persson (swimmer) Jan Stefan Persson is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. His best result is a fourth place on 1500m Freestyle at the European LC Championships 1987 in Strasbourg....	Sweden	15:24.33
18	Igor Majcen Igor Majcen Igor Majcen is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. He is a three-time Olympian, making his debut in 1988 for FR Yugoslavia....		15:29.16
19	Harry Taylor Harry Taylor (swimmer) Harry Taylor is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 19th position in the 1500m Freestyle....	Canada	15:30.31
20	Stefano Battistelli Stefano Battistelli Stefano Battistelli is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics , and won a bronze medal at each appearance....	Italy	15:36.54
21	Artur Wojdat Artur Wojdat Artur Wojdat is a former international swimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...	Poland	15:37.52
22	Tony Day	United Kingdom	15:38.75
23	Lars Jorgensen	United States	15:39.51
24	Dali Wang	People's Republic of China	15:45.96
25	Masashi Kato Masashi Kato is a retired Japanese male freestyle swimmer. He represented Japan in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 16th place in the Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...	Japan	15:47.35
26	Cristiano Michelena Cristiano Michelena Cristiano Rositoano Michelena is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...	Brazil	15:50.50
27	Yoshiyuki Mizumoto	Japan	15:52.06
28	Norbert Agh		15:52.80
29	Kuan Seng J. Ong	Malaysia	15:53.67
30	Artur Costa	Portugal	15:56.13
31	Ragnar Guðmundsson	Iceland	15:57.54
32	David Castro David Castro David Ferreira Castro was a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events, see Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:*...	Brazil	15:57.89
33	Ming-Hsun Wu	Chinese Taipei	15:59.74
34	Wook Yang	South Korea	16:21.10
35	Jonathan Sakovich	Guam	16:26.77

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