Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres race, the longest flat-track race of the 1896 Summer Olympics programme, was the last event on 7 April. It was run in a single heat, with eight athletes competing.[1]
| Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Panathinaiko Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | April 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
Albin Lermusiaux of France led for most of the race, but was caught by Flack and Blake 100m from the end and finished with a bronze medal. Edwin Flack won the race by five meters, becoming the first Australian Olympic champion. The four Greek athletes trailed the other four athletes, though records do not indicate which position the last two finished in.
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Edwin Flack |  |
4:33.2 | OR |
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4:33.6 | |
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Albin Lermusiaux |  |
4:36.0 | |
| 4 | Carl Galle | .svg.png){kind=small} |
4:39.0 | |
| 5 | Angelos Fetsis | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Unknown | |
| 6 | Dimitrios Golemis | |
Unknown | |
| 7-8 | Konstantinos Karakatsanis | |
Unknown | |
| 7-8 | Dimitrios Tomprof | |
Unknown |
References
- "Athletics at the 1896 Athens Games: Men's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
Notes
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0379-0. (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org)
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 978-1-86197-342-9.
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