Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 13 (semifinals) July 14 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:03.4 =OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908, and on July 14, 1908.[1] The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres=1⁄3 mile in circumference. The event was won by Mel Sheppard of the United States, the second consecutive Games an American had won the event. Sheppard, like Jim Lightbody in 1904, would also win the 800 metres for a middle-distance double.
44 runners from 15 nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] There were eight heats of the first round, with the winners of those heats competing in the final.