Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 1956 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 | |||
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between December 5 and 7. 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 |  Murray RoseAustralia (AUS) |
| Silver |  Tsuyoshi YamanakaJapan (JPN) |
| Bronze |  George BreenUnited States (USA) |
Results
Heats
Four heats were held; the swimmers with the fastest eight times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.
Heat One
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Rose | Australia | 18:04.1 |
| 2 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 18:04.3 |
| 3 | William Slater | Canada | 18:51.6 |
| 4 | Guy Montserrat | France | 19:17.4 |
| 5 | György Csordás | Hungary | 19:44.2 |
Heat Two
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Winram | Australia | 18:35.7 |
| 2 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | Japan | 18:36.0 |
| 3 | George Onekea | United States | 19:13.8 |
| 4 | Peter Duncan | South Africa | 19:58.5 |
| 5 | Ral Martin | Cuba | 19:59.9 |
Heat Three
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Breen | United States | 17:52.9 |
| 2 | Sándor Záborszky | Hungary | 19:01.2 |
| 3 | Jacques Collignon | France | 19:10.8 |
| 4 | Bana Sailani | Philippines | 19:16.8 |
| 5 | Gennady Androsov | Soviet Union | 19:22.6 |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Reich | Germany | 19:28.6 |
Heat Four
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Garretty | Australia | 18:27.4 |
| 2 | Jean Boiteux | France | 18:46.6 |
| 3 | Seizaburo Yagi | Japan | 18:57.3 |
| 4 | David Radcliffe | United States | 19:09.6 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Murray Rose | Australia | 17:58.9 | |
 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 18:00.3 | |
 | George Breen | United States | 18:08.2 | |
| 4 | Murray Garretty | Australia | 18:26.5 | |
| 5 | William Slater |  Canada | 18:38.1 | |
| 6 | Jean Boiteux |  France | 18:38.3 | |
| 7 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | Japan | 18:38.3 | |
| 8 | Gary Winram | Australia | 19:06.2 |
References
- 1956 Summer Olympics results: Men's 1500 m freestyle, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-10-27.
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