Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 22–23 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney Australia.Australia’s Grant Hackett denied his teammate and overwhelming favorite Kieren Perkins a third straight title in the event. Having suffered badly over the first six days of the Games Hackett maintained a strong lead from start to finish and touched the wall first to claim a gold in 14:48.33.