Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metre event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between August 1 & August 2.[1]

Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
DatesAugust 1 (heats)
August 2 (final)
Medalists
Harri Larva  Finland
Jules Ladoumègue  France
Eino Purje  Finland

Results

Heats

The top two runners from each of the six heats advanced to the Final Round.

Heat One

Rank Athlete Country Time
1 Hans Wichmann  Germany 4:03.0
2 Adolf Kittel  Czechoslovakia
3 József Marton  Hungary
4 Luigi Becalli  Italy
5 Guus Zeegers  Netherlands
6 George Hyde  Australia
7 Józef Jaworski  Poland 4:14.0
8 Séra Martin  France

Heat Two

Rank Athlete Country Time
1 Herbert Böcher  Germany 3:59.6
2 William Whyte  Australia 3:59.9
3 Armas Kinnunen  Finland 4:01.5
4 Albert Larsen  Denmark 4:01.5
5 Reidar Jørgensen  Norway 4:01.6
6 Jack Walter  Canada
AC Frédéric du Hen  Netherlands DNF
AC Gyula Belloni  Hungary DNF
AC Lloyd Hahn  United States DNF

Heat Three

Rank Athlete Country Time
1 Eino Purje  Finland 4:00.8
2 Jules Ladoumègue  France
3 Stanley Ashby  Great Britain
4 Vilém Šindler  Czechoslovakia
5 Serafín Dengra  Argentina
6 Luka Predanić  Yugoslavia 4:27.0
7 Pete Walter  Canada
8 Jan Zeegers  Netherlands

Heat Four

Rank Athlete Country Time
1 Paul Martin  Switzerland 4:00.8
2 Harri Larva  Finland 4:02.0
3 Reg Thomas  Great Britain
4 David Griffin  Canada
5 Leopoldo Ledesma  Argentina
AC Sid Robinson  United States DNF

Heat Five

Rank Athlete Country Time
1 Ray Conger  United States 4:02.6
2 Jean Keller  France 4:02.7
3 Edvin Wide  Sweden
4 Otto Peltzer  Germany
5 Alex Docherty  Canada
6 Reggie Bell  Great Britain

Heat Six

Rank Athlete Country Time
1 Cyril Ellis  Great Britain 4:01.8
2 Hans-Helmuth Krause  Germany
3 Nick Carter  United States
4 Leo Helgas  Finland 4:06.0
5 Danie Jacobs  South Africa
6 Czesław Foryś  Poland 4:11.5
7 Wilhelm Effern  Netherlands

Final

Finish of the 1500 m final: first Harri Larva, second Jules Ladoumègue
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Harri Larva Finland3:53.2OR
Jules Ladoumègue France3:53.8
Eino Purje Finland3:56.4
4Hans Wichmann Germany3:56.8
5Cyril Ellis Great Britain3:57.6
6Paul Martin Switzerland3:58.4
7Hans-Helmuth Krause Germany3:59.0
8Adolf Kittel Czechoslovakia4:00.4
9William Whyte Australia4:00.4
10Ray Conger United States
11Jean Keller France
DNFHerbert Böcher Germany

Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games: Men's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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