Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 1,500m 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 at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

in Montreal

Montreal

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. The final was held on Saturday 31 July 1976 and was contested by 9 athletes. The semi-finals were held on 30 July 1976 and were contested by 18 athletes. The heats were held on 29 July 1976 and 45 athletes entered.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record	3:32.16	Filbert Bayi Filbert Bayi Filbert Bayi is a former Tanzanian middle-distance runner of the 1970s who set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and the mile in 1975...	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... (NZL New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... )	February 2, 1974
Olympic Record	3:34.9	Kip Keino	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... (MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )	October 20, 1968

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		3:39.17
		3:39.27
		3:39.33
4.		3:39.51
5.		3:39.65
6.		3:40.64
7.		3:40.94
8.		3:41.80
9.		3:43.02

Semi-Finals

RANK	SEMI-FINAL 1	TIME
1.		3:39.65
2.		3:39.86
3.		3:39.88
4.		3:39.94
5.		3:40.06
6.		3:40.34
7.		3:40.92
8.		3:42.59
-.		DNF

RANK	SEMI-FINAL 2	TIME
1.		3:38.60
2.		3:38.71
3.		3:38.75
4.		3:38.92
5.		3:38.99
6.		3:40.73
7.		3:41.02
8.		3:41.52
9.		3:47.37

Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		3:44.18
2.		3:44.20
3.		3:44.27
4.		3:44.42
5.		3:45.00
6.		3:45.02
7.		3:45.32
8.		3:45.39
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:37.89
2.		3:37.93
3.		3:37.98
4.		3:38.32
5.		3:38.89
6.		3:39.20
7.		3:39.34
8.		3:45.32
9.		4:12.47

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		3:36.87
2.		3:37.53
3.		3:37.97
4.		3:38.00
5.		3:38.59
6.		3:41.67
7.		3:45.47
8.		4:08.70
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		3:39.86
2.		3:39.93
3.		3:39.94
4.		3:40.12
5.		3:43.51
6.		3:47.96
7.		3:59.60
8.		4:23.41
-		DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		3:39.87
2.		3:40.69
3.		3:41.24
4.		3:42.09
5.		3:42.69
6.		3:42.71
7.		3:44.59
8.		3:45.12
9.		3:45.59

Records

Final

Semi-Finals

Heats

See also