Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Appearance
Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
Date | July 15 | |||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
60 m | men |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
200 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
2500 m steeplechase | men |
4000 m steeplechase | men |
5000 m team race | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Standing long jump | men |
Standing triple jump | men |
Standing high jump | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
The men's 1500 metres was a middle-distance running event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. The race was held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Nine athletes from six nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 4:09.0(*) | John Bray | Bayonne (FRA) | May 30, 1900 |
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Olympic Record | 4:33.2 | Edwin Flack | Athens (GRE) | April 7, 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
Charles Bennett set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:06.2 minutes.
Results
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Charles Bennett (GBR) | 4:06.2 |
2 | Henri Deloge (FRA) | 4:06.6 |
3 | John Bray (USA) | 4:07.2 |
4 | David Hall (USA) | (4:07.5) |
5 | Christian Christensen (DEN) | Unknown |
6 | Hermann Wraschtil (AUT) | Unknown |
7-9 | Ondřej Pukl (BOH) | Unknown |
John Rimmer (GBR) | Unknown | |
Louis Segondi (FRA) | Unknown |
Bennett, who had led the entire distance by a small margin over Deloge, broke off in the final lap, and ran last 500 metres in a time of 1:10.2 to set an unofficial world record, finishing five yards ahead of Deloge. John Bray edged out David Hall by two yards.
Sources
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.