Venue Bois de Boulogne Competitors 9 from 6 nations | Date July 15 | |
The men's 1500 metres was a middle-distance running event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. The race was held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Nine athletes from six nations competed.
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
Charles Bennett set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:06.2 minutes.
Results
Bennett, who had led the entire distance by a small margin over Deloge, broke off in the final lap, and ran last 500 metres in a time of 1:10.2 to set an unofficial world record, finishing five yards ahead of Deloge. John Bray edged out David Hall by two yards.
References
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA