Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 9 (semifinals) July 10 (final) |
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| Competitors | 40 from 20 nations | |||||||||
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Paavo Nurmi Finland
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Willy Schärer Switzerland
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Henry Stallard Great Britain
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The men's 1500 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924 and on Thursday, July 10, 1924.
As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference.
Forty middle distance runners from 20 nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
In the final Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 3:53.6 minutes.
All semi-finals were held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924.
The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Semifinal 4
Semifinal 5
Semifinal 6
The final was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924.
Less than 45 minutes after his win in this race Nurmi started in the 5000 metre event and won also the gold medal.
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