Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metre event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between August 1 & August 2.[1] Forty-four athletes from 19 nations competed.[2] NOCs were limited to 4 competitors each.[3] The event was won by Harri Larva of Finland, the nation's second consecutive victory in the 1500 metres. France won its first medal in the event since 1900, with Jules Ladoumègue's silver matching the nation's best result.

Men's 1500 metres
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesAugust 1 (heats)
August 2 (final)
Competitors44 from 19 nations
Winning time3:53.2 OR
Medalists
Harri Larva
 Finland
Jules Ladoumègue
 France
Eino Purje
 Finland
Athletics at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Track events
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1500 mmen
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3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
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Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
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Background

This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Sixth-place finisher Lloyd Hahn of the United States was the only finalist from the 1924 Games to return. Defending champion Paavo Nurmi of Finland was in Amsterdam, but competed only in longer distances this Games. Finland was still well-represented, however, as Eino Purje and Harri Larva were among the favorites, along with Jules Ladoumègue of France and world-record holder Otto Peltzer of Germany.[2]

Argentina and Yugoslavia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its eighth appearance, the only nation to have competed in the men's 1500 metres at each Games to that point.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, the format used since 1908. As in 1924, there were six semifinals, this time with anywhere between 6 and 9 runners in each, and once again the top two runners in each heat advanced to the final, for a 12-man final race.[2][4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World record Otto Peltzer (GER)3:51.0Berlin, Germany11 September 1926
Olympic record Paavo Nurmi (FIN)3:53.6Paris, France10 July 1924

In the final Harri Larva set a new Olympic record at 3:53.2.

Schedule
Date Time Round
Wednesday, 1 August 192816:15Semifinals
Thursday, 2 August 192815:30Final

Results

Semifinals

The top two runners from each of the six heats advanced to the Final Round.

Semifinal 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Hans Wichmann  Germany 4:03.0Q
2 Adolf Kittel  Czechoslovakia UnknownQ
3 József Marton  Hungary Unknown
4 Luigi Becalli  Italy Unknown
5 Guus Zeegers  Netherlands Unknown
6 George Hyde  Australia Unknown
7 Józef Jaworski  Poland 4:14.0
8 Séra Martin  France Unknown
— Gerry Coughlan Ireland DNS
Joquin Miquel Spain DNS

Semifinal 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Herbert Böcher  Germany 3:59.6Q
2 William Whyte  Australia 3:59.9Q
3 Armas Kinnunen  Finland 4:01.5
4 Albert Larsen  Denmark 4:01.5
5 Reidar Jørgensen  Norway 4:01.6
6 Jack Walter  Canada Unknown
— Frédéric du Hen  Netherlands DNF
Gyula Belloni  Hungary DNF
Lloyd Hahn  United States DNF
— Andreas Paouris Greece DNS

Semifinal 3
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Eino Purje  Finland 4:00.8Q
2 Jules Ladoumègue  France UnknownQ
3 Stan Ashby  Great Britain Unknown
4 Vilém Šindler  Czechoslovakia Unknown
5 Serafín Dengra  Argentina Unknown
6 Luka Predanić  Yugoslavia 4:27.0
7 Pete Walter  Canada Unknown
8 Jan Zeegers  Netherlands Unknown
— Grigorios Georgakopoulos Greece DNS
Gábor Gyulay Hungary DNS

Semifinal 4
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Paul Martin  Switzerland 4:00.8Q
2 Harri Larva  Finland 4:02.0Q
3 Reg Thomas  Great Britain Unknown
4 David Griffin  Canada Unknown
5 Leopoldo Ledesma  Argentina Unknown
— Sid Robinson  United States DNF
— Antonios Mangos Greece DNS
Georges Baraton France DNS
Ömer Besim Koşalay Turkey DNS
Robert Masino Monaco DNS

Semifinal 5
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Ray Conger  United States 4:02.6Q
2 Jean Keller  France 4:02.7Q
3 Edvin Wide  Sweden Unknown
4 Otto Peltzer  Germany Unknown
5 Alex Docherty  Canada Unknown
6 Reggie Bell  Great Britain Unknown
— Vasilios Stavrinos Greece DNS
Ciro Chapa Mexico DNS
Philippe Coenjaerts Belgium DNS
Juichi Nagatani Japan DNS

Semifinal 6
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Cyril Ellis  Great Britain 4:01.8Q
2 Hans-Helmuth Krause  Germany UnknownQ
3 Nick Carter  United States Unknown
4 Leo Helgas  Finland 4:06.0
5 Danie Jacobs  South Africa Unknown
6 Czesław Foryś  Poland 4:11.5
7 Wilhelm Effern  Netherlands Unknown
— Jesús Oyarbide Spain DNS
Gurbachan Singh India DNS

Final
Finish of the 1500 m final: first Harri Larva, second Jules Ladoumègue
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Harri Larva Finland3:53.2OR
Jules Ladoumègue France3:53.8
Eino Purje Finland3:56.4
4Hans Wichmann Germany3:56.8
5Cyril Ellis Great Britain3:57.6
6Paul Martin Switzerland3:58.4
7Hans-Helmuth Krause Germany3:59.0
8Adolf Kittel Czechoslovakia4:00.4
9William Whyte Australia4:00.4
10Ray Conger United StatesUnknown
11Jean Keller FranceUnknown
—Herbert Böcher GermanyDNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games: Men's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. "1500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, p. 374.
  4. Official Report, pp. 417–20.
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