Final | | time | | gap | L | ag | 400m | 800m | 1200m | 1. Vladimir Salnikov | Soviet Union | 15:03.99 | CR | | 4 | 18 | 4:03.74 | 8:06.47 | 12:06.98 | 2. Borut Petric | Yugoslavia | 15:20.77 | NR | +16.78s | 3 | 17 | 4:05.99 | 8:13.22 | 12:18.76 | 3. Bobby Hackett | United States | 15:23.38 | | +19.39s | 6 | 19 | 4:02.59 | 8:08.60 | 12:16.75 | 4. Max Metzker | Australia | 15:25.60 | | +21.61s | 8 | 18 | 4:06.28 | 8:13.01 | 12:19.80 | 5. Zoltan Wladar | Hungary | 15:35.87 | NR | +31.88s | 1 | 18 | 4:06.59 | 8:16.29 | 12:26.15 | 6. Daniel Machek | Czechoslovakia | 15:38.57 | | +34.58s | 5 | 18 | 4:06.10 | 8:15.37 | 12:28.45 | 7. Simon Gray | Great Britain | 15:41.33 | | +37.34s | 2 | 19 | 4:06.26 | 8:18.12 | 12:31.83 | 8. Djan Madruga | Brazil | DNF | | - | 7 | 19 | 4:06.95 | 8:16.29 | DNF |
Vladimir Salnikov time of 8:06.47 is New European Record for Men 800m Freestyle. |
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World Record: Brian Gododell, United Stated (4:02.25, 8:05.66, 12:05.46) | Championship Record: Tim Shaw, United States 15:28.92 (4:06.12, 8:14.51, 12:22.37) 1975 |
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Heats - Monday, 28th | August | Best 8 times advanced to Final>. |
Heat 5 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 1. Vladimir Salnikov | Soviet Union | 15:18.90 | CR | | - | 18 | 1. | 2. Daniel Machek | Czechoslovakia | 15:28.19 | NR | +9.29 | - | 18 | 2. | 3. Borut Petric | Yugoslavia | 15:29.49 | | +10.59 | - | 17 | 3. |
Heat 3 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 5. Simon Gray | Great Britain | 15:31.42 | NR | +12.52 | - | 19 | 1. | 10.Sandor Nagy | Hungary | 15:42.58 | | +23.68 | - | 17 | 2. | 11.Ed Ryder | United States | 15:44.00 | | +25.10 | - | _ | 3. |
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