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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates August 4 (heats)
August 6 (final)
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Henry Eriksson
 Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lennart Strand
 Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Willem Slijkhuis
 Netherlands
← 1936
1952 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Henry Eriksson
 Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lennart Strand
 Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Willem Slijkhuis
 Netherlands

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 6. The final was won by Swede Henry Eriksson.

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4


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