Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 18–19 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:54.7 |  John Zander |
Stockholm (SWE) | August 5, 1917 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:56.8 |  Arnold Jackson |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Václav Vohralík (TCH) | 4:02.2 | Q |
| 2 | Albert Hill (GBR) | 4:03.2 | Q |
| 3 |  André Audinet (FRA) | 4:03.7 | Q |
| 4 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 4:03.8 | |
| 5 |  Edward Lawrence (CAN) | 4:03.9 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Carlo Martinenghi (ITA) | ||
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Lucien Bangels (BEL) | DNF | |
 Edward Curtis (USA) | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 4:07.0 | Q |
| 2 | Duncan McPhee (GBR) | 4:07.2 | Q |
| 3 | Lawrence Shields (USA) | 4:07.4 | Q |
| 4 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | 4:07.7 | |
| 5 |  Eivind Rasmussen (NOR) | 4:08.2 | |
| 6 | Tommy Town (CAN) | ||
| 7 | Giuseppe Bonini (ITA) | ||
| 8 | Théophile Roeckaert (BEL) |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Zander (SWE) | 4:08.1 | Q |
| 2 | Arturo Porro (ITA) | 4:09.0 | Q |
| 3 | James Connolly (USA) | 4:09.3 | Q |
| 4 | Maurice de Conninck (FRA) | 4:09.8 | |
| 5 | Léoncé Oleffe (BEL) | 4:11.5 |
Semifinal 4
René Leray was allowed to participate in the final after being hindered.
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joie Ray (USA) | 4:13.4 | Q |
| 2 | Philip Noel-Baker (GBR) | 4:14.3 | Q |
| 3 | Léon Fourneau (BEL) | 4:14.8 | Q |
| 4 | Fritz Kiölling (SWE) | 4:14.8 | |
| 5 | René Leray (FRA) | 4:15.0 | q |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Saburo Hasumi (JPN) | ||
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Juan Muguerza (ESP) | DNF | |
 Johannes Villemson (EST) | DQ |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Hill (GBR) | 4:01.8 |
| 2 | Philip Noel-Baker (GBR) | 4:02.3 |
| 3 | Lawrence Shields (USA) | 4:03.0 |
| 4 | Václav Vohralík (TCH) | 4:04.6 |
| 5 | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 4:06.3 |
| 6 | André Audinet (FRA) | 4:06.4 |
| 7 | Arturo Porro (ITA) | 4:06.6 |
| 8 | Joie Ray (USA) | 4:10.0 |
| 9 | Léon Fourneau (BEL) | 4:10.3 |
| 10 | René Leray (FRA) | 4:16.5 |
| — | Duncan McPhee (GBR) | DNF |
| James Connolly (USA) | DNF | |
| John Zander (SWE) | DNF |
References
- sports-reference.com
- 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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