Venue Francis Field Competitors 9 from 3 nations | Dates September 3 | |
The men's 1500 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 9 runners from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
James Lightbody set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:05.4 minutes.
References
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA