Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| 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
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Bayonne (FRA) | May 30, 1900 |
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| Olympic Record | 4:33.2 |  Edwin Flack
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.