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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 1500 metres
|games = 1924 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
|dates = July 9 (semifinals)
July 10 (final)
|competitors = 40
|nations = 20
|longnames = yes
|gold = Paavo Nurmi
|goldNOC = FIN
|silver = Willy Schärer
|silverNOC = SUI
|bronze = H. B. Stallard
|bronzeNOC = GBR
|prev=1920
|next=1928
}}{{AthleticsAt1924SummerOlympics}}The men's 1500 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924 and on Thursday, July 10, 1924. As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference. Forty middle distance runners from 20 nations competed.[1] RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. | World Record | 3:52.6 | FIN}} Paavo Nurmi | Helsinki (FIN) | June 19, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:56.8 | GBR}} Arnold Jackson | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
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In the final Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 3:53.6 minutes. ResultsSemifinalsAll semi-finals were held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. The best two finishers of every heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|René Wiriath|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 4:13.8 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jaakko Luoma|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:14.8 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ferdinand Friebe|AUT|1924 Summer}} | 4:15.8 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed El-Sayed|EGY|1924 Summer}} | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|István Grósz|HUN|1924 Summer}} |
Semifinal 2| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Willy Schärer|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 4:06.6 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Douglas Lowe|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 4:07.2 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Spencer|USA|1924 Summer}} | 4:08.4 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Léon Fourneau|BEL|1924 Summer}} | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Clifford Davis|RSA|1924 Summer}} | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Pala Singh|IND|1924 Summer}} |
Semifinal 3| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:07.6 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Sonny Spencer|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 4:09.0 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Albert Larsen|DEN|1924 Summer}} | 4:11.5 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|René Jubeau|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 4:14.5 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Aleksander Antson|EST|1924 Summer}} | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ferruccio Bruni|ITA|1924 Summer}} | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Eslava|MEX|1924 Summer}} | | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Józef Jaworski|POL|1924 Summer}} | 4:28.4 |
Semifinal 4| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arvo Peussa|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:17.4 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Watson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 4:17.9 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Disma Ferrario|ITA|1924 Summer}} | 4:18.5 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jan Zeegers|NED|1924 Summer}} | 4:21.0 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Newman|AUS|1924 Summer}} | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph Van der Wee|BEL|1924 Summer}} | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Stefan Kostrzewski|POL|1924 Summer}} | 4:29.0 |
Semifinal 5| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|H. B. Stallard|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 4:11.8 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Buker|USA|1924 Summer}} | 4:12.8 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Rolph Barnes|CAN|1924 Summer}} | 4:13.1 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Louis Philipps|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 4:13.4 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lyuben Karastoyanov|BUL|1924 Summer}} | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Angelo Davoli|ITA|1924 Summer}} |
Semifinal 6| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lloyd Hahn|USA|1924 Summer}} | 4:06.8 | Q | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Frej Liewendahl|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:07.4 | Q | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Cyril Ellis|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 4:08.1 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Chottin|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 4:14.8 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Malcolm Boyd|AUS|1924 Summer}} | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Giovanni Garaventa|ITA|1924 Summer}} | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Vilém Šindler|TCH|1924 Summer}} | 4:23.6 | | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ömer Besim Koşalay|TUR|1924 Summer}} |
FinalThe final was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924. Less than 45 minutes after his win in this race Nurmi started in the 5000 metre event and won also the gold medal. | Place | Athlete | Time | |
| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 3:53.6 OR | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Willy Schärer|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 3:55.0 | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|H. B. Stallard|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:55.6 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Douglas Lowe|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 3:57.0 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Buker|USA|1924 Summer}} | 3:58.6 | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lloyd Hahn|USA|1924 Summer}} | 3:59.0 | | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ray Watson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 4:00.0 | | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Frej Liewendahl|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:00.3 | | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arvo Peussa|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:00.6 | | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|René Wiriath|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 4:02.8 | | 11 | {{flagIOCathlete|Sonny Spencer|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 4:03.7 | | 12 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jaakko Luoma|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 4:03.9 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ATH/mens-1500-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1924 Paris Games: Men's 1500 metres |accessdate=24 October 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Olympic Report]
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