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Summer Olympics · Athletics · men’s · 1896–2024
Men’s 1500 metres
Held at 30 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: Great Britain (5). Most medals: Sebastian Coe (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games301896–2024
Medals90
Delegations27on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Cole Hocker United States | Josh Kerr Great Britain | Yared Nuguse United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway | Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya | Josh Kerr Great Britain |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Matthew Centrowitz Jr. United States | Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria | Nick Willis New Zealand |
| 2012 London | Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria | Leonel Manzano United States | Abdalaati Iguider Morocco |
| 2008 Beijing | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya | Nicholas Willis New Zealand | Mehdi Baala France |
| 2004 Athens | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | Bernard Lagat Kenya | Rui Silva Portugal |
| 2000 Sydney | Noah Ngeny Kenya | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | Bernard Lagat Kenya |
| 1996 Atlanta | Noureddine Morceli Algeria | Fermín Cacho Spain | Stephen Kipkorir Kenya |
| 1992 Barcelona | Fermin Cacho Ruiz Spain | Rachid El Basir Morocco | Mohammed Suleiman Qatar |
| 1988 Seoul | Peter Rono Kenya | Peter Elliott Great Britain | Jens-Peter Herold East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Sebastian Coe Great Britain | Steve Cram Great Britain | José Manuel Abascal Spain |
| 1980 Moscow | Sebastian Coe Great Britain | Jürgen Straub East Germany | Steve Ovett Great Britain |
| 1976 Montreal | John Walker New Zealand | Ivo van Damme Belgium | Paul-Heinz Wellmann West Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Pekka Vasala Finland | Kipchoge Keino Kenya | Rod Dixon New Zealand |
| 1968 Mexico City | Kipchoge Keino Kenya | Jim Ryun United States | Bodo Tümmler West Germany |
| 1964 Tokyo | Peter Snell New Zealand | Josef Odložil Czechoslovakia | John Davies New Zealand |
| 1960 Rome | Herb Elliott Australia | Michel Jazy France | István Rózsavölgyi Hungary |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Ron Delany Ireland | Klaus Richtzenhain United Team of Germany | John Landy Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Josy Barthel Luxembourg | Bob McMillen United States | Werner Lueg Germany |
| 1948 London | Henry Eriksson Sweden | Lennart Strand Sweden | Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands |
| 1936 Berlin | Jack Lovelock New Zealand | Glenn Cunningham United States | Luigi Beccali Italy |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Luigi Beccali Italy | Jerry Cornes Great Britain | Phil Edwards Canada |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Harri Larva Finland | Jules Ladoumegue France | Eino Purje Finland |
| 1924 Paris | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Willy Schärer Switzerland | H. B. Stallard Great Britain |
| 1920 Antwerp | Albert Hill Great Britain | Philip Noel-Baker Great Britain | Lawrence Shields United States |
| 1912 Stockholm | Arnold Jackson Great Britain | Abel Kiviat United States | Norman Taber United States |
| 1908 London | Mel Sheppard United States | Harold Wilson Great Britain | Norman Hallows Great Britain |
| 1904 St. Louis | James Lightbody United States | Frank Verner United States | Lacey Hearn United States |
| 1900 Paris | Charles Bennett Great Britain | Henri Deloge France | John Bray United States |
| 1896 Athens | Edwin Flack Australia | Arthur Blake United States | Albin Lermusiaux France |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Kenya | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Morocco | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Coe | 2 | 2 |
| Luigi Beccali | 1 | 2 |
| Kipchoge Keino | 1 | 2 |
| Hicham El Guerrouj | 1 | 2 |
| Taoufik Makhloufi | 1 | 2 |
| Edwin Flack | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Bennett | 1 | 1 |
| James Lightbody | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Sheppard | 1 | 1 |
| Arnold Jackson | 1 | 1 |
| Albert Hill | 1 | 1 |
| Paavo Nurmi | 1 | 1 |