Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Wembley Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | August 4 (heats) August 6 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 22 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:49.8 | |||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 6. Thirty-six athletes from 22 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Swede Henry Eriksson.[2] It was Sweden's first medal in the 1500 metres; Lennart Strand took Sweden's second medal 0.6 seconds later. Willem Slijkhuis earned bronze, with the Netherlands also receiving its first medal in the 1500 metres.