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Men’s 1500 metres
Held at 25 Games, 1924–2026. Most golds: Norway (8). Most medals: Kjeld Nuis (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games251924–2026
Medals75
Delegations13on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | Ning Zhongyan China | Jordan Stolz United States | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands |
| 2022 Beijing | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | Thomas Krol Netherlands | Kim Min-seok South Korea |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Kjeld Nuis Netherlands | Patrick Roest Netherlands | Kim Min-seok South Korea |
| 2014 Sochi | Zbigniew Bródka Poland | Koen Verweij Netherlands | Denny Morrison Canada |
| 2010 Vancouver | Mark Tuitert Netherlands | Shani Davis United States | Håvard Bøkko Norway |
| 2006 Turin | Enrico Fabris Italy | Shani Davis United States | Chad Hedrick United States |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Derek Parra United States | Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands | Ådne Søndrål Norway |
| 1998 Nagano | Ådne Søndrål Norway | Ids Postma Netherlands | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Johann Olav Koss Norway | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands | Falko Zandstra Netherlands |
| 1992 Albertville | Johann Olav Koss Norway | Ådne Søndrål Norway | Leo Visser Netherlands |
| 1988 Calgary | André Hoffmann East Germany | Eric Flaim United States | Michael Hadschieff Austria |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Gaétan Boucher Canada | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union | Oleg Bozhev Soviet Union |
| 1980 Lake Placid | Eric Heiden United States | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway | Terje Andersen Norway |
| 1976 Innsbruck | Jan Egil Storholt Norway | Yury Kondakov Soviet Union | Hans van Helden Netherlands |
| 1972 Sapporo | Ard Schenk Netherlands | Roar Grønvold Norway | Göran Claeson Sweden |
| 1968 Grenoble | Kees Verkerk Netherlands | Ard Schenk Netherlands / Ivar Eriksen Norway | — |
| 1964 Innsbruck | Ants Antson Soviet Union | Kees Verkerk Netherlands | Villy Haugen Norway |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | Roald Aas Norway / Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union | — | Boris Stenin Soviet Union |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union / Yuri Mikhaylov Soviet Union | — | Toivo Salonen Finland |
| 1952 Oslo | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | Wim van der Voort Netherlands | Roald Aas Norway |
| 1948 St. Moritz | Sverre Farstad Norway | Åke Seyffarth Sweden | Odd Lundberg Norway |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Charles Mathiesen Norway | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | Birger Wasenius Finland |
| 1932 Lake Placid | Jack Shea United States | Alexander Hurd Canada | Willy Logan Canada |
| 1928 St. Moritz | Clas Thunberg Finland | Bernt Evensen Norway | Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
| 1924 Chamonix | Clas Thunberg Finland | Roald Larsen Norway | Sigurd Moen Norway |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Kjeld Nuis | 2 | 3 |
| Clas Thunberg | 2 | 2 |
| Yevgeny Grishin | 2 | 2 |
| Johann Olav Koss | 2 | 2 |
| Ådne Søndrål | 1 | 3 |
| Roald Aas | 1 | 2 |
| Kees Verkerk | 1 | 2 |
| Ard Schenk | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Shea | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Mathiesen | 1 | 1 |
| Sverre Farstad | 1 | 1 |
| Hjalmar Andersen | 1 | 1 |