Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 December.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/SWI/mens-1500-metres-freestyle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165406/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/SWI/mens-1500-metres-freestyle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle |accessdate=17 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}} 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
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| {{OlympicGoldMedalist|Murray Rose|AUS|1956 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicSilverMedalist|Tsuyoshi Yamanaka|JPN|1956 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicBronzeMedalist|George Breen|USA|1956 Summer}} |
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==
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! Athlete ! Country ! Time | |||
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| 1 | Murray Rose | Australia | 18:04.1 |
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| 2 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | Japan | 18:04.3 |
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| 3 | William Slater | Canada | 18:51.6 |
| 4 | Guy Montserrat | France | 19:17.4 |
| 5 | György Csordás | Hungary | 19:44.2 |
==Heat Two==
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| Rank
! Athlete ! Country ! Time | |||
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| 1 | Gary Winram | Australia | 18:35.7 |
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| 2 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | Japan | 18:36.0 |
| 3 | George Onekea | United States | 19:13.8 |
| 4 | Peter Duncan | South Africa | 19:58.5 |
| 5 | Raúl Martín | Cuba | 19:59.9 |
==Heat Three==
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| Rank
! Athlete ! Country ! Time | |||
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| 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==
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| Rank
! Athlete ! Country ! Time | |||
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| 1 | Murray Garretty | Australia | 18:27.4 |
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| 2 | Jean Boiteux | France | 18:46.6 |
| 3 | Seizaburo Yagi | Japan | 18:57.3 |
| 4 | David Radcliffe | United States | 19:09.6 |
=Final=
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! Rank !! Athlete !!Country !! Time | Notes | |||
| 1 | Murray Rose | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1956 Summer}} | 17:58.9 | |
| 2 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | align=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1956 Summer}} | 18:00.3 | |
| 3 | George Breen | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1956 Summer}} | 18:08.2 | |
| 4 | Murray Garretty | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1956 Summer}} | 18:26.5 | |
| 5 | William Slater | align=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1956 Summer}} | 18:38.1 | |
| 6 | Jean Boiteux | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1956 Summer}} | 18:38.3 | |
| 7 | Yukiyoshi Aoki | align=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1956 Summer}} | 18:38.3 | |
| 8 | Gary Winram | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1956 Summer}} | 19:06.2 |
References
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