These are the official results of the Men's 1,500m metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The final was held on Sunday 10 September 1972 and was contested by 10 athletes. The semi-finals were held on Saturday 9 September 1972 and were contested by 27 athletes. The heats were held on Friday 8 September 1972 and 71 athletes entered.
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
References
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA