SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
 
OLYMPIC GAMES. HISTORY 
MEN'S 1.500 m.
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1896
1. Edwin Flack (Aus) ....................................... 4:33.2
2. Arthur Blake (US) ........................................ 4:34.0
3. Albin Lermusiaux (Fra) ................................. 4:46.0
1900
1. Charles Bennett (GB..) ................................. 4:06.2
2. Henri Deloge (Fra) ........................................ 4:06.6
3. John Bray (US) ............................................ 4:07.2
1904
1. James Lightbody (US) .................................. 4:05.4 WR
2. Frank Verner (US) ........................................ 4:06.8
3. Lacey Hearn (US) .............................................. nt
1908
1. Mel Sheppard (US) ....................................... 4:03.4
2. Harold Wilson (GB) ....................................... 4:03.6
3. Norman Hallows (GB) .................................... 4:04.0
1912
1. Arnold Jackson (GB) ..................................... 3:56.8
2. Abe Kiviat (US) ............................................. 3:56.9
3. Norman Taber (US) ....................................... 3:56.9
1920
1. Albert Hill (GB) ............................................. 4:01.8
2. Philip Baker (GB) ........................................ c4:02.3
3. Lawrence Shields (US) ................................ c4:03.0
1924
1. Paavo Nurmi (Fin) ......................................... 3:53.6
2. Willy Scharer (Swi) ....................................... 3:55.0
3. Henry Stallard (GB) ....................................... 3:55.6
1928
1. Harri Larva (Fin) ............................................ 3:53.2
2. Jules Ladoumegue (Fra) ................................ 3:53.8
3. Eino Purje (Fin) ............................................ 3:56.4
1932
1. Luigi Beccali (Ita) .......................................... 3:51.2
2. Jerry Cornes (GB) ......................................... 3:52.6
3. Phil Edwards (Can) ....................................... 3:52.8
1936
1. Jack Lovelock (NZ) ....................................... 3:47.8 WR
2. Glenn Cunningham (US) ............................... 3:48.4
3. Luigi Beccali (Ita) ......................................... 3:49.2
1948
1. Harry Eriksson (Swe) .................................... 3:49.8
2. Lennart Strand (Swe) .................................... 3:50.4
3. Wim Slykhuis (Hol) ....................................... 3:50.4
1952
1. Josy Barthel (Lux) ......................................... 3:45.1
2. Bob McMillen (US) ........................................ 3:45.2
3. Werner Lueg (WG) ........................................ 3:45.4
1956
1. Ron Delany (Ire) ............................................ 3:41.2
2. Klaus Richtzenhain (EG) ................................ 3:42.0
3. John Landy (Aus) .......................................... 3:42.0
1960
1. Herb Elliott (Aus) ........................................... 3:35.6 WR
2. Michel Jazy (Fra) ........................................... 3:38.4
3. Istvan Rozsavolgyi (Hun) ................................. 3:39.2
1964
1. Peter Snell (NZ) .............................................. 3:38.1
2. Josef Odlozil (Cze) .......................................... 3:39.6
3. John Davies (NZ) ............................................. 3:39.6
1968
1. Kip Keino (Ken) .............................................. 3:34.9(A)
2. Jim Ryun (US) ................................................ 3:37.8
3. Bodo Tommler (WG) ....................................... 3:39.0
1972
1. Pekka Vasala (Fin) ........................................ 3:36.33
2. Kip Keino (Ken) ............................................. 3:36.81
3. Rod Dixon (NZ) .............................................. 3:37.46
1976
1. John Walker (NZ) .......................................... 3:39.17
2. Ivo Van Damme (Bel) ..................................... 3:39.27
3. Paul-Heinz Wellmann (WG)...... ..................... 3:39.33
1980
1. Seb Coe (GB) .............................................. 3:38.40
2. Jurgen Straub (EG).... ................................... 3:38.80
3. Steve Ovett (GB) ........................................... 3:38.99
1984
1. Seb Coe (GB) .............................................. 3:32.52
2. Steve Cram (GB) .......................................... 3:33.40
3. Jose Abascal (Spa) ...................................... 3:34.30
1988
1. Peter Rono (Ken) ......................................... 3:35.96
2. Peter Elliott (GB) ......................................... 3:36.15
3. Jens-Peter Herold (EG) ................................. 3:36.21
1992
1. Fermin Cacho (Spa) ..................................... 3:40.12
2. Rachid El Basir (Mor) ................................... 3:36.48
3. Mohamed Suleiman (Qua) ............................ 3:40.69
1996
1. Noureddine Morceli (Alg) .............................. 3:35.78
2. Fermin Cacho (Spa) ..................................... 3:36.40
3. Stephen Kipkorir (Ken) ................................. 3:36.72
2000
1. Noah Ngeny (KEN) ......................................  3.32.07
2. Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) ..........................   3.32.32
3. Bernard Lagat (KEN) ...................................   3.32.44

Medals
5 - 5 - 3  Great Britain
3 - 1 - 2  Kenya
3 - 0 - 2  New Zealand
3 - 0 - 1  Finland
2 - 6 - 4  USA
2 - 0 - 1  Australia
1 - 1 - 1  Spain
1 - 1 - 0  Sweden
1 - 0 - 1  Italy
1 - 0 - 0  Luxemburg
1 - 0 - 0  Ireland
1 - 0 - 0  Algeria
0 - 3 - 1  France
0 - 2 - 1  East Germany
0 - 1 - 1  Morroco
0 - 1 - 0  Czech
0 - 1 - 0  Belgium
0 - 1 - 0  Switzerland
0 - 0 - 3  West Germany
0 - 0 - 1  Canada
0 - 0 - 1  Holland
0 - 0 - 1  Hungary
0 - 0 - 1  Quatar

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