Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920, and on Thursday, August 19, 1920. Twenty-nine runners from 12 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 18–19 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | 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 |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:54.7 |  |
Stockholm (SWE) | August 5, 1917 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:56.8 |  |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4:02.2 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:03.2 | Q |
| 3 |  | 4:03.7 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:03.8 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:03.9 | |
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| — | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4:07.0 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:07.2 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:07.4 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:07.7 | |
| 5 |  | 4:08.2 | |
| 6 | | ||
| 7 | | ||
| 8 | |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4:08.1 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:09.0 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:09.3 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:09.8 | |
| 5 | | 4:11.5 |
Semifinal 4
René Leray was advanced to the final after being interfered with by Villemson on the final lap.
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4:13.4 | Q |
| 2 | | 4:14.3 | Q |
| 3 | | 4:14.8 | Q |
| 4 | | 4:14.8 | |
| 5 | | 4:15.0 | q |
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| — | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF | |
 | DQ |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4:01.8 |
| 2 | | 4:02.3 |
| 3 | | 4:03.0 |
| 4 | | 4:04.6 |
| 5 | | 4:06.3 |
| 6 | | 4:06.4 |
| 7 | | 4:06.6 |
| 8 | | 4:10.0 |
| 9 | | 4:10.3 |
| 10 | | 4:16.5 |
| — | | DNF |
| DNF | |
| DNF |
References
- "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Games: Men's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
External links
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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