1,500 m Freestyle, Men
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
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| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 25 |
| Countries | 20 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Vladimir Salnikov |  URS |
15:18.90 (1 h1) |
15:03.99 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Borut Petrič |  YUG |
15:29.49 (3 h1) |
15:20.77 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Bobby Hackett |  USA |
15:29.87 (4 h1) |
15:23.38 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Max Metzker |  AUS |
15:36.46 (8 h1) |
15:25.60 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Zoltán Wladár |  HUN |
15:36.32 (7 h1) |
15:35.87 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Daniel Machek |  TCH |
15:28.19 (2 h1) |
15:38.57 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Simon Gray |  GBR |
15:31.42 (5 h1) |
15:41.33 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Djan Madruga |  BRA |
15:35.56 (6 h1) |
— (DNF F) |
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| 9 | Vladimir Lebedev | URS |
15:38.01 (9 h1) |
— | ||
| 10 | Sándor Nagy | HUN |
15:42.58 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Ed Ryder | USA |
15:44.00 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Stefan Andersson |  SWE |
15:56.99 (12 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Shuji Tsukasaki |  JPN |
15:58.09 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Robert Baylis |  CAN |
16:05.05 (14 h1) |
— | ||
| 15 | Rafael Escalas |  ESP |
16:10.19 (15 h1) |
— | ||
| 16 | Gerald Schlupp | GER |
16:12.10 (16 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Rolando Neiger |  SUI |
16:21.82 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Dariusz Broda |  POL |
16:23.42 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Diego Quiroga |  ECU |
16:25.65 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | José Leite |  POR |
16:26.96 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Amir Ganiel |  ISR |
16:27.16 (21 h1) |
— | ||
| 22 | Karl-Heinz Pfitzer | GER |
16:27.96 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | Dariusz Gil | POL |
16:36.18 (23 h1) |
— | ||
| 24 | Scott Newkirk |  ISV |
17:01.88 (24 h1) |
— | ||
| 25 | Mohamed Abdul Wahab |  KUW |
18:38.67 (25 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Ilkka LahtlDNS |  FIN |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Stephen LewingtonDNS | GBR |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Dennis CorcoranDNS | CAN |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Brett NaylorDNS |  NZL |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Murat ÖzüakDNS |  TUR |
— (DNS h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Salnikov | URS |
15:18.90 | |
| 2 | Daniel Machek | TCH |
15:28.19 | |
| 3 | Borut Petrič | YUG |
15:29.49 | |
| 4 | Bobby Hackett | USA |
15:29.87 | |
| 5 | Simon Gray | GBR |
15:31.42 | |
| 6 | Djan Madruga | BRA |
15:35.56 | |
| 7 | Zoltán Wladár | HUN |
15:36.32 | |
| 8 | Max Metzker | AUS |
15:36.46 | |
| 9 | Vladimir Lebedev | URS |
15:38.01 | |
| 10 | Sándor Nagy | HUN |
15:42.58 | |
| 11 | Ed Ryder | USA |
15:44.00 | |
| 12 | Stefan Andersson | SWE |
15:56.99 | |
| 13 | Shuji Tsukasaki | JPN |
15:58.09 | |
| 14 | Robert Baylis | CAN |
16:05.05 | |
| 15 | Rafael Escalas | ESP |
16:10.19 | |
| 16 | Gerald Schlupp | GER |
16:12.10 | |
| 17 | Rolando Neiger | SUI |
16:21.82 | |
| 18 | Dariusz Broda | POL |
16:23.42 | |
| 19 | Diego Quiroga | ECU |
16:25.65 | |
| 20 | José Leite | POR |
16:26.96 | |
| 21 | Amir Ganiel | ISR |
16:27.16 | |
| 22 | Karl-Heinz Pfitzer | GER |
16:27.96 | |
| 23 | Dariusz Gil | POL |
16:36.18 | |
| 24 | Scott Newkirk | ISV |
17:01.88 | |
| 25 | Mohamed Abdul Wahab | KUW |
18:38.67 | |
| DNS | Ilkka LahtlDNS | FIN |
— | |
| DNS | Stephen LewingtonDNS | GBR |
— | |
| DNS | Dennis CorcoranDNS | CAN |
— | |
| DNS | Brett NaylorDNS | NZL |
— | |
| DNS | Murat ÖzüakDNS | TUR |
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Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Salnikov | URS |
15:03.99 | |
| 2 | Borut Petrič | YUG |
15:20.77 | |
| 3 | Bobby Hackett | USA |
15:23.38 | |
| 4 | Max Metzker | AUS |
15:25.60 | |
| 5 | Zoltán Wladár | HUN |
15:35.87 | |
| 6 | Daniel Machek | TCH |
15:38.57 | |
| 7 | Simon Gray | GBR |
15:41.33 | |
| DNF | Djan Madruga | BRA |
— |