1920 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 1500 m (men)
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sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 1500 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 29 athletes from 12 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Antwerp Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 18, 1920 (preliminary round) August 19, 1920 (final) |
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The men's 1500 meter run at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp was held on August 18 and 19, 1920 in the Antwerp Olympic Stadium. 29 athletes took part.
The British Albert Hill was Olympic champion ahead of his compatriot Philip Noel-Baker . American Lawrence Shields won bronze .
There were no athletes from Switzerland at the start. Germany and Austria were excluded from participating in the 1920 Olympic Games .
Existing records
World record |
John Zander ( Sweden )
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3: 54.7 min | Stockholm | August 5, 1917 |
Olympic record |
Arnold Jackson ( Great Britain )
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3: 56.8 min | Stockholm | July 10, 1912 |
Conducting the competition
A total of four preliminary runs were carried out on August 19 (3:15 p.m. local time). The first three runners qualified for the final on August 20 (start: 5.15 p.m.).
Note: The runners qualified for the next round are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
Date: August 19, 1920, 3:15 p.m. local time
The times are not completely handed down.
Forward 1
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1 | Václav Vohralík |
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4: 02.2 min | |
2 | Albert Hill |
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4: 03.2 min | |
3 | André Audinet |
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4: 03.7 min | |
4th | Edvin Wide |
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4: 03.8 min | |
5 | Edward Lawrence |
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4: 03.9 min | |
6th | Carlo Martinenghi |
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DNF | Lucien Bangels |
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Edward Curtis |
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Forward 2
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1 | Sven Lundgren |
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4: 07.0 min | |
2 | Duncan McPhee |
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4: 07.2 min | |
3 | Lawrence Shields |
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4: 07.4 min | |
4th | Armand Burtin |
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4: 07.7 min | |
5 | Elvind Rasmussen |
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4: 08.2 min | |
6th | Tommy Town |
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k. A. | |
7th | Giuseppe Bonini |
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k. A. | |
8th | Théophile Roeckaerts |
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k. A. |
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Zander |
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4: 08.1 min | |
2 | Arturo Porro |
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4: 09.0 min | |
3 | James Connolly |
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4: 09.3 min | |
4th | Maurice de Conninck |
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4: 09.8 min | |
5 | Léoncé Oleffe |
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4: 11.5 min |
Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Joie Ray |
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4: 13.4 min | |
2 | Philip Noel-Baker |
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4: 14.3 min | |
3 | Léon Fourneau |
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4: 14.8 min | |
4th | Fritz Kiölling |
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4: 14.8 min | |
5 | René Leray |
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4: 15.0 min | |
6th | Saburo Hasumi |
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k. A. | |
DNF | Juan Muguerza |
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DSQ | Johannes Villemson |
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There was a tussle between the French René Leray and the Estonian Johannes Villemson, in which Leray was hindered according to the judgment of the arbitration court. Villemson was disqualified, Leray was allowed to participate in the final.
final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Albert Hill |
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4: 01.8 min | |
2 | Philip Noel-Baker |
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4: 02.4 min | |
3 | Lawrence Shields |
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4: 03.1 min | |
4th | Václav Vohralík |
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4: 04.6 min | |
5 | Sven Lundgren |
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4: 06.3 min | |
6th | André Audinet |
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4: 06.4 min | |
7th | Arturo Porro |
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4: 06.6 min | |
8th | Joie Ray |
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4: 10.0 min | |
9 | Léon Fourneau |
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4: 10.3 min | |
10 | René Leray |
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4: 16.5 min | |
DNF | Duncan McPhee |
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James Connolly |
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John Zander |
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Date: August 20, 1920, 5:15 p.m. local time
The American Joie Ray was the favorite for the 1500 meters due to his success at the American championships over 1 mile and the excellent times he achieved there . But a few days before the final he was injured and had no chance, although he tried everything. In the beginning, he and Václav Vohralík ensured a good pace early on. Albert Hill and Philip Noel-Baker followed and took the lead on the last lap. Ray slowed down, Lawrence Shields got stronger and stronger and took third place. But he couldn't get past Noel-Baker. Hill took a decisive lead in the final stages and won the gold medal. Noel-Baker defended his second place ahead of Shields. Vohralík reached fourth place ahead of the Swede Sven Lundgren.
After his victory over the 800 meters two days earlier, Albert Hill celebrated his second gold medal.
Philip Noel-Baker later went into politics, held several ministerial posts and campaigned for disarmament and peace throughout his life. In 1959 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for this .
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, pp. 136f
Web links
- SportsReference 1500 m , accessed August 30, 2017
Video
- Albert Hill's Double Olympic Gold - Athletics - Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games , published June 28, 2012 on youtube.com, accessed August 30, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 549 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Official report, page 95 (French) ( Memento from October 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Description of the finals on SportsReference
- ↑ Philip Noel-Baker , Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1959 on born.am, accessed July 29, 2017