| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 1976 Summer |
| Date: | 19 July 1976 (heats) 20 July 1976 (final) |
| Competitors: | 31 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 15:02.40 |
| Gold: | Brian Goodell |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Bobby Hackett |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Stephen Holland |
| Bronzenoc: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 19 and 20 July.[1]
At the start of this event, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July | Heats | 15:37.61 | OR | |||
| 19 July | Heats | 15:20.74 | OR | |||
| 20 July | Final | 15:02.40 | WR |
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:37.61 | Q, OR | |||
| 2 | 15:39.04 | Q | |||
| 3 | 15:46.60 | ||||
| 4 | 16:03.92 | ||||
| 5 | 16:14.13 | ||||
| 6 | 16:53.92 | ||||
| 7 | 17:25.10 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:20.74 | Q, OR | |||
| 2 | 15:36.95 | Q | |||
| 3 | 15:43.88 | ||||
| 4 | 15:59.04 | ||||
| 5 | 16:08.20 | ||||
| 6 | 17:09.17 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:25.49 | Q | |||
| 2 | 15:46.51 | ||||
| 3 | 15:49.78 | ||||
| 4 | 16:05.54 | ||||
| 5 | 16:54.11 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:25.93 | Q | |||
| 2 | 15:41.13 | ||||
| 3 | 15:51.08 | ||||
| 4 | 15:58.07 | ||||
| 5 | 16:06.41 | ||||
| 6 | 17:24.31 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:34.11 | Q | |||
| 2 | 15:36.14 | Q | |||
| 3 | 15:48.41 | ||||
| 4 | 15:52.68 | ||||
| 5 | 15:56.11 | ||||
| 6 | 16:28.59 | ||||
| 7 | 17:05.75 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:02.40 | |||||
| 15:03.91 | |||||
| 15:04.66 | |||||
| 4 | 15:19.84 | ||||
| 5 | 15:29.45 | ||||
| 6 | 15:31.53 | ||||
| 7 | 15:32.08 | ||||
| 8 | 15:45.97 |