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Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
DatesApril 7
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edwin Flack
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arthur Blake
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albin Lermusiaux
 France
1900 →

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.

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

Place Athlete Time
1  Edwin Flack (AUS) 4:33.2
2  Arthur Blake (USA) 4:33.6
3  Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) 4:36.0
4  Carl Galle (GER) 4:39.0
5  Angelos Fetsis (GRE) Unknown
6  Dimitrios Golemis (GRE) Unknown
7-8  Konstantinos Karakatsanis (GRE) Unknown
 Dimitrios Tomprof (GRE) Unknown

References

  • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (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.