Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres

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The men's 1500 metres race, the longest flat-track race of the 1896 Summer Olympics programme, was the last event on 7 April. It was run in one heat, with eight athletes competing. Albin Lermusiaux of France led for most of the race, but was caught by two other runners near the end and finished with a bronze medal. Teddy Flack won the race, becoming the first Australian Olympic champion. The four Greek athletes trailed the other four athletes, though the records do not indicate in which position the last two finished.

Medallists

Results

Place	Athlete	Time
1		4:33.2
2		4:33.6
3		4:36.0
4		4:39.0
5		Unknown
6		Unknown
7-8		Unknown
7-8		Unknown

References

Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at AAFLA.org)
Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0379-0. (Excerpt available at AAFLA.org)
Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 978-1-86197-342-9.

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