The men's 1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

. 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 John Zander John Adolf Fredrik Zander was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Stockholm....	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	August 5, 1917
Olympic Record	3:56.8	Arnold Jackson Arnold Jackson Brigadier-General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson CBE DSO & Three Bars was a British athlete, British Army officer, and a barrister. He was the winner of the 1500m at the 1912 Summer Olympics, in what was hailed at the time as "the greatest race ever run"...	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 10, 1912

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		4:02.2	Q
2		4:03.2	Q
3		4:03.7	Q
4		4:03.8
5		4:03.9
6
—		DNF
		DNF

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		4:07.0	Q
2		4:07.2	Q
3		4:07.4	Q
4		4:07.7
5		4:08.2
6
7
8

Semifinal 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		4:08.1	Q
2		4:09.0	Q
3		4:09.3	Q
4		4:09.8
5		4:11.5

Semifinal 4

René Leray was allowed to participate in the final after being hindered.

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		4:13.4	Q
2		4:14.3	Q
3		4:14.8	Q
4		4:14.8
5		4:15.0	q
6
—		DNF
		DQ

Final

Place	Athlete	Time
1		4:01.8
2		4:02.3
3		4:03.0
4		4:04.6
5		4:06.3
6		4:06.4
7		4:06.6
8		4:10.0
9		4:10.3
10		4:16.5
—		DNF
		DNF
		DNF