Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 1500 metre freestyle

|games = 1980 Summer

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|caption =

|venue = Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex

|date = 21 July (heats)
22 July (final)

|competitors = 17

|nations = 11

|win_value = 14:58.27 {{WR|swimming}}

|gold = Vladimir Salnikov

|goldNOC = URS

|silver = Aleksandr Chayev

|silverNOC = URS

|bronze = Max Metzker

|bronzeNOC = AUS

|prev = 1976

|next = 1984}}

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The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 21 and 22 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.{{cite web|url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/30856/rec/48|title=Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|accessdate=23 November 2018|pages=451, 462}} This event is noteworthy as Vladimir Salnikov became the first man to swim the 1500m freestyle under 15 minutes.