Olympic Games
Men
1500 m
Year Mo Day Location Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
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2021 Aug 07 Tokyo, JPN Jakob Ingebrigtsen, NOR Timothy Cheruiyot KEN Josh Kerr GBR
2016 Aug 20 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Matthew Centrowitz USA Taoufik Makhloufi ALG Nick Willis NZL
2012 Aug 07 London, GBR Taoufik Makhloufi ALG Leo Manzano USA Abdalaati Iguider MAR
2008 Aug 19 Beijing, CHN Asbel Kiprop KEN Nick Willis NZL Mehdi Baala FRA
2004 Aug 24 Athens, GRE Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Bernard Lagat KEN Rui Silva POR
2000 Sep 29 Sydney, AUS Noah Ngeny KEN Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Bernard Lagat KEN
1996 Aug 03 Atlanta, GA Noureddine Morceli ALG Fermín Cacho ESP Stephen Kipkorir KEN
1992 Aug 08 Barcelona, ESP Fermín Cacho ESP Rachid El-Basir MAR Mohamed Suleiman QAT
1988 Oct 01 Seoul, KOR Peter Rono KEN Peter Elliott GBR Jens-Peter Herold GDR
1984 Aug 11 Los Angeles, CA Sebastian Coe GBR Steve Cram GBR José Manuel Abascal ESP
1980 Aug 01 Moscow, URS Sebastian Coe GBR Jürgen Straub GDR Steve Ovett GBR
1976 Jul 31 Montreal, CAN John Walker NZL Ivo Van Damme BEL Paul-Heinz Wellmann FRG
1972 Sep 10 Munich, GER Pekka Vasala FIN Kip Keino KEN Rod Dixon NZL
1968 Oct 20 Mexico City, MEX Kip Keino KEN Jim Ryun USA Bodo Tümmler FRG
1964 Oct 21 Tokyo, JAP Peter Snell NZL Josef Odloil TCH John Davies NZL
1960 Sep 06 Rome, ITA Herb Elliott AUS Michel Jazy FRA István Rózsavölgyi HUN
1956 Dec 01 Melbourne, AUS Ron Delany IRL Klaus Richtzenhain GER John Landy AUS
1952 Jul 26 Helsinki, FIN Josy Barthel LUX Bob McMillen USA Werner Lueg GER
1948 Aug 06 London, GBR Henry Eriksson SWE Lennart Strand SWE Wim Slijkhuis NED
1936 Aug 06 Berlin, GER Jack Lovelock NZL Glenn Cunningham USA Luigi Beccali ITA
1932 Aug 04 Los Angeles, CA Luigi Beccali ITA Jerry Cornes GBR Phil Edwards CAN
1928 Aug 02 Amsterdam, NED Harri Larva FIN Jules Ladoumčgue FRA Eino Purje FIN
1924 Jul 10 Paris, FRA Paavo Nurmi FIN Willy Schärer SUI Henry Stallard GBR
1920 Aug 19 Antwerp, BEL Albert Hill GBR Philip Baker GBR Larry Shields USA
1912 Jul 10 Stockholm, SWE Arnold Jackson GBR Abel Kiviat USA Norm Taber USA
1908 Jul 14 London, GBR Mel Sheppard USA Harold Wilson GBR Norman Hallows GBR
1906* Apr 30 Athens, GRE Jim Lightbody USA John McGeough GBR Kristian Hellström SWE
1904 Sep 03 St. Louis, MO Jim Lightbody USA Bill Verner USA Lacey Hearn USA
1900 Jul 15 Paris, FRA Charles Bennett GBR Henry Deloge FRA John Bray USA
1896 Apr 07 Athens, GRE Teddy Flack AUS Arthur C. Blake USA Albin Lermusiaux FRA
* 1906 is not considered an official Olympic Games
2021 Aug 07 Tokyo, JPN
1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 3:28.32
2. Timothy Cheruiyot KEN 3:29.01
3. Josh Kerr GBR 3:29.05
4. Abel Kipsang KEN 3:29.56
5. Adel Mechaal ESP 3:30.77
6. Cole Hocker USA 3:31.40
7. Stewart Mcsweyn AUS 3:31.91
8. Michal Rozmys POL 3:32.67
9. Jake Heyward GBR 3:34.43
10. Jake Wightman GBR 3:35.09
11. Oliver Hoare AUS 3:35.79
12. Charles Grethen LUX 3:36.80
13. Ignacio Fontes ESP 3:38.56
2016 Aug 20 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1. Matthew Centrowitz USA 3:50.00
2. Taoufik Makhloufi ALG 3:50.11
3. Nick Willis NZL 3:50.24
4. Ayanleh Souleiman DJI 3:50.29
5. Abdalaati Iguider MAR 3:50.58
6. Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:50.87
7. David Bustos ESP 3:51.06
8. Ben Blankenship USA 3:51.09
9. Ryan Gregson AUS 3:51.39
10. Nathan Brannen CAN 3:51.45
11. Ronald Musagala UGA 3:51.68
12. Charlie Grice GBR 3:51.73
13. Ronald Kwemoi KEN 3:56.76
2012 Aug 07 London, GBR
1. Taoufik Makhloufi ALG 3:34.08
2. Leo Manzano USA 3:34.79
3. Abdalaati Iguider MAR 3:35.13
4. Matt Centrowitz USA 3:35.17
5. Henrik Ingebrigtsen NOR 3:35.43
6. Mekonnen Gebremedhin ETH 3:35.44
7. Silas Kiplagat KEN 3:36.19
8. Ilham Özbilen TUR 3:36.72
9. Nick Willis NZL 3:36.94
10. Belal Mansoor Ali BRN 3:37.98
11. Nixon Chepseba KEN 3:39.04
12. Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:43.83
2008 Aug 19 Beijing, CHN
1. Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:33.11
2. Nick Willis NZL 3:34.16
3. Mehdi Baala FRA 3:34.21
4. Juan Carlos Higuero ESP 3:34.44
5. Abdalaati Iguider MAR 3:34.66
6. Juan van Deventer RSA 3:34.77
7. Belal Mansoor Ali BRN 3:35.23
8. Andy Baddeley GBR 3:35.37
9. Augustine Choge KEN 3:35.50
10. Daham Najim Bashir QAT 3:37.68
11. Christian Obrist ITA 3:39.87
Rashid Ramzi BRN 3:32.94 DQ for doping
2004 Aug 24 Athens, GRE
1. Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:34.18
2. Bernard Lagat KEN 3:34.30
3. Rui Silva POR 3:34.68
4. Timothy Kiptanui KEN 3:35.61
5. Ivan Heshko UKR 3:35.82
6. Mike East GBR 3:36.33
7. Reyes Estévez ESP 3:36.63
8. Gert-Jan Liefers NED 3:37.17
9. Adil Kaouch MAR 3:38.26
10. Mulugeta Wendimu ETH 3:38.33
11. Kamal Boulahfane ALG 3:39.02
12. Isaac Songok KEN 3:41.72
2000 Sep 29 Sydney, AUS
1. Noah Ngeny KEN 3:32.07 OR
2. Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:32.32
3. Bernard Lagat KEN 3:32.44
4. Mehdi Baala FRA 3:34.14
5. Kevin Sullivan CAN 3:35.50
6. Daniel Zegeye ETH 3:36.78
7. Andrés Manuel Díaz ESP 3:37.27
8. Juan Carlos Higuero ESP 3:38.91
9. John Mayock GBR 3:39.41
10. Jason Pyrah USA 3:39.84
11. Driss Maazouzi FRA 3:45.46
12. Youssef Baba MAR 3:56.08
1996 Aug 03 Atlanta, GA
1. Noureddine Morceli ALG 3:35.78
2. Fermín Cacho ESP 3:36.40
3. Stephen Kipkorir KEN 3:36.72
4. Laban Rotich KEN 3:37.39
5. William Tanui KEN 3:37.42
6. Abdi Bile SOM 3:38.03
7. Marko Koers NED 3:38.18
8. Ali Hakimi TUN 3:38.19
9. Mohammed Suleiman QAT 3:38.26
10. Driss Maazouzi MAR 3:39.65
11. John Mayock GBR 3:40.18
12. Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:40.75
1992 Aug 8 Barcelona, ESP
1. Fermín Cacho ESP 3:40.12
2. Rachid El-Basir MAR 3:40.62
3. Mohamed Suleiman QAT 3:40.69
4. Joseph Chesire KEN 3:41.12
5. Jonah Birir KEN 3:41.27
6. Jens-Peter Herold GER 3:41.53
7. Noureddine Morceli ALG 3:41.70
8. Jim Spivey USA 3:41.74
9. Graham Hood CAN 3:42.55
10. David Kibet KEN 3:42.62
11. Manuel Pancorbo ESP 3:43.51
12. Azat Rakipov EUN 3:44.66
1988 Oct 01 Seoul, KOR
1. Peter Rono KEN 3:35.96
2. Peter Elliott GBR 3:36.15
3. Jens-Peter Herold GDR 3:36.21
4. Steve Cram GBR 3:36.24
5. Steve Scott USA 3:36.99
6. Han Kulker NED 3:37.08
7. Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 3:37.94
8. Marcus O'Sullivan IRL 3:38.39
9. Mário da Silva POR 3:38.77
10. Jeff Atkinson USA 3:40.80
11. Joseph Chesire KEN 3:40.82
12. Omer Khalifa SUD 3:41.07
1984 Aug 11 Los Angeles, CA
1. Seb Coe GBR 3:32.53 OR
2. Steve Cram GBR 3:33.40
3. José Manuel Abascal ESP 3:34.30
4. Joseph Chesire KEN 3:34.52
5. Jim Spivey USA 3:36.07
6. Peter Wirz SUI 3:36.97
7. Andrés Vera ESP 3:37.02
8. Omer Khalifa SUD 3:37.11
9. Tony Rogers NZL 3:38.98
10. Steve Scott USA 3:39.86
11. Riccardo Materazzi ITA 3:40.74
Steve Ovett GBR DNF
1980 Aug 01 Moscow, URS
1. Seb Coe GBR 3:38.4
2. Jürgen Straub GDR 3:38.8
3. Steve Ovett GBR 3:39.0
4. Andreas Busse GDR 3:40.2
5. Vittorio Fontanella ITA 3:40.4
6. Jozef Plachý TCH 3:40.7
7. José Marajo FRA 3:41.5
8. Steve Cram GBR 3:42.0
9. Dragan Zdravkovic YUG 3:43.1
1976 Jul 31 Montreal, CAN
1. John Walker NZL 3:39.17
2. Ivo Van Damme BEL 3:39.27
3. Paul-Heinz Wellmann FRG 3:39.33
4. Eamonn Coghlan IRL 3:39.51
5. Frank Clement GBR 3:39.65
6. Rick Wohlhuter USA 3:40.64
7. Dave Moorcroft GBR 3:40.94
8. Graham Crouch AUS 3:41.80
9. János Zemen HUN 3:43,02
1972 Sep 10 Munich, FRG
1. Pekka Vasala FIN 3:36.3
2. Kip Keino KEN 3:36.8
3. Rod Dixon NZL 3:37.5
4. Mike Boit KEN 3:38.4
5. Brendan Foster GBR 3:39.0
6. Herman Mignon BEL 3:39.0
7. Paul-Heinz Wellmann FRG 3:40.1
8. Volodymyr Pantelei URS 3:40.2
9. Tony Polhill NZL 3:41.8
10. Tom Hansen DEN 3:46.6
1968 Oct 20 Mexico City, MEX
1. Kip Keino KEN 3:34.91 OR
2. Jim Ryun USA 3:37.89
3. Bodo Tümmler FRG 3:39.08
4. Harald Norpoth FRG 3:42.57
5. John Whetton GBR 3:43.90
6. Jacky Boxberger FRA 3:46.65
7. Henryk Szordykowski POL 3:46.69
8. Josef Odloil TCH 3:48.69
9. Tom Von Ruden USA 3:49.27
10. Ben Jipcho KEN 3:51.22
11. André Dehertoghe BEL 3:53.63
12. Marty Liquori USA 4:18.22
1964 Oct 21 Tokyo, JAP
1. Peter Snell NZL 3:38.1
2. Josef Odloil TCH 3:39.6
3. John Davies NZL 3:39.6
4. Alan Simpson GBR 3:39.7
5. Dyrol Burleson USA 3:40.0
6. Witold Baran POL 3:40.3
7. Michel Bernard FRA 3:41.2
8. John Whetton GBR 3:42.4
9. Jean Wadoux FRA 3:45.4
1960 Sep 06 Rome, ITA
1. Herb Elliott AUS 3:35.6 WR,OR
2. Michel Jazy FRA 3:38.4
3. István Rózsavölgyi HUN 3:39.2
4. Dan Waern SWE 3:40.0
5. Zoltan Vamos ROU 3:40.8
6. Dyrol Burleson USA 3:40.9
7. Michel Bernard FRA 3:41.5
8. Jim Grelle USA 3:45.0
9. Arne Hamarsland NOR 3:45.0
1956 Dec 01 Melbourne, AUS
1. Ronnie Delany IRL 3:41.2 OR
2. Klaus Richtzenhain GER 3:42.0
3. John Landy AUS 3:42.0
4. László Tábori HUN 3:42.4
5. Brian Hewson GBR 3:42.6
6. Stanislav Jungwirth TCH 3:42.6
7. Neville Scott NZL 3:42.8
8. Ian Boyd GBR 3:43.0
9. Ken Wood GBR 3:44.3
10. Gunnar Nielsen DEN 3:45.0
11. Murray Halberg NZL 3:45.2
12. Merv Lincoln AUS 3:51.9
1952 Jul 26 Helsinki, FIN
1. Josy Barthel LUX 3:45.2 OR
2. Bob McMillen USA 3:45.2 OR
3. Werner Lueg GER 3:45.4
4. Roger Bannister GBR 3:46.0
5. Patrick El Mabrouk FRA 3:46.0
6. Rolf Lamers GER 3:46.8
7. Olle Ĺberg SWE 3:47.0
8. Ingvar Ericsson SWE 3:47.6
9. Don MacMillan AUS 3:49.6
10. Denis Johansson FIN 3:49.8
11. Audun Boysen NOR 3:51.4
12. Warren Druetzler USA 3:56.0
1948 Aug 06 London, GBR
1. Henry Eriksson SWE 3:49.8
2. Lennart Strand SWE 3:50.4
3. Wim Slijkhuis NED 3:50.4
4. Václav Cevona TCH 3:51.2
5. Gösta Bergkvist SWE 3:52.2
6. Bill Nankeville GBR 3:52.6
7. Sándor Garay HUN 3:54.4
8. Don Gehrmann USA 3:54.5
9. Erik Jřrgensen DEN 3:56.1
10. Josy Barthel LUX 3:56.9
11. Marcel Hansenne FRA 4:02.0
12. Denis Johansson FIN
1936 Aug 06 Berlin, GER
1. Jack Lovelock NZL 3:47.8 WR
2. Glenn Cunningham USA 3:48.4
3. Luigi Beccali ITA 3:49.2
4. Archie San Romani USA 3:50.0
5. Phil Edwards CAN 3:50.4
6. Jerry Cornes GBR 3:51.4
7. Miklós Szabó HUN 3:53.0
8. Robert Goix FRA 3:53.8
9. Gene Venzke USA 3:55.0
10. Fritz Schaumburg GER 3:56.2
11. Eric Ny SWE 3:57.6
12. Werner Böttcher GER 4:04.2
1932 Aug 04 Los Angeles, CA
1. Luigi Beccali ITA 3:51.2 OR
2. Jerry Cornes GBR 3:52.6
3. Phil Edwards CAN 3:52.8
4. Glenn Cunningham USA 3:53.4
5. Eric Ny SWE 3:54.6
6. Norwood Hallowell USA 3:55.0
7. Jack Lovelock NZL 3:57.8
8. Frank Crowley USA 3:58.1
9. Martti Luomanen FIN 3:58.4
10. Harri Larva FIN 3:58.4
Eino Purje FIN DNF
1928 Aug 02 Amsterdam, NED
1. Harri Larva FIN 3:53.2 OR
2. Jules Ladoumčgue FRA 3:53.8
3. Eino Purje FIN 3:56.4
4. Hans Wichmann GER 3:56.8
5. Cyril Ellis GBR 3:57.6
6. Paul Martin SUI 3:58.4
7. Hans-Helmuth Krause GER 3:59.0
8. Adolf Kittel TCH 4:00.4
9. William Whyte AUS 4:00.4
10. Ray Conger USA
11. Jean Keller FRA
Herbert Böcher GER DNF
1924 Jul 10 Paris, FRA
1. Paavo Nurmi FIN 3:53.6 OR
2. Willy Schärer SUI 3:55.0
3. Henry Stallard GBR 3:55.6
4. Douglas Lowe GBR 3:57.0
5. Ray Buker USA 3:58.6
6. Lloyd Hahn USA 3:59.0
7. Ray Watson USA 4:00.0
8. Frej Liewendahl FIN 4:00,3
9. Arvo Peussa FIN 4:00.6
10. René Wiriath FRA 4:02.8
11. Sonny Spencer GBR 4:03.7
12. Jaakko Luoma FIN 4:03.9
1920 Aug 19 Antwerp, BEL
1. Albert Hill GBR 4:01.8
2. Philip Baker GBR 4:02.3 e
3. Larry Shields USA 4:03.0 e
4. Václav Vohralík TCH 4:04.6 e
5. Sven Emil Lundgren SWE 4:06.3 e
6. André Audinet FRA 4:06.4 e
7. Arturo Porro ITA 4:06.6 e
8. Joie Ray USA 4:10.0 e
9. Léon Fourneau BEL 4:10.3 e
10. René Leray FRA
Duncan McPhee GBR DNF
James Connolly USA DNF
John Zander SWE DNF
1912 Jul 10 Stockholm, SWE
1. Arnold Jackson GBR 3:56.8 OR
2. Abel Kiviat USA 3:56.9
3. Norm Taber USA 3:56.9
4. John Paul Jones USA 3:57.2
5. Ernst Wide SWE 3:57.6
6. Philip Baker GBR 4:01.0 e
7. John Zander SWE 4:02.0 e
8. Walter McClure USA
Mel Sheppard USA
Henri Arnaud FRA
Frederick Hedlund USA
Erwin von Sigel GER
Louis Madeira USA
Evert Björn SWE
1908 Jul 14 London, GBR
1. Mel Sheppard USA 4:03.4 OR
2. Harold Wilson GBR 4:03.6 e
3. Norman Hallows GBR 4:04.0 e
4. Jack Tait CAN 4:06.8 e
5. Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford GBR 4:07.6 e
6. Joe Deakin GBR 4:07.9 e
James Sullivan USA DNF
Vincent Loney GBR DNF
1906 Apr 30 Athens, GRE
1. Jim Lightbody USA 4:12.0
2. John McGeough GBR 4:12.6
3. Kristian Hellström SWE 4:13.4
4. Dad Wheatley AUS
5. James Sullivan USA
6. George Bonhag USA
7. Reginald Crabbe GBR
8. Harvey Cohn USA
1904 Sep 03 St. Louis, MO
1. Jim Lightbody USA 4:05.4 WR,OR
2. Bill Verner USA 4:06.8
3. Lacey Hearn USA
4. David Munson USA
5. Johannes Runge GER
6. Peter Deer CAN
7. Howard Valentine USA
8. Harvey Cohn USA
9. Charles Bacon USA
1900 Jul 15 Paris, FRA
1. Charles Bennett GBR 4:06.2 WR,OR
2. Henry Deloge FRA
3. John Bray USA
4. Dave Hall USA
5. Christian Christensen DEN
6. Hermann Wraschtil AUT
Louis Segondi FRA
Jack Rimmer GBR
Ondrej Pukl BOH
1896 Apr 07 Athens, GRE
1. Teddy Flack AUS 4:33.2 OR
2. Arthur C. Blake USA
3. Albin Lermusiaux FRA
4. Carl Galle GER
Angelos Fetsis GRE
Dimitrios Golemis GRE
Konstantinos Karakatsanis GRE
Dimitrios Tombrof GRE
e = estimated time
WR = world record
OR = Olympic Record
DNF = did not finish