| SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES |
| OLYMPIC
GAMES. HISTORY
MEN'S 1.500 m. |
| 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
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