The gold, silver, and bronze medal winners in the men's 1500 meters from the Summer Olympic games.
- 1896
GOLD Edwin Flack, AUS 4:33.2
SILVER Arthur Blake, USA 4:34.0
BRONZE Albin Lermusiaux, FRA 4:36.0
- 1900
GOLD Charles Bennett, GBR 4:06.2
SILVER Henri Deloge, FRA 4:07.2
BRONZE John Bray, USA 4:10.0
- 1904
GOLD James Lightbody, USA 4:05.4
SILVER William Verner, USA 4:06.8
BRONZE Lacey Heam, USA N/A
- 1906
GOLD – James LIghtbody, USA 4:12.0
SILVER John McGough, GBR 4:12.6
BRONZE Kristian Hellström, SWE 4:13.4
- 1908
GOLD Mel Sheppard, USA 4:03.4
SILVER Harold Wilson, GBR 4:03.6
BRONZE Norman Hallows, GBR 4:04.0
- 1912
GOLD Arnold Jackson, GBR 3:56.8
SILVER Abel Kiviat, USA 3:56.9
BRONZE Norman Taber, USA 3:56.9
- 1920
GOLD Albert Hill, GBR 4:01.8
SILVER Philip Baker, GBR 4:02.4
BRONZE Lawrence Shields, USA 4:03.1
- 1924
GOLD Paavo Nurmi, FIN 3:53.6
SILVER Willy Schärer, SUI 3:55.0
BRONZE Henry Stallard, GBR 3:55.6
- 1928
GOLD Harri Larva, FIN 3:53.2
SILVER Jules Ladoumègue, FRA 3:53.8
BRONZE Eino Purje, FIN 3:56.4
- 1932
GOLD Luigi Beccali, ITA 3:51.2
SILVER Jerry Cornes, GBR 3:52.6
BRONZE Phil Edwards, CAN 3:52.8
- 1936
GOLD Jack Lovelock, NZL 3:47.8
SILVER Glenn Cunningham, USA 3:48.4
BRONZE Luigi Beccali, ITA 3:49.2
- 1948
GOLD Henry Eriksson, SWE 3:49.8
SILVER Lennart Strand, SWE 3:50.4
BRONZE William Slijkhuis, NED 3:50.4
- 1952
GOLD Josy Barthel, LUX 3:45.28
SILVER Bob McMillen, USA 3:45.39
BRONZE Werner Lueg, GER 3:45.67
- 1956
GOLD Ron Delany, IRL 3:41.49
SILVER Klaus Richtzenhain, GER 3:42.02
BRONZE John Landy, AUS 3:42.03
- 1960
GOLD Herb Elliott, AUS 3:35.6
SILVER Michel Jazy, FRA 3:38.4
BRONZE István Rózsavölgyi, HUN 3:39.2
- 1964
GOLD Peter Snell, NZL 3:38.1
SILVER Josef Odlozil, CZE 3:39.6
BRONZE John Davies, NZL 3:39.6
- 1968
GOLD Kip Keino, KEN 3:34.91
SILVER Jim Ryan, USA 3:37.89
BRONZE Bodo Tümmler, FRG 3:39.08
- 1972
GOLD Pekka Vasala, FIN 3:36.33
SILVER Kip Keino, KEN 3:36.81
BRONZE Rod Dixon, NZL 3:37.46
- 1976
GOLD John Walker, NZL 3:39.17
SILVER Ivo Van Damme, BEL 3:39.27
BRONZE Paul-Heinz Wellmann FRG 3:39.33
- 1980
GOLD Sebastian Coe, GBR 3:38.40
SILVER Jürgen Straub, GDR 3:38.80
BRONZE Steve Ovett, GBR 3:38.99
- 1984
GOLD Sebastian Coe, GBR 3:32.53
SILVER Steve Cram, GBR 3:33.40
BRONZE José Abascal, ESP 3:34.30
- 1988
GOLD Peter Rono, KEN 3:35.96
SILVER Peter Elliott, GBR 3:36.15
BRONZE Jens-Peter Herold, GDR 3:36.21
- 1992
GOLD Fermin Cacho, ESP 3:40.12
SILVER Rachid El Basir, MAR 3:40.62
BRONZE Mohammed Suleiman QAT 3:40.69
- 1996
GOLD Noureddine Morceli, ALG 3:35.78
SILVER Fermin Cacho, ESP 3:36.40
BRONZE Stephen Kipkorir, KEN 3:36.72
- 2000
GOLD Noah Ngeny, KEN 3:32.07
SILVER Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR 3:32.32
BRONZE Bernard Lagat, KEN 3:32.44
- 2004
GOLD Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR 3:34.18
SILVER Bernard Lagat, KEN 3:34.30
BRONZE Rui Silva, POR 3:34.68
- 2008
GOLD Rashid Ramzi, BRN 3:32.94
SILVER Asbel Kiprop, KEN 3:33.11
BRONZE Nicholas Willis, NZL 3:34.16
- 2012
GOLD Taoufik Makhloufi, ALG, 3:34.08
SILVER Leonel Manzano, USA, 3:34.79
BRONZE Abdalaati Iguider, MAR, 3:35.13
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