The men's 1500 metres was a middle-distance running event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. It was held on July 15, 1900. The race was held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Nine athletes from six nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World Record	4:09.0(*)	John Bray John Bray (athlete) John Bray was an American athlete.He won the bronze medal over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. Bray also participated in the 800 metre competition and finished sixth.-External links:*...	Bayonne Bayonne Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...  (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	May 30, 1900
Olympic Record	4:33.2	Edwin Flack	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...  (GRE Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... )	April 7, 1896 (NS Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... )

(*) unofficial

Charles Bennett

Charles Bennett (athlete)

Charles Bennett was a British athlete, winner of the 1500 m at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion...

 set a new Olympic record and a new unofficial world record with 4:06.2 minutes.

Results

Place	Athlete	Time
1		4:06.2
2		4:06.6
3		4:07.2
4		(4:07.5)
5		Unknown
6		Unknown
7-9		Unknown
		Unknown
		Unknown

Bennett

Charles Bennett (athlete)

Charles Bennett was a British athlete, winner of the 1500 m at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion...

, who had led the entire distance by a small margin over Deloge, broke off in the final lap, and ran last 500 metres in a time of 1:10.2 to set an unofficial world record, finishing five yards ahead of Deloge. John Bray

John Bray (athlete)

John Bray was an American athlete.He won the bronze medal over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. Bray also participated in the 800 metre competition and finished sixth.-External links:*...

 edged out David Hall

David Hall (athlete)

David Connolly Hall was an American middle distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 800 metres track & field athletics race at the II Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. His time in the final is unknown...

by two yards.

Sources

• International Olympic Committee.
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at .