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1,500 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	3 – 4 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Participants	27 from 19 countries

Without Vladimir Salnikov this event seemed empty. The Soviet star was the defending champion, having broken the 15-minute barrier at the Moscow Olympics, and winning the 1978 and 1982 World Championship. He had bettered his world record in both 1982 and 1983 and was still the only swimmer to have bested 15 minutes. In his absence the race was expected to come down to the two Americans, Mike O’Brien and George DiCarlo. By 200 metres of the final they had pulled away from the pack. But DiCarlo found the water warmer than he liked and fell off the pace by 800 metres, leaving O’Brien in control. He would eventually win gold in 15:05.20, but DiCarlo did hang on for the silver medal, followed by West German Stefan Pfeiffer in third. A few weeks later Salnikov won the Friendship Games 1,500 in 15:03.51. O’Brien commented after his win, “Obviously 15:05 is a long way from 14:54. I think, though, that if he’d have been in the same pool swimming right next to me, I could’ve given him a good race.” It’s nice to think so.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Final
1	478	Mike O'Brien	USA	15:21.04 (1 h3)	15:05.20 (1)	Gold
2	456	George DiCarlo	USA	15:22.88 (1 h4)	15:10.59 (2)	Silver
3	–	Stefan Pfeiffer	FRG	15:21.95 (1 h2)	15:12.11 (3)	Bronze
4	197	Rainer Henkel	FRG	15:23.60 (2 h4)	15:20.03 (4)
5	–	Franck Iacono	FRA	15:27.27 (2 h2)	15:26.96 (5)
6	315	Stefano Grandi	ITA	15:22.49 (2 h3)	15:28.58 (6)
7	100	Dave Shemilt	CAN	15:24.78 (3 h4)	15:31.28 (7)
8	29	Wayne Shillington	AUS	15:25.67 (3 h3)	15:38.18 (8)
9	21	Justin Lemberg	AUS	15:29.74 (1 h1)	–
10	449	Carlos Scanavino	URU	15:29.78 (3 h2)	–
11	158	Rafael Escalas	ESP	15:30.09 (2 h1)	–
12	235	David Stacey	GBR	15:30.10 (4 h4)	–
13	104	Bernard Volz	CAN	15:31.38 (3 h1)	–
14	389	Mike Davidson	NZL	15:35.43 (4 h1)	–
15	507	Borut Petrič	YUG	15:36.44 (4 h2)	–
16	508	Darjan Petrič	YUG	15:39.79 (4 h3)	–
17	60	Marcelo Jucá	BRA	15:43.80 (5 h1)	–
18	157	Juan Escalas	ESP	15:44.85 (5 h4)	–
19	47	Marc Van De Weghe	BEL	15:45.50 (6 h4)	–
20	–	Alejandro Lecot	ARG	15:49.94 (5 h2)	–
21	237	Stuart Willmott	GBR	15:57.79 (5 h3)	–
22	428	Anders Holmertz	SWE	16:11.38 (6 h3)	–
23	442	Wu Ming-Hsun	TPE	16:14.40 (7 h3)	–
24	401	William Wilson	PHI	16:24.81 (6 h2)	–
25	440	Lin Chun-Hong	TPE	16:44.94 (6 h1)	–
26	294	Scott Newkirk	ISV	16:50.55 (7 h2)	–
27	414	Julian Bolling	SRI	17:16.92 (7 h1)	–
DNS	445	Ahmet Nakkaş	TUR	– (DNS h4)	–

Round One

Date	3 August 1984 — 10:20
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Mike O'Brien	USA	15:21.04	Q
2	–	Stefan Pfeiffer	FRG	15:21.95	Q
3	–	Stefano Grandi	ITA	15:22.49	Q
4	–	George DiCarlo	USA	15:22.88	Q
5	–	Rainer Henkel	FRG	15:23.60	Q
6	–	Dave Shemilt	CAN	15:24.78	Q
7	–	Wayne Shillington	AUS	15:25.67	Q
8	–	Franck Iacono	FRA	15:27.27	Q
9	–	Justin Lemberg	AUS	15:29.74
10	–	Carlos Scanavino	URU	15:29.78
11	–	Rafael Escalas	ESP	15:30.09
12	–	David Stacey	GBR	15:30.10
13	–	Bernard Volz	CAN	15:31.38
14	–	Mike Davidson	NZL	15:35.43
15	–	Borut Petrič	YUG	15:36.44
16	–	Darjan Petrič	YUG	15:39.79
17	–	Marcelo Jucá	BRA	15:43.80
18	–	Juan Escalas	ESP	15:44.85
19	–	Marc Van De Weghe	BEL	15:45.50
20	–	Alejandro Lecot	ARG	15:49.94
21	–	Stuart Willmott	GBR	15:57.79
22	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	16:11.38
23	–	Wu Ming-Hsun	TPE	16:14.40
24	–	William Wilson	PHI	16:24.81
25	–	Lin Chun-Hong	TPE	16:44.94
26	–	Scott Newkirk	ISV	16:50.55
27	–	Julian Bolling	SRI	17:16.92
DNS	–	Ahmet Nakkaş	TUR	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m Time (Rank)	200 m Time (Rank)	300 m Time (Rank)	400 m Time (Rank)	500 m Time (Rank)	600 m Time (Rank)	700 m Time (Rank)	800 m Time (Rank)	900 m Time (Rank)	1,000 m Time (Rank)	1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,200 m Time (Rank)	1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,400 m Time (Rank)	100-200 m Time (Rank) / 200-300 m Time (Rank)	300-400 m Time (Rank) / 400-500 m Time (Rank)	500-600 m Time (Rank) / 600-700 m Time (Rank)	700-800 m Time (Rank) / 800-900 m Time (Rank)	900-1,000 m Time (Rank) / 1,000-1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,100-1,200 m Time (Rank) / 1,200-1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,300-1,400 m Time (Rank) / 1,400-1,500 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Justin Lemberg	AUS	15:29.74	1:00.15 (3)	2:01.72 (2)	3:03.69 (1)	4:05.99 (2)	5:08.47 (2)	6:10.86 (2)	7:13.01 (3)	8:15.51 (3)	9:17.48 (2)	10:19.60 (2)	11:21.79 (2)	12:24.54 (1)	13:27.62 (2)	14:30.11 (2)	1:01.57 (2) / 1:01.97 (=1)	1:02.30 (3) / 1:02.48 (=3)	1:02.39 (4) / 1:02.15 (3)	1:02.50 (3) / 1:01.97 (2)	1:02.12 (2) / 1:02.19 (1)	1:02.75 (2) / 1:03.08 (3)	1:02.49 (3) / 59.63 (1)
2	–	Rafael Escalas	ESP	15:30.09	59.79 (1)	2:01.45 (1)	3:03.79 (2)	4:06.38 (3)	5:08.76 (3)	6:10.90 (3)	7:12.97 (2)	8:15.05 (1)	9:16.87 (1)	10:18.69 (1)	11:21.23 (1)	12:24.57 (2)	13:27.47 (1)	14:29.90 (1)	1:01.66 (3) / 1:02.34 (5)	1:02.59 (4) / 1:02.38 (1)	1:02.14 (2) / 1:02.07 (1)	1:02.08 (1) / 1:01.82 (1)	1:01.82 (1) / 1:02.54 (2)	1:03.34 (4) / 1:02.90 (2)	1:02.43 (2) / 1:00.19 (2)
3	–	Bernard Volz	CAN	15:31.38	1:00.12 (2)	2:02.79 (5)	3:05.02 (5)	4:07.29 (4)	5:09.73 (4)	6:12.04 (4)	7:14.29 (4)	8:16.45 (4)	9:18.86 (4)	10:21.04 (3)	11:23.70 (3)	12:26.39 (3)	13:28.73 (3)	14:30.74 (3)	1:02.67 (5) / 1:02.23 (4)	1:02.27 (2) / 1:02.44 (2)	1:02.31 (3) / 1:02.25 (4)	1:02.16 (2) / 1:02.41 (3)	1:02.18 (3) / 1:02.66 (3)	1:02.69 (1) / 1:02.34 (1)	1:02.01 (1) / 1:00.64 (3)
4	–	Mike Davidson	NZL	15:35.43	1:00.32 (4)	2:01.84 (3)	3:03.81 (3)	4:05.81 (1)	5:08.29 (1)	6:10.36 (1)	7:12.48 (1)	8:15.49 (2)	9:18.03 (3)	10:21.20 (4)	11:24.09 (4)	12:27.06 (4)	13:30.50 (4)	14:33.55 (4)	1:01.52 (1) / 1:01.97 (=1)	1:02.00 (1) / 1:02.48 (=3)	1:02.07 (1) / 1:02.12 (2)	1:03.01 (4) / 1:02.54 (4)	1:03.17 (4) / 1:02.89 (4)	1:02.97 (3) / 1:03.44 (5)	1:03.05 (4) / 1:01.88 (4)
5	–	Marcelo Jucá	BRA	15:43.80	1:00.40 (5)	2:02.71 (4)	3:04.86 (4)	4:07.70 (5)	5:10.64 (5)	6:13.63 (5)	7:16.79 (5)	8:20.69 (5)	9:24.35 (5)	10:27.92 (5)	11:31.35 (5)	12:35.12 (5)	13:38.34 (5)	14:41.74 (5)	1:02.31 (4) / 1:02.15 (3)	1:02.84 (5) / 1:02.94 (5)	1:02.99 (5) / 1:03.16 (5)	1:03.90 (5) / 1:03.66 (5)	1:03.57 (5) / 1:03.43 (5)	1:03.77 (5) / 1:03.22 (4)	1:03.40 (5) / 1:02.06 (5)
6	–	Lin Chun-Hong	TPE	16:44.94	1:03.38 (6)	2:10.86 (6)	3:18.84 (6)	4:26.98 (6)	5:34.92 (6)	6:42.53 (6)	7:49.56 (6)	8:56.90 (6)	10:04.26 (6)	11:11.72 (6)	12:18.65 (6)	13:25.38 (6)	14:32.26 (6)	15:38.59 (6)	1:07.48 (7) / 1:07.98 (6)	1:08.14 (7) / 1:07.94 (6)	1:07.61 (6) / 1:07.03 (6)	1:07.34 (6) / 1:07.36 (6)	1:07.46 (6) / 1:06.93 (6)	1:06.73 (7) / 1:06.88 (6)	1:06.33 (6) / 1:06.35 (6)
7	–	Julian Bolling	SRI	17:16.92	1:04.24 (7)	2:11.54 (7)	3:19.64 (7)	4:27.41 (7)	5:35.89 (7)	6:44.75 (7)	7:53.25 (7)	9:02.75 (7)	10:13.15 (7)	11:23.79 (7)	12:41.62 (7)	13:45.79 (7)	14:56.81 (7)	16:07.60 (7)	1:07.30 (6) / 1:08.10 (7)	1:07.77 (6) / 1:08.48 (7)	1:08.86 (7) / 1:08.50 (7)	1:09.50 (7) / 1:10.40 (7)	1:10.64 (7) / 1:17.83 (7)	1:04.17 (6) / 1:11.02 (7)	1:10.79 (7) / 1:09.32 (7)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m Time (Rank)	200 m Time (Rank)	300 m Time (Rank)	400 m Time (Rank)	500 m Time (Rank)	600 m Time (Rank)	700 m Time (Rank)	800 m Time (Rank)	900 m Time (Rank)	1,000 m Time (Rank)	1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,200 m Time (Rank)	1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,400 m Time (Rank)	100-200 m Time (Rank) / 200-300 m Time (Rank)	300-400 m Time (Rank) / 400-500 m Time (Rank)	500-600 m Time (Rank) / 600-700 m Time (Rank)	700-800 m Time (Rank) / 800-900 m Time (Rank)	900-1,000 m Time (Rank) / 1,000-1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,100-1,200 m Time (Rank) / 1,200-1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,300-1,400 m Time (Rank) / 1,400-1,500 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Stefan Pfeiffer	FRG	15:21.95	1:00.53 (4)	2:03.23 (=3)	3:05.74 (4)	4:08.34 (4)	5:10.24 (4)	6:11.88 (4)	7:14.04 (4)	8:15.44 (2)	9:17.06 (1)	10:18.87 (1)	11:19.81 (1)	12:20.43 (1)	13:21.35 (1)	14:22.54 (1)	1:02.70 (4) / 1:02.51 (4)	1:02.60 (4) / 1:01.90 (1)	1:01.64 (2) / 1:02.16 (1)	1:01.40 (1) / 1:01.62 (1)	1:01.81 (=2) / 1:00.94 (1)	1:00.62 (1) / 1:00.92 (1)	1:01.19 (1) / 59.41 (1)	Q
2	–	Franck Iacono	FRA	15:27.27	1:00.26 (1)	2:02.04 (1)	3:04.20 (2)	4:06.64 (3)	5:08.87 (3)	6:11.19 (3)	7:13.56 (2)	8:16.09 (4)	9:18.29 (4)	10:20.10 (4)	11:21.92 (4)	12:23.25 (2)	13:25.00 (2)	14:26.54 (2)	1:01.78 (1) / 1:02.16 (3)	1:02.44 (3) / 1:02.23 (2)	1:02.32 (4) / 1:02.37 (3)	1:02.53 (3) / 1:02.20 (4)	1:01.81 (=2) / 1:01.82 (2)	1:01.33 (2) / 1:01.75 (2)	1:01.54 (2) / 1:00.73 (2)	Q
3	–	Carlos Scanavino	URU	15:29.78	1:00.47 (3)	2:03.23 (=3)	3:04.37 (3)	4:06.21 (1)	5:08.53 (1)	6:09.99 (1)	7:12.32 (1)	8:15.06 (1)	9:17.16 (2)	10:19.34 (3)	11:21.31 (3)	12:23.33 (3)	13:25.67 (3)	14:28.47 (3)	1:02.76 (5) / 1:01.14 (1)	1:01.84 (1) / 1:02.32 (4)	1:01.46 (1) / 1:02.33 (2)	1:02.74 (4) / 1:02.10 (3)	1:02.18 (4) / 1:01.97 (3)	1:02.02 (3) / 1:02.34 (3)	1:02.80 (3) / 1:01.31 (3)
4	–	Borut Petrič	YUG	15:36.44	1:00.35 (2)	2:02.40 (2)	3:04.18 (1)	4:06.48 (2)	5:08.79 (2)	6:11.03 (2)	7:13.59 (3)	8:15.67 (3)	9:17.54 (3)	10:19.20 (2)	11:21.23 (2)	12:23.81 (4)	13:27.50 (4)	14:32.21 (4)	1:02.05 (2) / 1:01.78 (2)	1:02.30 (2) / 1:02.31 (3)	1:02.24 (3) / 1:02.56 (4)	1:02.08 (2) / 1:01.87 (2)	1:01.66 (1) / 1:02.03 (4)	1:02.58 (4) / 1:03.69 (5)	1:04.71 (5) / 1:04.23 (6)
5	–	Alejandro Lecot	ARG	15:49.94	1:01.44 (5)	2:04.05 (5)	3:06.83 (5)	4:09.85 (5)	5:13.29 (5)	6:17.22 (5)	7:21.27 (5)	8:25.22 (5)	9:29.13 (5)	10:32.99 (5)	11:36.89 (5)	12:40.79 (5)	13:44.40 (5)	14:47.93 (5)	1:02.61 (3) / 1:02.78 (5)	1:03.02 (5) / 1:03.44 (5)	1:03.93 (5) / 1:04.05 (5)	1:03.95 (5) / 1:03.91 (5)	1:03.86 (5) / 1:03.90 (5)	1:03.90 (5) / 1:03.61 (4)	1:03.53 (4) / 1:02.01 (4)
6	–	William Wilson	PHI	16:24.81	1:03.02 (7)	2:08.13 (6)	3:14.36 (6)	4:20.55 (6)	5:26.86 (6)	6:32.40 (6)	7:38.04 (6)	8:43.79 (6)	9:50.30 (6)	10:56.81 (6)	12:02.57 (6)	13:08.80 (6)	14:14.92 (6)	15:20.74 (6)	1:05.11 (6) / 1:06.23 (7)	1:06.19 (6) / 1:06.31 (6)	1:05.54 (6) / 1:05.64 (6)	1:05.75 (6) / 1:06.51 (6)	1:06.51 (6) / 1:05.76 (6)	1:06.23 (6) / 1:06.12 (6)	1:05.82 (6) / 1:04.07 (5)
7	–	Scott Newkirk	ISV	16:50.55	1:02.84 (6)	2:08.35 (7)	3:14.45 (7)	4:20.65 (7)	5:27.30 (7)	6:34.25 (7)	7:41.47 (7)	8:49.21 (7)	9:57.15 (7)	11:05.92 (7)	12:14.58 (7)	13:23.29 (7)	14:32.84 (7)	15:42.30 (7)	1:05.51 (7) / 1:06.10 (6)	1:06.20 (7) / 1:06.65 (7)	1:06.95 (7) / 1:07.22 (7)	1:07.74 (7) / 1:07.94 (7)	1:08.77 (7) / 1:08.66 (7)	1:08.71 (7) / 1:09.55 (7)	1:09.46 (7) / 1:08.25 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m Time (Rank)	200 m Time (Rank)	300 m Time (Rank)	400 m Time (Rank)	500 m Time (Rank)	600 m Time (Rank)	700 m Time (Rank)	800 m Time (Rank)	900 m Time (Rank)	1,000 m Time (Rank)	1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,200 m Time (Rank)	1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,400 m Time (Rank)	100-200 m Time (Rank) / 200-300 m Time (Rank)	300-400 m Time (Rank) / 400-500 m Time (Rank)	500-600 m Time (Rank) / 600-700 m Time (Rank)	700-800 m Time (Rank) / 800-900 m Time (Rank)	900-1,000 m Time (Rank) / 1,000-1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,100-1,200 m Time (Rank) / 1,200-1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,300-1,400 m Time (Rank) / 1,400-1,500 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mike O'Brien	USA	15:21.04	59.86 (1)	2:01.55 (2)	3:03.24 (2)	4:05.14 (2)	5:07.37 (1)	6:09.30 (1)	7:11.01 (1)	8:12.99 (1)	9:14.62 (1)	10:16.42 (1)	11:18.13 (1)	12:19.07 (1)	13:20.16 (1)	14:21.55 (1)	1:01.69 (3) / 1:01.69 (2)	1:01.90 (3) / 1:02.23 (3)	1:01.93 (2) / 1:01.71 (1)	1:01.98 (3) / 1:01.63 (1)	1:01.80 (2) / 1:01.71 (2)	1:00.94 (1) / 1:01.09 (1)	1:01.39 (1) / 59.49 (2)	Q
2	–	Stefano Grandi	ITA	15:22.49	1:00.92 (6)	2:02.53 (4)	3:04.45 (4)	4:06.27 (4)	5:07.99 (=3)	6:10.02 (4)	7:11.75 (3)	8:13.45 (3)	9:15.22 (2)	10:16.91 (2)	11:18.67 (2)	12:20.71 (3)	13:22.67 (3)	14:24.39 (2)	1:01.61 (2) / 1:01.92 (3)	1:01.82 (2) / 1:01.72 (1)	1:02.03 (3) / 1:01.73 (2)	1:01.70 (1) / 1:01.77 (2)	1:01.69 (1) / 1:01.76 (3)	1:02.04 (3) / 1:01.96 (3)	1:01.72 (2) / 58.10 (1)	Q
3	–	Wayne Shillington	AUS	15:25.67	1:00.27 (3)	2:02.05 (3)	3:04.15 (3)	4:05.85 (3)	5:07.99 (=3)	6:09.90 (3)	7:11.66 (2)	8:13.38 (2)	9:15.25 (3)	10:17.07 (3)	11:18.75 (3)	12:20.62 (2)	13:22.34 (2)	14:24.53 (3)	1:01.78 (4) / 1:02.10 (4)	1:01.70 (1) / 1:02.14 (2)	1:01.91 (1) / 1:01.76 (3)	1:01.72 (2) / 1:01.87 (3)	1:01.82 (3) / 1:01.68 (1)	1:01.87 (2) / 1:01.72 (2)	1:02.19 (3) / 1:01.14 (3)	Q
4	–	Darjan Petrič	YUG	15:39.79	59.93 (2)	2:01.30 (1)	3:02.98 (1)	4:04.98 (1)	5:07.39 (2)	6:09.77 (2)	7:11.90 (4)	8:14.26 (4)	9:17.15 (4)	10:20.60 (4)	11:24.22 (4)	12:28.32 (4)	13:32.66 (4)	14:36.73 (4)	1:01.37 (1) / 1:01.68 (1)	1:02.00 (4) / 1:02.41 (4)	1:02.38 (4) / 1:02.13 (4)	1:02.36 (4) / 1:02.89 (4)	1:03.45 (4) / 1:03.62 (4)	1:04.10 (4) / 1:04.34 (4)	1:04.07 (4) / 1:03.06 (4)
5	–	Stuart Willmott	GBR	15:57.79	1:00.33 (4)	2:03.07 (6)	3:06.29 (6)	4:09.65 (6)	5:13.23 (6)	6:16.91 (6)	7:21.02 (6)	8:25.23 (6)	9:29.89 (6)	10:34.57 (5)	11:39.08 (5)	12:44.01 (5)	13:49.14 (5)	14:54.67 (5)	1:02.74 (6) / 1:03.22 (6)	1:03.36 (6) / 1:03.58 (6)	1:03.68 (6) / 1:04.11 (6)	1:04.21 (5) / 1:04.66 (5)	1:04.68 (5) / 1:04.51 (5)	1:04.93 (5) / 1:05.13 (5)	1:05.53 (6) / 1:03.12 (5)
6	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	16:11.38	1:00.58 (5)	2:02.58 (5)	3:04.77 (5)	4:07.27 (5)	5:10.19 (5)	6:12.97 (5)	7:16.95 (5)	8:22.35 (5)	9:28.38 (5)	10:35.21 (6)	11:42.81 (6)	12:51.10 (6)	13:58.53 (6)	15:05.23 (6)	1:02.00 (5) / 1:02.19 (5)	1:02.50 (5) / 1:02.92 (5)	1:02.78 (5) / 1:03.98 (5)	1:05.40 (7) / 1:06.03 (7)	1:06.83 (7) / 1:07.60 (7)	1:08.29 (7) / 1:07.43 (7)	1:06.70 (7) / 1:06.15 (7)
7	–	Wu Ming-Hsun	TPE	16:14.40	1:02.30 (7)	2:07.30 (7)	3:12.44 (7)	4:17.88 (7)	5:23.52 (7)	6:28.57 (7)	7:33.86 (7)	8:39.15 (7)	9:44.68 (7)	10:50.09 (7)	11:55.36 (7)	13:00.86 (7)	14:06.57 (7)	15:11.13 (7)	1:05.00 (7) / 1:05.14 (7)	1:05.44 (7) / 1:05.64 (7)	1:05.05 (7) / 1:05.29 (7)	1:05.29 (6) / 1:05.53 (6)	1:05.41 (6) / 1:05.27 (6)	1:05.50 (6) / 1:05.71 (6)	1:04.56 (5) / 1:03.27 (6)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m Time (Rank)	200 m Time (Rank)	300 m Time (Rank)	400 m Time (Rank)	500 m Time (Rank)	600 m Time (Rank)	700 m Time (Rank)	800 m Time (Rank)	900 m Time (Rank)	1,000 m Time (Rank)	1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,200 m Time (Rank)	1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,400 m Time (Rank)	100-200 m Time (Rank) / 200-300 m Time (Rank)	300-400 m Time (Rank) / 400-500 m Time (Rank)	500-600 m Time (Rank) / 600-700 m Time (Rank)	700-800 m Time (Rank) / 800-900 m Time (Rank)	900-1,000 m Time (Rank) / 1,000-1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,100-1,200 m Time (Rank) / 1,200-1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,300-1,400 m Time (Rank) / 1,400-1,500 m Time (Rank)
1	–	George DiCarlo	USA	15:22.88	58.84 (1)	2:00.45 (1)	3:02.33 (1)	4:04.59 (1)	5:06.02 (1)	6:07.37 (2)	7:08.61 (1)	8:10.31 (1)	9:12.14 (2)	10:14.40 (2)	11:16.49 (2)	12:18.76 (1)	13:20.25 (1)	14:22.23 (1)	1:01.61 (3) / 1:01.88 (4)	1:02.26 (4) / 1:01.43 (2)	1:01.35 (2) / 1:01.24 (1)	1:01.70 (1) / 1:01.83 (2)	1:02.26 (2) / 1:02.09 (2)	1:02.27 (2) / 1:01.49 (1)	1:01.98 (2) / 1:00.65 (1)	Q
2	–	Rainer Henkel	FRG	15:23.60	59.87 (4)	2:01.53 (4)	3:03.26 (4)	4:05.19 (4)	5:06.07 (2)	6:07.15 (1)	7:08.66 (2)	8:10.37 (2)	9:11.83 (1)	10:14.10 (1)	11:16.33 (1)	12:18.87 (2)	13:20.79 (2)	14:22.94 (2)	1:01.66 (4) / 1:01.73 (1)	1:01.93 (1) / 1:00.88 (1)	1:01.08 (1) / 1:01.51 (2)	1:01.71 (2) / 1:01.46 (1)	1:02.27 (3) / 1:02.23 (3)	1:02.54 (4) / 1:01.92 (3)	1:02.15 (3) / 1:00.66 (2)	Q
3	–	Dave Shemilt	CAN	15:24.78	59.78 (3)	2:00.99 (3)	3:02.84 (3)	4:04.90 (3)	5:06.92 (4)	6:09.04 (4)	7:11.03 (4)	8:13.00 (4)	9:15.07 (4)	10:17.02 (3)	11:18.53 (3)	12:20.16 (3)	13:21.79 (3)	14:23.58 (3)	1:01.21 (1) / 1:01.85 (3)	1:02.06 (2) / 1:02.02 (5)	1:02.12 (4) / 1:01.99 (4)	1:01.97 (3) / 1:02.07 (3)	1:01.95 (1) / 1:01.51 (1)	1:01.63 (1) / 1:01.63 (2)	1:01.79 (1) / 1:01.20 (4)	Q
4	–	David Stacey	GBR	15:30.10	59.11 (2)	2:00.61 (2)	3:02.56 (2)	4:04.67 (2)	5:06.55 (3)	6:08.22 (3)	7:10.20 (3)	8:12.39 (3)	9:15.04 (3)	10:17.64 (4)	11:20.18 (4)	12:22.53 (4)	13:25.04 (4)	14:28.13 (4)	1:01.50 (2) / 1:01.95 (5)	1:02.11 (3) / 1:01.88 (3)	1:01.67 (3) / 1:01.98 (3)	1:02.19 (4) / 1:02.65 (4)	1:02.60 (4) / 1:02.54 (4)	1:02.35 (3) / 1:02.51 (4)	1:03.09 (4) / 1:01.97 (5)
5	–	Juan Escalas	ESP	15:44.85	59.90 (5)	2:02.12 (5)	3:03.89 (5)	4:06.36 (5)	5:08.26 (5)	6:10.88 (5)	7:14.03 (5)	8:17.56 (5)	9:21.73 (5)	10:25.85 (5)	11:29.87 (5)	12:34.16 (5)	13:38.58 (5)	14:42.58 (5)	1:02.22 (5) / 1:01.77 (2)	1:02.47 (5) / 1:01.90 (4)	1:02.62 (5) / 1:03.15 (5)	1:03.53 (6) / 1:04.17 (6)	1:04.12 (6) / 1:04.02 (6)	1:04.29 (6) / 1:04.42 (6)	1:04.00 (5) / 1:02.27 (6)
6	–	Marc Van De Weghe	BEL	15:45.50	1:00.76 (6)	2:03.58 (6)	3:06.30 (6)	4:09.14 (6)	5:11.97 (6)	6:14.73 (6)	7:18.30 (6)	8:21.59 (6)	9:25.55 (6)	10:29.11 (6)	11:32.51 (6)	12:36.24 (6)	13:39.95 (6)	14:44.44 (6)	1:02.82 (6) / 1:02.72 (6)	1:02.84 (6) / 1:02.83 (6)	1:02.76 (6) / 1:03.57 (6)	1:03.29 (5) / 1:03.96 (5)	1:03.56 (5) / 1:03.40 (5)	1:03.73 (5) / 1:03.71 (5)	1:04.49 (6) / 1:01.06 (3)
DNS	–	Ahmet Nakkaş	TUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	4 August 1984 — 18:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m Time (Rank)	200 m Time (Rank)	300 m Time (Rank)	400 m Time (Rank)	500 m Time (Rank)	600 m Time (Rank)	700 m Time (Rank)	800 m Time (Rank)	900 m Time (Rank)	1,000 m Time (Rank)	1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,200 m Time (Rank)	1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,400 m Time (Rank)	100-200 m Time (Rank) / 200-300 m Time (Rank)	300-400 m Time (Rank) / 400-500 m Time (Rank)	500-600 m Time (Rank) / 600-700 m Time (Rank)	700-800 m Time (Rank) / 800-900 m Time (Rank)	900-1,000 m Time (Rank) / 1,000-1,100 m Time (Rank)	1,100-1,200 m Time (Rank) / 1,200-1,300 m Time (Rank)	1,300-1,400 m Time (Rank) / 1,400-1,500 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mike O'Brien	USA	15:05.20	58.61 (2)	1:59.39 (2)	3:00.19 (2)	4:01.07 (2)	5:01.69 (1)	6:02.72 (1)	7:03.43 (1)	8:03.96 (1)	9:04.46 (1)	10:04.52 (1)	11:04.93 (1)	12:05.28 (1)	13:05.40 (1)	14:06.08 (1)	1:00.78 (1) / 1:00.80 (2)	1:00.88 (1) / 1:00.62 (1)	1:01.03 (3) / 1:00.71 (2)	1:00.53 (2) / 1:00.50 (2)	1:00.06 (1) / 1:00.41 (1)	1:00.35 (2) / 1:00.12 (1)	1:00.68 (1) / 59.12 (2)
2	–	George DiCarlo	USA	15:10.59	58.46 (1)	1:59.28 (1)	2:59.96 (1)	4:00.85 (1)	5:01.87 (2)	6:02.81 (2)	7:04.03 (2)	8:04.81 (2)	9:05.52 (2)	10:06.36 (2)	11:07.31 (2)	12:08.42 (2)	13:09.50 (2)	14:10.31 (2)	1:00.82 (2) / 1:00.68 (1)	1:00.89 (2) / 1:01.02 (2)	1:00.94 (2) / 1:01.22 (4)	1:00.78 (3) / 1:00.71 (3)	1:00.84 (3) / 1:00.95 (3)	1:01.11 (4) / 1:01.08 (3)	1:00.81 (2) / 1:00.28 (5)
3	–	Stefan Pfeiffer	FRG	15:12.11	59.75 (5)	2:01.54 (5)	3:03.85 (6)	4:05.49 (6)	5:07.04 (5)	6:07.59 (4)	7:07.82 (3)	8:07.99 (3)	9:08.23 (3)	10:08.93 (3)	11:09.53 (3)	12:10.26 (3)	13:11.25 (3)	14:12.46 (3)	1:01.79 (6) / 1:02.31 (=6)	1:01.64 (4) / 1:01.55 (4)	1:00.55 (1) / 1:00.23 (1)	1:00.17 (1) / 1:00.24 (1)	1:00.70 (2) / 1:00.60 (2)	1:00.73 (3) / 1:00.99 (2)	1:01.21 (3) / 59.65 (3)
4	–	Rainer Henkel	FRG	15:20.03	1:00.10 (6)	2:01.74 (6)	3:03.82 (5)	4:05.17 (4)	5:06.32 (4)	6:07.64 (5)	7:08.71 (4)	8:10.11 (4)	9:11.48 (4)	10:13.15 (4)	11:14.74 (4)	12:16.50 (4)	13:18.46 (4)	14:20.12 (4)	1:01.64 (4) / 1:02.08 (5)	1:01.35 (3) / 1:01.15 (3)	1:01.32 (4) / 1:01.07 (3)	1:01.40 (4) / 1:01.37 (4)	1:01.67 (4) / 1:01.59 (4)	1:01.76 (5) / 1:01.96 (4)	1:01.66 (4) / 59.91 (4)
5	–	Franck Iacono	FRA	15:26.96	58.62 (3)	2:00.09 (3)	3:01.76 (3)	4:03.58 (3)	5:05.54 (3)	6:07.40 (3)	7:09.87 (5)	8:12.40 (5)	9:14.66 (5)	10:17.13 (5)	11:19.18 (5)	12:21.59 (5)	13:24.06 (5)	14:26.15 (5)	1:01.47 (3) / 1:01.67 (3)	1:01.82 (5) / 1:01.96 (5)	1:01.86 (5) / 1:02.47 (6)	1:02.53 (6) / 1:02.26 (6)	1:02.47 (7) / 1:02.05 (5)	1:02.41 (6) / 1:02.47 (6)	1:02.09 (6) / 1:00.81 (6)
6	–	Stefano Grandi	ITA	15:28.58	1:00.42 (8)	2:02.33 (7)	3:04.76 (8)	4:07.02 (=7)	5:09.28 (7)	6:11.45 (7)	7:13.93 (7)	8:16.13 (7)	9:18.24 (7)	10:20.67 (7)	11:23.16 (7)	12:25.64 (7)	13:28.00 (7)	14:29.98 (6)	1:01.91 (7) / 1:02.43 (8)	1:02.26 (7) / 1:02.26 (7)	1:02.17 (7) / 1:02.48 (7)	1:02.20 (5) / 1:02.11 (5)	1:02.43 (6) / 1:02.49 (6)	1:02.48 (7) / 1:02.36 (5)	1:01.98 (5) / 58.60 (1)
7	–	Dave Shemilt	CAN	15:31.28	59.59 (4)	2:01.30 (4)	3:03.08 (4)	4:05.27 (5)	5:07.52 (6)	6:09.84 (6)	7:12.15 (6)	8:14.79 (6)	9:17.35 (6)	10:19.75 (6)	11:22.37 (6)	12:25.05 (6)	13:27.59 (6)	14:30.04 (7)	1:01.71 (5) / 1:01.78 (4)	1:02.19 (6) / 1:02.25 (6)	1:02.32 (8) / 1:02.31 (5)	1:02.64 (8) / 1:02.56 (7)	1:02.40 (5) / 1:02.62 (7)	1:02.68 (8) / 1:02.54 (7)	1:02.45 (7) / 1:01.24 (7)
8	–	Wayne Shillington	AUS	15:38.18	1:00.25 (7)	2:02.42 (8)	3:04.73 (7)	4:07.02 (=7)	5:09.53 (8)	6:11.65 (8)	7:14.45 (8)	8:17.02 (8)	9:19.68 (8)	10:22.81 (8)	11:29.14 (8)	12:29.19 (8)	13:32.68 (8)	14:36.28 (8)	1:02.17 (8) / 1:02.31 (=6)	1:02.29 (8) / 1:02.51 (8)	1:02.12 (6) / 1:02.80 (8)	1:02.57 (7) / 1:02.66 (8)	1:03.13 (8) / 1:06.33 (8)	1:00.05 (1) / 1:03.49 (8)	1:03.60 (8) / 1:01.90 (8)